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04-09-2007, 12:48 PM
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Had an afternoon at Bruneval. Walked up to the chateau from the beach area. Didn't get a photo of the chateau, sorry. Family had lost interest by then. Saw my first ever Black Redstart up by the chateau and an old bunker. Didn't linger there as I was sharing the area with 6 very large bullocks.
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18-09-2007, 10:24 AM
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I think I read that most of the men who were on that raid didn't survive the war. As they were 2PARA I imagine most were lost at Arnhem. Has anyone looked into who was on that raid and what happened to them later?
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18-09-2007, 07:09 PM
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18-09-2007, 07:27 PM
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I also met a vet at Arnhem a few years ago who was in both operations; not sure of his name off-hand, however.
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18-09-2007, 10:35 PM
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Aye, I know John Frost was there.The ATB article has several phots of him. Just wondering about the others. (Paras on a boat, just like the Falklands.  )Quote:
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30-09-2008, 04:05 PM
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Bruneval - another of my late father's "days out with Coastal Forces" - he was a signals operator ( Morse set) on one of the gunboats which took the raiding force from the beach. When you consider it a lot of folks just don't give our own lot credit for doing the most amazingly cheeky things , to be honest they didn't show the Germans much "respect" did they ?  Stealing their radar equipment and the operators. Bad show chaps ! Last edited by James S; 19-10-2008 at 01:25 AM. |
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30-09-2008, 07:13 PM
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I was there a few years ago....not a great deal to see i.e no museums but remains of the German defences, a memorial on top of one of the original pillboxes and some remains of the original chateau......
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