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Major J. Howard - Film

A short animated film illustrating the audio testimony of Major John Howard. It recounts his experience and actions during the capture of Pegasus Bridge during the Normandy landings on the night of June 5-6, 1944.

This project was commissioned by TRANSMISUS as part of the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

It was screened in Bénouville on the night of June 5-6, 2024, during the Midnight Ceremony, in the presence of Penny Howard Bates, daughter of Major John Howard.

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Eagle Paris 1937

Organized in 1937 under the auspices of the Bureau International des Expositions, the International Exposition of Arts and Techniques Applied to Modern Life took place against a backdrop of particularly tense European politics. More than a cultural event, it became the stage for an ideological confrontation, notably through the monumental pavilions of the Third Reich and the USSR, erected facing each other in Paris. Between architectural demonstration and a showcase of industrial progress, the exposition reflected the rivalries and ambitions of the regimes of the time.

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Pegasus Bridge June 1944

On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe. The night before the landings, Operation Deadstick was launched by the British 6th Airborne Division to capture the strategic bridges at Bénouville and Ranville intact, protecting the eastern flank of the Allied beaches. Thanks to precise glider landings and the element of surprise, the bridges were quickly secured, preventing German counter-attacks. Renamed Pegasus Bridge, the Bénouville bridge remains a symbol of this decisive action.

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Bill Millin, June 6 1944

Operation Neptune, launched on June 6, 1944, constituted the naval and land phase of the Normandy landings as part of Operation Overlord. Nearly a million Allied soldiers participated in this decisive offensive. Among them was the young Scotsman Bill Millin, nicknamed "Piper Bill," who landed on Sword Beach playing the bagpipes, encouraged by Lord Lovat despite the official prohibition against playing them on the front lines. After the beach was secured, his brigade joined the British airborne troops at Pegasus Bridge, marking one of the most symbolic and unique episodes of D-Day.

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The Tram Station

Lion-sur-Mer, Calvados, 1900