WWII Stories from Deauville - the Canadian Soldiers (en Français and in English)

On a recent visit to Deauville, France in Normandy, we were fortunate to spend time with Gilbert Hamel, who spent an afternoon sharing World War II stories from Deauville with us. At the end of WWII, he was a boy of 14. Here he shares his memories with us of the Canadian soldiers, who came in the sweep for mines.

We've been researching the World War II and the Normandy Campaign for a documentary project, and are very appreciative to Gilbert Hamel for taking the time to share with us, and to inDeauville for setting up this meeting for us, and to Sandrine Chardon for taking us on a tour of Deauville's WWII history and translating for us.

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Deauville is a seaside resort town and port on the English Channel rich in culture, history, and sport. You can lean more about it here: https://www.indeauville.fr/

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