ARROMANCHES arrow sign
Price: € 135,-
This sign is a reproduction of an original.
Made of dried old pine and features braces on the back with authentic brass screws.
Like all vinsigns, hand painted/lettered and provided with a special finish.
All our signs are made from solid and authentic materials and are braced with authentic brass screws
It comes with unique production number and certificate.
At 3 a.m. on June 6, 1944, the heavy bombing of the Longues batteries by the Allied air forces began. The inhabitants of Arromanches fled to their shelters. The Allied bombardment continued throughout the morning. A little further east, in Hamel, the British landed at around 7.30 am on June 6, 1944.
The beach was protected by numerous small forts, which meant that the advance only succeeded in the afternoon with the help of tanks and reinforcements.
The British tanks and infantry quickly gained ground. The Allied tanks only succeeded in advancing over the hill of Saint-Côme towards Arromanches at around 4 pm. The 600 Germans in the garrison continued to put up resistance. On June 7, 15 civilians from Arromanches had fallen victim to the fighting, 43 buildings were completely destroyed, a further 180 buildings were badly damaged and only 6 houses remained intact
A landing project on the scale of Operation Overlord was only possible with the certainty that the troops, equipment and supplies would be provided as quickly as possible. For this reason, it was decided to use a wide area of water protected from the swell approximately in the middle of the Gold Beach area, just before Arromanches, to construct an artificial dyke from prefabricated parts. Inside this roadstead were three unloading quays connected at the bottom by piers. These structures were all built in England and transported across the Manche the day after “Day D”.
Two artificial harbors were planned. The port at Omaha Beach was destroyed in a storm on June 19, leaving only the port of Arromanches.
Within 100 days, the 12-metre-long port, christened “Winston” in honour of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was ready to welcome the first important ships and was followed by 2,500,000 soldiers, 500,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 tons of material. Although the port was only to be used for three months in the summer, it was ultimately in use for a full eight months.
| Length | 900 mm |
| Width | 230 mm |
| Thick | 28 mm |
| Material | wood base |
| Weight | 3 Kg |
| In Stock | yes |
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Prices are based on a maximum size of 1200 x 600 x 300 mm.
| EU | 0 – 5 Kg 5 – 10 Kg 10 – 20 Kg | € 19,00 € 23,00 € 33,00 |
| CH | 0 – 5 Kg 5 – 10 Kg 10 – 20 Kg | € 30,00 € 36,00 € 50,00 |
| USA | 0 – 5 Kg 5 – 10 Kg 10 – 20 Kg | € 38,00 € 55,00 € 77,00 |
| CANADA | 0 – 5 Kg 5 – 10 Kg 10 – 20 Kg | € 39,00 € 53,00 € 73,00 |
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