Anyone been to Normandy, maybe seen these places?

[Motto1976]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has been to Normandy and has seen first hand some of the places that will be in the game?

Also, I only know a couple of places that will be in the game, Carentan etc but does anyone know any other towns, villages or places where the game will be set?

[Motto1976]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has been to Normandy and has seen first hand some of the places that will be in the game?

Also, I only know a couple of places that will be in the game, Carentan etc but does anyone know any other towns, villages or places where the game will be set?

[EvermanX]

hmmmmm i dont know if you can really ask that question because of the fact we kind of dont know what is presented in the game. the only way we would know is if we have been there and later looked up where the real 502 were and walk to those sites. as for the other places, yeah there will be some small scale viliages, open fields and so on

[Motto1976]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by EvermanX:
hmmmmm i dont know if you can really ask that question because of the fact we kind of dont know what is presented in the game. the only way we would know is if we have been there and later looked up where the real 502 were and walk to those sites <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeh suppose, just thought that maybe after all the info, screen shots, movies etc on the game that maybe there was more info on the locations (more than I knew about anyway).

[EvermanX]

i mean if you look at the mission and maps video they show recon film and pics fading into the game maps. besides that we have been left in the dark. i say good, gives the game more suprise and blink of an eye decisions.

[Motto1976]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by EvermanX:
i mean if you look at the mission and maps video they show recon film and pics fading into the game maps. besides that we have been left in the dark. i say good, gives the game more suprise and blink of an eye decisions. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yip, I'm with you on that one. I was just hopeing to find out a little more info as I was in Normandy last year for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day...

[TennesseeTitans]

Varieville(SP?), St. Come du Mont, Utah Beach Exit 4, Hill 30, Carentan Causeway, Heisville, 'XYZ' Complex, St. Mere Eglise, Dead Man's Corner, and Greenham Common(England) are all the ones I can dig up at the time that are in the game.

[Motto1976]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TennesseeTitans:
Varieville(SP?), St. Come du Mont, Utah Beach Exit 4, Hill 30, Carentan Causeway, Heisville, 'XYZ' Complex, Dead Man's Corner, and Greenham Common(England) are all the ones I can dig up at the time that are in the game. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ah well, missed them all anyway, I was mostly round the British sector, Gold and Juno beaches, pegasus bridge etc...

[nova006]

the canadians took juno not the brits the brits took gold and sword and i heard some weres st marie du mont is in it not shure but i heard it someweres b4

[boss___hogg]

I was in Normandy last summer. Visited Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, Ste Mere Eglise and Carentan. I'll be back this year sometime asap.

[Motto1976]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nova006:
the canadians took juno not the brits the brits took gold and sword and i heard some weres st marie du mont is in it not shure but i heard it someweres b4 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yer right, sorry I meant Sword - I visited Juno also. Next time I go back I'm for visiting the American sectors. In the mean while I'm off to NYC in 5 weeks Yeeeeha! (sorry off topic there but 1st time to NYC).

[mistahimaskwa]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TennesseeTitans:
Varieville(SP?), St. Come du Mont, Utah Beach Exit 4, Hill 30, Carentan Causeway, Heisville, 'XYZ' Complex, St. Mere Eglise, Dead Man's Corner, and Greenham Common(England) are all the ones I can dig up at the time that are in the game. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
vierville

[Scoobin-Cough]

I'll be going there in July-August http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Vw-Leg]

Me and 3 clanmates went to the 60th D Day celebrations last year. Awesome trip. Drove over in my Audi A4 Cabriolet (catch the rays), did all the beaches, Pegasus Bridge, Carentan, St Mere Eglise, Pont Du Hoc (where the rangers scaled the cliffs).

To cap it all we were looking round Carentan and walked into the town square and we spotted some vets and noticed they had screaming eagle insignia. Yup, completely by luck we had bumped into 6 of Easy Company including Shifty Powers, Earl McClung and Buck Taylor who (after I ran back to the car to get it) signed my BoB DVD Boxset!!!

Heres me and Shifty

http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/legatus/me-and-shifty-powers.jpg

Vw-Orinoco (Dan) supposed to be trying to follow a chopper with his telescope but from the angle of the scope I reckon he was watching a french bird down the road!!

http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/legatus/dan-d-day.jpg

Orinoco, BMF and Qualcast with a less than chirpy french guy in his Willys Jeep in Carentan

http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/legatus/3_****s_and_a_willy.JPG

And finally the opitime of handsome gamers with a tank at the small museum at Omaha Beach

http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/legatus/with-tank-at-Omaha.jpg

The Easy Company guys were great, happy to chat and take photos and unbelievably modest although some of the people there asked some pretty stupid questions (one Japanese guy asked Shifty where Major Winters was 4 times, pretty rude if you ask me like Shifty was second best or something!). I asked Shifty how realistic B0B was and he said pretty much accurate apart from a few 'Hollywood' moments used to shift the story along.

Probably 4 of the most memorable days of my life, awesome. Ive got tons more photos and an hour or so of video footage of re enacted landings on the beaches (DUKWs etc) and part of a speech made by a guy I believe was the son of one of Easy Company when we met em.

Cheers

Leg

[cota29th]

i was over aswell on the 60th with my 29th div reenactment group. there are loadsa pics on www.29th.co.uk (http://www.29th.co.uk)

[Gaffa9977]

Great photo's Vw-Leg,your very lucky to of met the men from easy company.