Statue of Brigadier Stanley Hill at Pegasus : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Statue of Brigadier Stanley Hill at Pegasus / Richard_of_England
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Brigadier Stanley James Ledger Hill DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 March 1911 – 16 March 2006) was an officer in the British Army who served as commander of the 3rd Parachute Brigade of 6th Airborne Division during the Second World War. After nearly being killed on 6 June by an aircraft strafing his position, Hill commanded the brigade throughout the rest of the time it was in Normandy, once leading a counter-attack during a German assault and later winning the first bar to his DSO.At 'Mémorial Pegasus', Ranville, France.Site of Pegasus Bridge, captured by parachutists of 6th British Airborne Division, “the Red Berets” on June 6th 1944 as part of Operation OverlordThe Memorial Pegasus is dedicated to the men of 6th British Airborne Division, “the Red Berets”. The missions for the division on June 6th 1944 are presented in the museum.The division, commanded by Major General Richard Gale, was composed of parachutists and glider borne troops these men being transported in Horsa or Hamilcar gliders.The division had to hold the eastern flank of the invasion forces and to stop German counter attacks coming from the east.This mission was carried out in three ways :- The bridges across the River Orne and the Caen canal had to be captured and held intact to enable the seaborne reinforcements to cross.- The Merville gun battery had to be put out of action. The 100mm calibre guns could fire down on to Sword Beach and the Allied fleet off the coast.- The bridges across the River Dives had to be destroyed to prevent German reinforcements, arriving from the east, from crossing. The high ground had to be taken and held by the division.These missions were accomplished with great success before dawn on D-Day but with heavy losses. More than 2000 soldiers lie in peace at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at Ranville several kilometres from the museum. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-03-23 00:00:30 |
| 撮影者 | Richard_of_England , London, England |
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| 撮影地 | Bénouville, Basse-Normandie, France 地図 |
| カメラ | E5200 , NIKON |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/313) |
| 開放F値 | f/2.8 |
| 焦点距離 | 49 deg 14' 33.86" N |