Photos by abisel : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Looking east from N13. Prior to the June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy, Erwin Rommel ordered the opening of these gates, among others, during the English channel high tide and closed the gates during low tide. This flooded the river valleys and created a water hazard for the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne.

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Good history foto's. Looks like the magazine "After the Battle". I think they should do this more often on these historic places.

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Marmion Farm, looking west. This photo is of the westerly building at the farm where troops of the 101st Airborne regrouped after their miss-drop during the morning hours of 6 June 1944.

Marmion Farm, looking north. This photo has overlays of troops from the 101st Airborne and shows where the troops stood relative to the farm building in the background. These pictures were among the first images the American public would see after the invasion of Normandy began on 6 June 1944.

Marmion Farm, looking north. This farm, after the 101st captured the German garrison there, was used as a regrouping spot for many miss-dropped 501st, 502nd and 506th Airborne troops during the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944.

The spot was known as “Stopka Strongpoint” under the command of Maj. John Stopka of the 502nd.

This is the road from Hill 30 that Lt. Winters and 2/E/506th/101st used to assault Carentan on 12 June 1944. The building at the end of the street was where German machine gun fire came from. This road is a down hill grade not a hill peak as depicted in the Band of Brothers movie.

Memorial to the "Cabbage Patch" battle of 11 June 1944.

“From there, a cabbage patch, on 11 June 1944, started the decisive assault of the 101st Airborne 502th Parachutist regiment, pushing back the Germans and enabling to liberate Carentan.”

This building served as a temporary aid station to the troops of the 101st Airborne during the assault on Carentan on 12 June 1944. It was here that Lt. Winters and Pvt. Blyth of Easy Company received aid for their wounds.