#beaches of normandy

[theworldatwar]

A US Medical Unit wades ashore through the shallows at Utah Beach - Normandy, 6th June 1944

#world war two #ww2 #worldwar2photos #history #1940s #ww2 history #wwii #world war 2 #wwii era #ww2history #normandy #normandy landings #dday #dday landings #Utah beach #Utah #France #1944 #january 6th #medic

[dinosquad-central]

Thanks to @quinnsteria we have some Dino Squad concepts! And the character notes are gold (transcriptions below)

Max/T-Rex: good instincts, charm, class president, BMOC; risk-taker, hot-dogger, jock, easy smile and laid-back demeanor, serous de facto leader. Tom Cruise's "Maverick”, big ego, feels like he's leading the Marx Brothers onto the beaches of Normandy. He was winning in life and lost this so he's now a bit bitter

Fiona/Spinosaurus: Billy Murray + "Old" Rosie O'Donnell, speed freak. easy going, fast driving, tomboy-athlete, quick wit, need for speed. When not burning rubber she's “kicking it” with the guys.

Caruso/Stegosaurus: wants to be cool at any price, changes personality at will, bit funny, bit like Scooby, empty headed ego. Thinks he's better than others, ultimate wannabe, incredibly vain and self-centered, attention span of a gnat. Every new passion is his ticket to mega-stardom. A teen version of Ben Stiller's Zoolander, "I'm too sexy for my shirt”.

Buzz/Pteranodon: false hero, scared, bitchy funny, bit like Shaggy, tough-talking loudmouth, all show no guts. Wants to be a tough hero, but afraid of own shadow. The bigger they are, the harder they fear! Joe Pesci as the Cowardly Lion, turned Cowardly Dino.

Rodger/Styracosaurus: Chris Rock + MacGiver, under appreciated, gets no respect, makes cool multi-tools... “and it also makes great cappuccino!” Why? Because it can! wise-cracking, limitless technical skills, drives others crazy with an endless practical jokes.

#ngl the phrase ‘he feels like he’s leading the Marx Brothers onto the Beaches of Normandy’ #is gonna be living in my head rent free for a while #max actually has something in the notes here… too bad it didn’t really shine through in the show #Fiona is sonic the hedgehog I think lol #also buzz is shaggy confirmed #and I love that he’s described as ‘bitchy funny’ #although I feel like his cowardice didn’t really come through. I don’t remember him being especially cowardly 🤔 #on the other hand Caruso being Scooby meets Zoolander is both correct and hysterical #and Rodger… #the juxtaposition of ‘endless technical skills’ and ‘gets no respect’ is sending me #that is a perfect description and I love him for it #dinosquad #dino squad #rolf maxwell #fiona flagstaff #erwin caruso #neil buzzmati #rodger blair #dinosquad official art #which is a tag I never thought I’d get to use lol #concept art #art #character notes #quinnsteria #dino mod

[nocternalrandomness]

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial overlooking Omaha Beach, Normandy, France 

#Normandy American Cemetery #Normandy Memorial #WW2 cemetary #Omaha Beach #Normandy #France #WW2 Memorial

[walkingthroughthisworld]

(via D-Day's 79th anniversary)

#d-day #DDay79 #operation neptune #operation overlord #normandy #beach landing

[victusinveritas]

Omaha Beach. 1947

#omaha beach #normandy #d day #postwar #meanwhile in france

[carbone14]

Un Sherman Firefly de la 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division débarque d'un LST (Landing Ship Tank) sur Gold Beach – Opération Overlord – Calvados – Normandie – 7 juin 1944

Photographe : Sergent Laing - No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit

©Imperial War Museums - B 5130

©Colorisation de RJM

#WWII #opération overlord #overlord #bataille de normandie #battle of normandy #7e division blindée GB #7th Armoured Division #22e brigade blindée GB #22nd Armoured Brigade #gold beach #calvados #normandie #normandy #france #07/06/1944 #06/1944 #1944

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

Second Lieutenant Walter Sidlowski kneels over the blanket covered body of an American soldier he had just helped rescue from the surf off Omaha Beach. Exhausted, Sidlowski appears motionless. His dripping wet uniform hugged by an inflated life belt, his face tortured and staring as though he is looking at someone but can’t find the words to speak.

Behind him the scene carries on, other men work to treat those that were saved while waves churn the waters of the English Channel beneath a vast invasion armada. Yet Sidlowski is still, caught in the moment by US Army Signal Corps photographer Walter Rosenblum in one of the most famous images of D-Day.

This image quickly became one of the most iconic of D-Day, used and reproduced by the thousands to represent the titanic struggle that started on the beaches of Northern France on June 6. The only complication to this representation is this photo was taken on June 7, D+1.

