La Petite MUSETTE, News from WWII
La Petite MUSETTE, News from WWII
Hemet of Sgt Jack Shea
In memory of Jack Shea Jack Shea, originally from Taft, California, is a sergeant and serves with Company C of the 1st Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. With his division, the 101st Airborne, he jumped to Normandy in the night of June 6, 1944 in a...
read moreOmaha Beach after the storm
A new port and already destroyed. From June 19, 1944 and for several days, the beach of Omaha invested by the Allies a few days earlier will be swept by a heavy storm mixed with strong tidal coefficients. The record is heavy: the artificial port "Mulberry A" is now...
read moreLiberation road markers in Britain!
Liberation road markers... in Britain! The initiative of Jacky Cadoux is not the least. Inspired by the Road markers of Liberty established on our territory from Normandy to the Belgian Ardennes, this enthusiast realizes the project to erect on 5 Breton municipalities...
read moreExclusive visit of Bellenau Castle
A corner of paradise in Normandy Exclusively for La Petite Musette, we opened the doors of Château Bellenau, in the outskirts of Carentan (50). The site contains a castle, multiple dwellings, a chapel and finally an absolutely beautiful garden planted with hundreds of...
read moreNumbering of US medical effects
Items from WWII era... It is clear that many medical effects are marketed without determining the right time of manufacture. So, you will find some tricks not to get you hurt. From 1941 to March 1944, all the items are followed by 5 digits (ex: 23080). However,...
read moreA CCB parade in Carentan
A beautiful parade in the streets On July 14, an unusual event took place in the streets of downtown Carentan (50500). Indeed, there are about fifty vehicles accompanied by 200 reenactors who parade on the occasion of the national day, for the greater pleasure of...
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