We knew D-Day not only from history book, But also from movies like The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan, and teleplays like Band of Brothers. Now we were here, Arromanches!

We drove along the coast on the way to Arromanches. All of the beaches looked peaceful, but it was the most important place in world war Ⅱ.

June 6,1944 was not a fine day, but Eisenhower gave the go-ahead order. On the other hand, General Rommel went to Germany to attend his wife ‘s birthday party the same day. He didn’t think the Allies would try to invade France in such bad weather!

We arrived Arromanches, site of an engineering marvel–the artificial harbor. There is a museum near by, show some interesting facts about the artificial harbor built at Arromanches in the first days after the invasion.

It was said that Winston Churchill had the foresight to recognize the need for the creation of an artificial harbor in Normandy. He knew that it’s important to carry enough reinforcement of supplies. Therefore, engineers took Churchill’s concept and built huge concrete blocks that would be used to create the docks needed for the port in England.

Arromanches has two artificial harbor built by the Allies. which were originally constructed and were named Mulberry A and Mulberry B. The harbor at Arromanches was Mulberry B. It’s interesting that the harbors were named “Mulberry” because the mulberry plant grows very fast!

We can still see the remains of part of the artificial harbor. It’s the best D-Day memory.

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