Omaha Beach, France

Postcard ID: FR-400578
Country: France

This card is about really important operation in World War II.

Omaha Beach, commonly known as Omaha, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II. Omaha is located on the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, and is 5 miles (8 km) long, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve River estuary. Landings here were necessary in order to link up the British landings to the east at Gold with the American landing to the west at Utah, thus providing a continuous lodgement on the Normandy coast of the Bay of the Seine. Taking Omaha was to be the responsibility of United States Army troops, with sea transport and naval artillery support provided by the U.S. Navy and elements of the British Royal Navy.

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Kritsovsky memorial, Russia

Postcard ID: RU-2597895
Country: Russia

This card came to me from the best postcrosser Dmitry. He sent me the beautiful big card, sticked funny stamp and also added some booklets about Russian money (as I collect banknotes from different countries). Many-many thanks for all these efforts!

Description from the backside of he card:

Kritsovsky memorial is  called by memorial of Grief and Glory. It is open on the place of the battle with the invaders. Here you can feel the immortal soldiers feats of the Great Patriotic War.

Here is a nice stamp: