The aftermath

History
May 142011

We all know the history of D-Day, so there is no need to retell it here, however I wanted to share a few photos of Saint-Lô, France after the city was retaken. The destruction wrought by the bombardments and constant fighting is incredible to see.

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Posted by Andrew at 11:22 Tagged with: , ,

2 Responses to “The aftermath”

  1. Derrick says:
    May 14, 2011 at 16:02

    Wow. You know, logically speaking, what happens to cities after bombardment and long term fighting, but you don’t really think much of it. The city is retaken, yay! Move along now.

    That’s… it’s not a city anymore. You haven’t retaken anything, aside from pushing your opponents out of a defensible position. There’s nothing left to rebuild, there, just rubble.

    Takes a lot out of the victory dance.

    • Andrew says:
      May 15, 2011 at 20:47

      While Saint Lo was a particularly devastated city, a lot of the areas that the allies retook from the German’s were razed in a similar manner. In many cases, it was the only good way to flush the enemy out of buildings.

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