Allies Storm The Beaches of Conneaut!

CONNEAUT, OH…. The invasion was launched at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on August 15-17 during the largest D-Day Reenactment in the Country, held in Conneaut, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie.  The event commemorated the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. The Allied Forces landed from LSTs that transported them on Lake Erie to the beach head.  After encountering fierce resistance from the entrenched German troops, the combined British and American soldiers eventually forced the Germans to retreat to bunkers on the bluff, where they were captured after a hard fight.

This has become an annual event at Conneaut, Ohio with 1,200-1,300 reenactors showing up each year.  In addition to the D-Day Invasion there were Sherman tanks, German BMW motorcycles with side cars, B-25 bombers, and C-47 paratrooper transports.  Attendees could ride on the LSTs, B-25s, and C-47s during the three day reenactment while strolling the American, German, and British camps.  A paratrooper drop was held off site as well.

The historically accurate reenactment is held annually at Conneaut over  three days and was an amazing spectacle to watch.   Veterans can attend for free and have a special seating area.

For more information, go to www.ddayohio.com

Our gratitude and thanks to the Greatest Generation who stormed the beaches at Normandy and to all of the Veterans.