NormandyWarGuide

An online guide to the D-Day sites in Normandy - war diaries - ww2 maps - archive

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

Just published the 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's October 1944 war diary covering their actions in the area around Nijmegen and Arnhem
https://t.co/JwB64XmwSz

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Just added another map to the archive GSGS4250 9E/2 - Aumale

https://t.co/6fD77N3UfC

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

The fourth, F/O R.O. Moen, has no known grave. He's commemorated at the Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede

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Just added the RCAF Pilot Memorial at Le Mesnil-Villement, Normandy. Remembering four Royal Canadian Air Force Typhoon pilots shot down on 12 Aug 1944 while attacking the bridge over the Orne, to block the German retreat from the Falaise pocket
https://t.co/GxSeMjKgT0

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Three of the four are buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy: F/Lt T.A. Bugg, F/O J.F. Dewar and F/O E.J. Allen.

[Craig Flagg @CraigFlagg1944]

Unfortunately, the rumours are true. 51st Highland Div. monument Bréville ridge. Stolen!
I have no words.
#ww2 #Normandy
@BattlefieldBen @sommecourt @WW2TV @militaryhistori @AndyAitcheson @almurray @James1940 @Barber1944

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Just uploaded the 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's September 1944 war diary which covers a rapid advance from the Somme through Belgium, seizing Scheldt bridges at Termonde, assault crossing of the Albert Canal and moving to Holland
https://t.co/sIuAspCHkM

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

I made the most of the bank holiday and visited All Saints Church at Down Ampney, which has a memorial stained glass window to the men and women of the Royal Air Force, the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions and Air Despatch Groups R.A.S.C. who took part in operations from Down Ampney, including Normandy on D-Day and Operation Market Garden.

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Just uploaded 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment August 1944 war diary covering covering their actions across Normandy and Northern France
https://t.co/gdS6JDBKz1

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Just added map GSGS4250 9D/6 - Gamaches to the archive
https://t.co/IYbdcF4Kgs

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Just published 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's July 1944 war diary, covering their time near Les Orailles and the Le Croix Des Landes – Le Lion Vert road
https://t.co/cudPDCKrA8

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

The GSGS 4250 was the British Army's 1:50,000 map series of France, carried by Allied troops on D-Day and throughout the Normandy campaign.

I've put together a guide to the series with a regularly updated index of free digitised copies available online
https://t.co/s9u6tkeLfh

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

Just added the 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's June 1944 war diary which covers their D-Day assault at Gold Beach and subsequent offensive operations across La Rivière, Ver-sur-Mer, St Gabriel, and Pt 103 area south of Bayeux.
https://t.co/GI53ZlRvPY

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In the early hours of D-Day, Pte John Steele of the 82nd Airborne became caught on the steeple of the Church at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where he hung while the battle raged below.

His effigy still hangs from the tower as a tribute to all airborne soldiers who took part in the Normandy landings
https://t.co/XhdRfiLipW

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Just added WW2 Map – Sheet 9D/4: Abbeville to the archive, currently processing a dozen more from the GSGS4250 series southwards and eastwards from Abbeville
https://t.co/AaAPhrCaqb

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Just published the latest project update on BMAC

This one covers the latest war diaries and maps added to the site, new articles and a lightning talk at PHPSW

Find it here: https://t.co/0EPhdHKnl1

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Just uploaded 2 Wing Glider Pilot Regiment's November and December 1944 war diaries, completing WO 171/1235 document which covered April To December
https://t.co/vV87jXW2oT

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

@rentaquill I plan on doing a writeup on it in the near future, covering the technical details including how I provide the AI with the right tools to complete the task accurately and validate its results (although I still do manual reviews!)

[NormandyWarGuide @NormandyGuide]

A photo from earlier this week where I gave a lightning talk at PHPSW on optimising the war diary geocoding process with AI. Not just prompting ChatGPT, but utilising agentic AI workflows combined with a custom MCP server to integrate directly with the site and its tooling, making the whole process faster and more efficient.