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Old 24-02-2008, 06:43 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Monday was a trip to Stavelot as well as WW2 memorials there is a great MotorSport Musem there.
The circuit of Spa-Francorchamps is just up the road. We popped there to see it again.
I included the photo of a pre-war Belgium motorbike combination for the likes of Rich Payne, Bodston and any other bike nuts out there.




















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Tuesday we headed off to the British area of the Bulge battlefield calling in to see the Panther of the 2nd SS Panzer Division at Grandmesnil.
As you can see it was a glorious day of winter sunshine.




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Old 24-02-2008, 07:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Here is the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division memorial at Hotton.
I wonder why they choose a Firefly turret when the 53rd Div was an Infantry Division?
Maybe some bronze "Ammunition Boots" would have been more suitable.
I know it's to their attached Armoured Brigades too.





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At Hotton I did a few more 1940 Then & Nows from ATB Blitzkrieg In The West.





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Old 24-02-2008, 07:21 PM   #15 (permalink)
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On the road to Laroche from Hotton I was able to do this 1940 Then & Now too.


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Outside la Roche is this memorial to the dead of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division.
I think Richard (51st Highland) may have posted photos of this before.





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Not far from the 51st Highland Memorial is "Northampton", an Achilles, of the 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry.
Viewed from the castle "Northampton" is just under the white "X".






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Viewed from "Northampton" we can see an American Sherman in the carpark, "X" marks the spot.


Down in the car-park it looks like this.









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Not far from the Sherman is the memorial to the link up between the British 51st Highland and American 84th Divisions.


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Stopped off at Parker's Cross-roads, an action I haven't heard of before.
I really must read up more on the American involvement.
Any suggestions on where to read up on the action here?










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