NormandyWarGuide

I made the most of the bank holiday and visited All Saints Church at Down Ampney, which has a memorial stained glass window to the men and women of the Royal Air Force, the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions and Air Despatch Groups R.A.S.C. who took part in operations from Down Ampney, including Normandy on D-Day and Operation Market Garden.

Just uploaded 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment August 1944 war diary covering covering their actions across Normandy and Northern France normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/5t…

Just added map GSGS4250 9D/6 - Gamaches to the archive normandywarguide.com/archives/map-9…

Just published 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's July 1944 war diary, covering their time near Les Orailles and the Le Croix Des Landes – Le Lion Vert road normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/5t…

The GSGS 4250 was the British Army's 1:50,000 map series of France, carried by Allied troops on D-Day and throughout the Normandy campaign. I've put together a guide to the series with a regularly updated index of free digitised copies available online normandywarguide.com/articles/gsgs-…

Just added the 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's June 1944 war diary which covers their D-Day assault at Gold Beach and subsequent offensive operations across La Rivière, Ver-sur-Mer, St Gabriel, and Pt 103 area south of Bayeux. normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/5t…

In the early hours of D-Day, Pte John Steele of the 82nd Airborne became caught on the steeple of the Church at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where he hung while the battle raged below. His effigy still hangs from the tower as a tribute to all airborne soldiers who took part in the Normandy landings normandywarguide.com/place/sainte-m…

Just added WW2 Map – Sheet 9D/4: Abbeville to the archive, currently processing a dozen more from the GSGS4250 series southwards and eastwards from Abbeville normandywarguide.com/archives/map-9…

Just published the latest project update on BMAC This one covers the latest war diaries and maps added to the site, new articles and a lightning talk at PHPSW Find it here: buymeacoffee.com/normandywargui…

Just uploaded 2 Wing Glider Pilot Regiment's November and December 1944 war diaries, completing WO 171/1235 document which covered April To December normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/2-…

@rentaquill I plan on doing a writeup on it in the near future, covering the technical details including how I provide the AI with the right tools to complete the task accurately and validate its results (although I still do manual reviews!)

@NormandyGuide Sterling work. Would have liked to hear the talk.

A photo from earlier this week where I gave a lightning talk at PHPSW on optimising the war diary geocoding process with AI. Not just prompting ChatGPT, but utilising agentic AI workflows combined with a custom MCP server to integrate directly with the site and its tooling, making the whole process faster and more efficient.

Just added another map to the archive, sheet 5G/2: Dol de Bretagne normandywarguide.com/archives/map-5…

Just updated my guide to the real-world locations from Band of Brothers This time with more detail on the sites in Aldbourne, UK, the village where Easy Company were based before D-Day. normandywarguide.com/articles/band-…

Just uploaded the 2 Wing Glider Pilot Regiment's October 1944 war diary with the month mainly focused on training and building up strength and readiness post Operation Market normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/2-…

Just published the latest project update including a trips to the National Memorial Arboretum, Combe Gibbet and Aldbourne, as well as the latest war diaries and maps added to the site. Check it out here: buymeacoffee.com/normandywargui…

Just published 2 Wing Glider Pilot Regiment September 1944 War Diary the unit participated in Operation "MARKET" normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/2-…

Stopped off at the Blue Boar pub in Aldbourne on my way back, which was the preferred spot for Officers of Easy Company before they departed for Normandy

Currently at Combe Gibbet near Inkpen where in May 1944, 9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment rehearsed for the assault on Merville Battery