NormandyWarGuide

Just added No.8 Beach Group January 1944 War Diary which completes WO 171/812 which runs from January to August 1944 normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just added No.8 Beach Group February 1944 war diary which covers their return to Bournemouth from port exercises in Scotland. The period focused on personnel selection testing, preparations for Exercises SODAMINT and CROPPER V, and loading trials. normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just added the No.8 Beach Group March 1944 War Diary focusing on Exercise CROPPER V, which practiced ferrying stores ashore, and Exercise GOLDBRAID, which rehearsed running a Beach Maintenance Area normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just published the latest project update including a new hard drive resume work on the maps and the latest maps and war diaries added to the site Check it out here: patreon.com/normandywarguide…

Just added the GSGS2450 map 7G/5 - Mayenne to the archive normandywarguide.com/archive…

Just added GSGS4250 map 6G/6 - Ernee to the archive normandywarguide.com/archive…

Just added the No.8 Beach Group April 1944 War Diary, which covers final pre-invasion exercises from Moorhill and Netley camps near Southampton. normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

September also includes a separate 30th Armoured Brigade A&Q (Adjutant-General and Quartermaster-General) war diary which covers administration and supply normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just added the 30th Armoured Brigade September 1944 War Diary which covers the advance from the Seine to Belgium, with headquarters moving through Boos, Étainhus, Yébleron and Blendecques to Zevergem near Ghent. normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just added the 152nd Infantry Brigade August 1944 War Diary, at 44 pages long it's one of the more detailed diaries normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

I've not seen stamps made from maps before but i have an envelope made from a GSGS4250 map – at Alway, Wales

Just added GSGS4250 map 6G/6 - Ernee, this wartime map is centered on Ernee in Pays de la Loire, France. normandywarguide.com/archive…

Just added the No.8 Beach Group August 1944 War Diary covering the final weeks of the Beach Maintenance Area at Bernières-sur-Mer before the group was disbanded on 26 August normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just added the No.8 Beach Group July 1944 War Diary covering the continued running of the Beach Maintenance Area at Bernières-sur-Mer, Courseulles and St Aubin normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just added No.8 Beach Group June 1944 War Diary covering their D-Day landing at Bernières-sur-Mer and the running of the Beach Maintenance Area on the Nan sector of Juno Beach normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

Just published the latest project update: Two War Diaries Completed, Two New Maps and a Map Shop You can check it out here: buymeacoffee.com/normandywar…

Just published GSGS4250 map 6G/5 - Fougeres expanding the coverage into Brittany normandywarguide.com/archive…

From inside the chapel

Just published the 4th Bn County of London Yeomanry January and February 1944 War Diaries completing document WO 171/856 which runs from January to July normandywarguide.com/war-dia…

It was restored after the war and contains memorials including this stained glass window featuring a landing craft