Ghosts of Time: 10 Incredible Pictures of Normandy 1944 and Now Combined!

Haunting images take you back to Normandy 1944, combining historical photographs with their modern-day settings.

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Going inland
 Bren Gun Carriers arrive from Sword Beach, relieving the airborne troops at Pegasus Bridge 1944 – 2015

Village centreUS troops and villagers and the water pump in St Marie du Mont June 1944 – 2015

Widow of timeA British Army photographer films the ruins of the Hotel Moderne in Caen, 1944 – 2015

Engineering miracleUS Army vehicles come ashore on one of the floating causeways of the Mulberry artificial harbour off Omaha Beach, Normandy, 16 Jun 1944 – 2015

Taking back CaenA truck pulling a 3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun moves along the Quai de Julliet in Caen. In the distance can be seen the Abbaye des Hommes. 1944 – 2015

Keeping it sortedUS beach HQ, Omaha beach 1944 – 2015

Into VieuxBritish troops captured at Villiers Bocage are marched through the village of Vieux,France . June 1944 – 2015

RotsDisabled M4 Sherman tank(Canadian) and a litter Jeep near the heavily damaged Église Saint-Ouen in Rots, France (near Caen), Jun 11, 1944 – 2015

On home groundThe Regiment de la Chaudiere in front of Canada House speaking with French civilians June 1944 – 2015

Here comes the priestM7 Priest with the 14th Armoured Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Armoured division crosses the former railway crossing Rue Holgate,Carentan. 10 June 1944 – 2015

EpicerieGI’s of the 4th Infantry Division “Ivy Division”, resting for few moments outside a cafe in Baudienville, The village lies just under 2,5 Km NE of Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France. June 1944 – 2015.