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D-Day

Secret footage showing North Devon's role in training for D-Day has been uncovered by Tony Koorlander from Bideford.
Click on the images below to see film and photos of American troops training at Saunton, Woolacombe and Instow.

Hear Jesse Snider give a first hand account of what it was like as a US soldier preparing for the D-Day landings.

Listen to D-Day veteran Wes Ross talking about his time in North Devon.

Click here to read the story behind Tony's discoveries.

Readers contact the North Devon Journal with their memories.

Pene Pipe, the daughter of an American GI, talks to the North Devon Journal.

Click here to go to Tony Koorlander's website

Above: More D-Day training footage from Tony Koorlander's archive

Above: Interview with D-Day veteran Wes Ross, part 2

Above: More film footage of American troops training on Braunton Burrows.

Above: Click the image to see more stills from the archive film footage.

Above: Interview with D-Day veteran Wes Ross, part one

Above: Film of Americans training at Braunton.

Above: Training exercises at Woolacombe.

Above: Click the image to see a slideshow of pictures.

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