GENUINE OMAHA BEACH SAND FROM NORMANDY FRANCE
$11.95
GENUINE OMAHA BEACH SAND FROM NORMANDY FRANCE – ORIGINAL
Description
From Vierville Sur Mer, France Dog Green American Sector Genuine sand from the Vierville draw. This is were the US 29TH Division really took a beating. It is also the landing beach from the movie Saving Private Ryan.
Also available is sand from JUNO Beach and Utah Beach. This would make a great gift for any veteran of the SECOND WORLD WAR or any collector of WWII memorabilia
You receive approximately 60 grams of sand as seen in the picture.
See below article from THE NEW YORKER regarding what has been found in the sands of the Normandy Beaches
War Sand
One of the questions that the Allied command had to resolve before undertaking the liberation of Europe from the Nazis, seventy-one years ago this summer, was whether the sandy beaches of Normandy would support the weight of amphibious landing vehicles and tanks. A map dating back to the Roman era suggested that the area might be underlain by soft, squishy peat bogs, in which the vehicles would surely sink. So, in early 1943, the Allies dispatched a team of engineers to perform a geological survey of the area. They came at night in a so-called midget submarine, swimming the final distance with their cumbersome gear—sidearms, sample tubes, augur screws, waterproof writing pads, flasks of brandy. When they ran out of containers to hold the sand samples, they used condoms, dodging German sentries and spotlights all the while.
As it turned out, of course, the ground was firm enough to support the D Day landings of June 6th, 1944. But the operation itself changed the geological character of five stretches of beach—those code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. As part of his ongoing project “War Sand,” the photographer Donald Weber, in partnership with a Queen’s University physics professor named Kevin Robbie, has been making microscopic images of the soil from each place. Like the Allied engineers, Weber began his study by taking samples.
There are clear traces of the landings still in the sand, including tiny pieces of shrapnel and nearly perfect spheres of iron and glass, flash-melted in explosions and quickly hardened again. In some parts of the Normandy coast, they are the only physical reminders of the war. In another hundred years, they will likely be gone.
ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
Additional information
Weight | 0.06 kg |
---|
Vendor Info
- Military Tour
- Vendor: Doug Johnston
-
Address:
210 Dufferin Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2W 2X5
-
DUST JACKET FOR ADOLF HITLER’S BOOK “MEIN KAMPF”
Sold by Military TourDo you have the book "Mein Kampf" but do not have the dust jacket or you want to save the original from further damage and use a reproduction as a protection of the book? Whatever reason is, this dust jacket…
-
MAP IN FLANDERS FIELDS BELGIUM
Sold by Military TourEre luitenant- Kolonel ing. F. Wuyts In Flanders Fields Belgium Military Heritage Map 1 : 100 000 ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN SS HONOR RING PRESENTATION CASE
Sold by Military TourMade to war time specifications this presentation case feature leatherette coverings in proper colors and textures, push button closure, satin -lined top, velvet or flocked bottoms and painted tops and linings. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
BRITISH GAS MASK BAG 1908 PATTERN
Sold by Military TourKhaki color with adjustable strap. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN REICHMARSCHALL GORING LUFTWAFFE MEDALLION
Sold by Military TourReichsmarschall Hermann Goring with the words "DER OBER BEFEHLSHABER DER LUFTWAFFE" and "REICHSMARSCHALL GORING". Reverse side wording "FUR AUSGEZEICHNET LEISTUNGEN IM TECHNISCHEN DIENST DER LUFTWAFFE". This medallion was awarded to who helped to technically advance the Luftwaffe. Diameter 3 inches.…
-
GERMAN SS OFFICER BLACK LEATHER BELT WITH ORIGINAL PEBBLED SILVER BUCKLE
Sold by Military TourThis Is an excellent quality German WWII black leather belt reproduction with a 2 prong original pebbled belt buckle. Made in Europe. 1 3/4 inches wide belt 29 - 35 inches - 100 cm 37 - 43 inches - 110 cm…