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One of the 5 WWII D-Day Beaches But Fewer Memorials or Tangible Reminders Than Utah or Omaha
Sword Beach的点评
点评：We recently visited each of the five WWII D-Day landing beaches, including Sword Beach, over two days. These beaches all have a sense of the sacred about them and it was a very moving experience.
However Sword Beach has fewer memorials or tangible reminders of D-Day than other beaches like Utah or Omaha. There are no D-Day relics or historical remnants along the beachfront. There’s not even much information or signage. It is difficult to imagine that 80 years ago, thousands of young men stormed the beach under heavy enemy fire, many of them falling and dying here.
We were struck by a strange disconnect between the historical events of D-Day and what you see here today.
Today, Sword is a popular small tourist resort and a busy beach with people sun-baking and families swimming and playing. We were there on a sunny afternoon and people strolled along the promenade, past the cafes, bars and houses that line the beach.
Sword is a long, long beach and we found it difficult to know which section to head to. Somewhat randomly, we stopped at Lion-Sur Mer where we found free parking by the beach. We strolled along the promenade as far as Hermanville-sur-Mer, where there are a few modest memorials clustered in a small square. On the return walk, we stopped at a casual beachside bar and had a drink in the late afternoon. There are plenty of places to choose from. We sat in the sun, overlooking the beach and reflecting on D-Day and what it meant.
TIPS:
i) Sword Beach is easily combined with a visit to the Merville Battery Museum, Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Memorial Museum.
ii) Overall, visiting Sword Beach was a very different experience to visiting Utah Omaha, or Gold beaches, where the memory of D-Day is front and centre. If you only have time to visit one or two, then I’d recommend visiting one of these instead.
However Sword Beach has fewer memorials or tangible reminders of D-Day than other beaches like Utah or Omaha. There are no D-Day relics or historical remnants along the beachfront. There’s not even much information or signage. It is difficult to imagine that 80 years ago, thousands of young men stormed the beach under heavy enemy fire, many of them falling and dying here.
We were struck by a strange disconnect between the historical events of D-Day and what you see here today.
Today, Sword is a popular small tourist resort and a busy beach with people sun-baking and families swimming and playing. We were there on a sunny afternoon and people strolled along the promenade, past the cafes, bars and houses that line the beach.
Sword is a long, long beach and we found it difficult to know which section to head to. Somewhat randomly, we stopped at Lion-Sur Mer where we found free parking by the beach. We strolled along the promenade as far as Hermanville-sur-Mer, where there are a few modest memorials clustered in a small square. On the return walk, we stopped at a casual beachside bar and had a drink in the late afternoon. There are plenty of places to choose from. We sat in the sun, overlooking the beach and reflecting on D-Day and what it meant.
TIPS:
i) Sword Beach is easily combined with a visit to the Merville Battery Museum, Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Memorial Museum.
ii) Overall, visiting Sword Beach was a very different experience to visiting Utah Omaha, or Gold beaches, where the memory of D-Day is front and centre. If you only have time to visit one or two, then I’d recommend visiting one of these instead.
翻译：我们最近在两天内游览了包括剑滩在内的五个二战诺曼底登陆海滩。这些海滩都给人一种神圣的感觉，这是一次非常感人的体验。
然而，与犹他州或奥马哈等其他海滩相比，剑滩的纪念碑或诺曼底登陆有形遗迹较少。海滩沿岸没有诺曼底登陆遗迹或历史遗迹。甚至没有太多的信息或标志。很难想象 80 年前，成千上万的年轻人在敌人的猛烈炮火下冲上海滩，其中许多人倒下并死在这里。
我们对诺曼底登陆的历史事件和今天在这里看到的一切之间的奇怪脱节感到震惊。
今天，剑滩是一个受欢迎的小型旅游胜地和一个繁忙的海滩，人们在晒太阳，家人在游泳和玩耍。我们在一个阳光明媚的下午到达那里，人们沿着长廊漫步，经过海滩边的咖啡馆、酒吧和房屋。
剑滩很长很长，我们很难知道该去哪一段。我们偶然在 Lion-Sur Mer 停了下来，在那里我们找到了海滩边的免费停车位。我们沿着海滨长廊漫步到 Hermanville-sur-Mer，那里的一个小广场上聚集着一些简朴的纪念碑。在回程的路上，我们在一家休闲的海滨酒吧停下来喝了一杯，直到傍晚。有很多地方可供选择。我们坐在阳光下，俯瞰海滩，回想着诺曼底登陆日及其意义。
提示：
i) 剑滩很容易与参观梅维尔炮台博物馆、飞马桥和飞马纪念博物馆结合起来。
ii) 总的来说，参观剑滩的体验与参观犹他奥马哈海滩或黄金海滩截然不同，在这些海滩上，诺曼底登陆日的记忆是最重要的。如果你只有时间参观一两个地方，那么我建议你去参观其中一个。
然而，与犹他州或奥马哈等其他海滩相比，剑滩的纪念碑或诺曼底登陆有形遗迹较少。海滩沿岸没有诺曼底登陆遗迹或历史遗迹。甚至没有太多的信息或标志。很难想象 80 年前，成千上万的年轻人在敌人的猛烈炮火下冲上海滩，其中许多人倒下并死在这里。
我们对诺曼底登陆的历史事件和今天在这里看到的一切之间的奇怪脱节感到震惊。
今天，剑滩是一个受欢迎的小型旅游胜地和一个繁忙的海滩，人们在晒太阳，家人在游泳和玩耍。我们在一个阳光明媚的下午到达那里，人们沿着长廊漫步，经过海滩边的咖啡馆、酒吧和房屋。
剑滩很长很长，我们很难知道该去哪一段。我们偶然在 Lion-Sur Mer 停了下来，在那里我们找到了海滩边的免费停车位。我们沿着海滨长廊漫步到 Hermanville-sur-Mer，那里的一个小广场上聚集着一些简朴的纪念碑。在回程的路上，我们在一家休闲的海滨酒吧停下来喝了一杯，直到傍晚。有很多地方可供选择。我们坐在阳光下，俯瞰海滩，回想着诺曼底登陆日及其意义。
提示：
i) 剑滩很容易与参观梅维尔炮台博物馆、飞马桥和飞马纪念博物馆结合起来。
ii) 总的来说，参观剑滩的体验与参观犹他奥马哈海滩或黄金海滩截然不同，在这些海滩上，诺曼底登陆日的记忆是最重要的。如果你只有时间参观一两个地方，那么我建议你去参观其中一个。
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