This picture of the assault on Pegasus Bridge was a present from my husband's brother Sir Michael Gray. The print is by John Sellars. It shows the positions of the Allie Forces early morning of D Day - 6 June 1944 - at Benouville, the neighbouring village to the bridge.
Print of Pegasus Bridge
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Normandy, France
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