d-day reenactment 4 of 4 (the bridge battle and the storming of the beach)

as the day began, reveille was sounded and the troops were inspected, in both allied and axis camps.
later in the morning, a battle at the bridge took place.  the french resistance were there to employ a smokescreen for the german guards, as the US troops hid in the surrounding woods.  many wounded were moved to the first aid tents.

the finale for the D-day reenactment occurred on the beaches.  the landing craft spilled out the GI's who crawled up the beach, trying to reach the bluffs where the Germans were hunkered down.  it was a bloody fight, as the mines exploded and spitfire T-51's bombed the beach.