Seine Crossing, Vernon. 1944 & 2007. - Page 3

Owen · 10-09-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CROONAERT

Dave. (PS. get a bigger memory card you bloody skinflint! You can get 2Gb cards for less than £15 these days!!!!!

)

Just got my 2Gb card from Play.com for £9.49, that gives me 1552 photos on my Kodak C703.

Thanks for the subtle hint.

Owen · 17-09-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by sapper

Our situation on the Seine was at Les Andelys, and rafted night and day at a small place -PORTE-JOIE. Before setting off on the long road that led to Brussels.
Sapper

I've been looking at Assault Division again Brian, it says this about Les Andelys.

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On approaching the Seine from Louviers, the first sight of the long islands of populars , the familiar picture of the chalk cliffs, the romance of our Richard the Lion Heart's great Chateau Gaillard standing on guard above Les Andelys, and , not least, the nearness to Paris, must have lightened the hearts that were already lighter than they had been for a very long time. And so the short sojourn by the Seine was carefree and happy. The Div Club, now an institution , moved into an hotel in Les Andelys that had been used by the Germans. There were several dances given, much to the delight of the demoiselles. In Les Andelys the entente was exceedingly cordial. For two or three days all units sent a few lucky troops into Paris for the day, but this excellent scheme had to be abandoned when Paris was placed out of bounds to all British troops.

sapper · 17-09-2007, 08:28 AM

Hi Owen I am afraid that all that is news to me. Dancing? Clubs? Girls? Must have been in a different army to me. We saw nothing of that.

We were practising for assault river crossings ready for the low countries
Sapper

Owen · 17-09-2007, 09:25 AM

I expect it was for officers of Div HQ
I've looked up Porte Joie, it's a couple of bends downstream from Les Andelys,

Owen · 11-11-2007, 05:59 PM

I'm so annoyed with myself.
At the RAF Museum, Hendon today I picked up After The Battle 119.
"Break-Out Across The Seine"
There is a great Then & Now of a bailey bridge next to the destroyed road bridge at Les Andelys.
Also a great photo on page 19 of British troops entering the same town.
Another one I missed out on.
Haven't got a scanner or decent digital-camera otherwised I'd post it here.

deadb_tch · 07-12-2007, 06:26 AM

Wow again! Looking all of Owen's trips and got lil' envy how u there can freely trip across Europe

.. sigh... :sad_angel:

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17-09-2007, 08:28 AM	#23 (permalink)
sapper WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,438	Hi Owen I am afraid that all that is news to me. Dancing? Clubs? Girls? Must have been in a different army to me. We saw nothing of that. We were practising for assault river crossings ready for the low countries Sapper

11-11-2007, 05:59 PM	#25 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	I'm so annoyed with myself. At the RAF Museum, Hendon today I picked up After The Battle 119. "Break-Out Across The Seine" There is a great Then & Now of a bailey bridge next to the destroyed road bridge at Les Andelys. Also a great photo on page 19 of British troops entering the same town. Another one I missed out on. Haven't got a scanner or decent digital-camera otherwised I'd post it here.

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