(Photo by: Walter Rosenblum/USA)

#dday #operation overlord #us army #omaha beach #normandy #france #world war 2 #wwii #military #history

[fidjiefidjie]

Bonjour, bonne journée ☕️ 🏐

Beach-volley à Deauville 🏖 Normandie 1950s

Photo de © Gisèle Freund

#photooftheday #black and white #vintage #photographie #gisèle freund #deauville #normandie #beach volleyball #bonjour #bonnejournée #fidjie fidjie

[rosepompadour]

LITERARY LOVE: J.D. SALINGER & OONA O'NEILL

Bright, pretty and spoiled, and cute as hell. I’m crazy about her. - J.D. SALINGER, 1941 He was out of his mind with adoration for this woman. - HARVEY JASON She was the love of his life, the one woman whom he loved more than any other. He never recovered. - PAUL ALEXANDER It was a tremendous love story. They truly loved each other. - LEILA HADLEY LUCE Oona was the movie always in his mind. - DAVID SHIELDS Your U.S. Army hero kisses you on the cheek, on your right eye, on your left ear and then feverishly travels down to your neck. Little Oona, you save my life several times a day and YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT IT. - MANHATTAN'S BABE I would marry Oona tomorrow if she would have me. - J.D. SALINGER

#historicwomendaily #oona o'neill #j.d. salinger #literature #i don't know what the fuck baba o'riley is actually about but in my mind it's always been about catcher in the rye #especially this line but also the general *~teenage wasteland~* of it all #i really hate how salinger scholars love to rip oona apart like jerry was just la la la traipsing across the western front #this guy literally stormed the beaches at normandy with the manuscript for catcher in the rye in his back pocket #he fought in the battle of the bulge and LIBERATED DACHAU #and I’m supposed to believe oona was just some frivolous marshmallow he was hung up on for the rest of his life? #a man who’s seen the face of hell itself wouldn’t spend 70 years pining over a barbie doll #i know she had her faults but she must have been a phenomenal girl if she brought someone as brilliant as salinger to his knees #‘there are still a few man who can love desperately.’

[wfxue]

20240415_F0001: Green, turquoise and blue French coastal scenery by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: - Vibrant coastal colours seen from a road trip along the coast of Northern French in Normandy.

#France #Normandy #beach #water #sea #town #cliff #blue #sky #clouds #coast #travel #flickr

[theworldatwar]

British troops land at Arromanches, codenamed Gold Beach - Normandy, 16th June 1944

#world war two #1940s #worldwar2photos #history #ww2 #ww2 history #wwii #world war 2 #ww2history #wwii era #arromanches #gold beach #Normandy #1944 #normandie #France #british army

[footprintsinthesxnd]

Operation Overlord - D-Day - June 6th 1944

On this day 79 years ago allied troops began landing on beaches in Normandy for the D-Day invasions. The beaches were given the code names UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD. The invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries. Almost 133,000 troops from the United States, the British Commonwealth, and their allies, landed on D-Day.

#D-Day landings #Normandy #june 6 1944 #paratroopers #utah beach #omaha beach #Pegasus bridge #operation overlord #sword beach #gold beach #Juno beach

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Leon Gautier (October 27, 1922 - July 3, 2023)

#Leon Gautier #D-Day #World War II #1944 #Normandy #France #French green berets #Sword beach #Emmanuel Macron #General Charles de Gaulle #Free French Naval Forces #French Navy #Free French Forces #Allies #war #D-Day invasion #war veteran

[filmap]

Un beau matin / One Fine Morning Mia Hansen-Løve. 2022

Memorial National Guard Association Monument, 12 Bd de Cauvigny, 14710 Vierville-sur-Mer, France See in map

See in imdb

#un beau matin #one fine morning #lea seydoux #omaha beach #normandy #beach #memorial #monument #National Guard Association Monument #vierville sur mer #movie #cinema #film #location #translator #google maps #street view #2022

[carbone14]

Débarquement des commandos du quartier général de la 4th Special Service Brigade à Juno Beach – Secteur Nan Red – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer – Calvados – Normandie - France – 9 h 00 – Opération Neptune – Opération Overlord – 6 juin 1944

Photographe : Lieutenant Handford - No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit

©Imperial War Museums - B 5218

#WWII #opération overlord #overlord #opération neptune #operation neptune #débarquement de normandie #normandy landings #armée britannique #british army #comandos britanniques #british commandos #4th special service brigade #juno beach #secteur nan red #nan red sector #saint-aubin-sur-mer #calvados #normandie #normandy #france #06/06/1944 #06/1944 #1944 #d-day

[landschaftsmalerei]

The Seashore at Sainte-Adresse, 1864 by Claude Monet

#Claude Monet #Monet #Seashore #sainte #adresse #view #coast #french #normandy #beach #boats #ships #water #sails #cloudy #impressionism #famous artist #famous #art #arwork #landscape #painting #shore #malerei #museum #art gallery #art collectors