Couple of pics from Normandy

[taff edwards]

Hi All
Just a couple of pics covering a very special time in Normandy with pops, the cemetery on the one pic is the German one 22,600 many of which two to a grave a very very somber place ,all the head Stones being flat ,not maintained by the German government but would appear by a private organisation , dad was able to find Lt Haller very moving indeed ,dad was approached by Time magazine who interviewed him and were interested to understand his emotions as to why a British infantry soldier was so up set at a German cemetery . To which my dad started the interview with look at the ages !!

 

[swralph]

Some great pics there Chris

 

[housecarl]

Thanks for going to the trouble to post these Chris.

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Chris! I hope that 'Time magazine', will publish this interview !! ... As I for one would love to read it.

I have also encountered this, 'Flat-Grave', element in 'Crete'. .. The German cemetery being at 'Maleme',.. and the Commonwealth cemetary at 'Suda-Bay', Both were highly maintained! and I had to be dragged away from each of them! The three times I have been to Crete! I always made a point of going to both of these locations.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=German cemetary at maleme&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=german cemetary at maleme&sc=0-17&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=814D5E86A942E9E8842E814D5E86A942E9E8842E

http://wn.com/commonwealth_war_cemetery_at_souda_bay,_crete_island,_greece

High Regards, to your Dad!

Mark

 

[John Bowery]

Thanks for posting the pics.
Cheers
John

 

[taff edwards]

This was part of the interview with Time Magazine they refer to me as dads grandson ,
But even those who fought on the winning side have conflicted feelings about the battle for Normandy, which killed about 100,000 soldiers on both sides. Hobbling on his cane in the midst of the German cemetery on Wednesday, David Edwards, 89, a British D-Day veteran from south Wales, said it had “taken years” for him to feel at peace about the Germans who were killed during the fighting. With his grandson Chris Edwards’ arm around him, the older man burst into tears as he looked across the cemetery. His voice trembling, he said, “These German boys never want wanted to fight us, any more than I wanted to fight them.”
There're is a lesson some where for the politicians I feel
Cheers Chris

 

[Joe55]

This is a grand thing you are doing with your dear ole dad.

Joe

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Wise man...definitely of the Greatest Generation.

Colin

 

[Martin64]

“These German boys never want wanted to fight us, any more than I wanted to fight them.”
There're is a lesson some where for the politicians I feel
Cheers Chris

Cheers to you and your dad from a son of one of the "German boys" who felt exactly the same way like your dad about these events. Unfortunately my dad has already passed away but for sure would have liked the statement your father made.
All the best!
Martin

 

[Helm]

This is no way a "political" comment but as both an ex soldier and a current parent, although I understand why, it's always seemed to me a shame that as these are supposed to be commemorations and not celebrations that the Germans do not attend the same ceremonies as the Allied, as mentioned here in the majority there was no difference between the troops of either side, and their people are just as dead as ours and were fathers, sons, brothers just like our young men. Again Chris interesting post thanks
Steve