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Airborne radar scope image of the Normandy coastline taken just before the invasion. (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
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Source and article on radar use for D-Day.

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[–] ackzsel@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

This is most definitely the Netherlands. More specific the "Afsluitdijk" (referred to as Zuider Zee Dam).

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I had another radar image up about 30 seconds accidentally before changing it to this one. If you somehow saw that old image right as the post went up my mistake, but the one that’s up is Normandy.

[–] Maestro@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago

Yes, the linked article does have images of Normany, but this is clearly Holland

[–] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

It's most definitely the French coastline, and most definitely not the dam. Go look at a map.

[–] fristislurper@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

Are you sure? It looks like the coastline in France... I don't recognize the Netherlands here at all. What coastline are we looking at exactly? I don't see the afsluitdijk, nor recognize the surrounding coastline. Also, I have never heard anyone refer to it as Zuiderzeedam.