New Interpretation of D Day and Normandy 1944:
Frank Baldwin: Chairman the Battlefields Trust
A lecture and sandwich lunch
12.30-2.00pm Tuesday 18th March 2014
Hosted by
The Fusiliers Museum London in the
Officer's Mess of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
HM Tower of London.

The D Day beaches and Normandy battlefields are some of the best known and most visited battlefield destinations. The dramatic landings from the air and the sea against Nazi occupied Europe is one of the epic events of the Second World War.

This lecture is going to look at some stories to emerge from new research into D Day and the battle of Normandy. These reveal some new secrets behind the success of D Day; why the Allies did not take Caen; how decisions made in St James Square shaped post war Europe and the part the Black Horse public house in Marylebone High Street played in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Frank Baldwin has been researching the Normandy campaign for the last two years drawing on the unpublished papers of the men who planned the fire support for the D Day landings.

He is the Chairman of the Battlefields Trust, a member of the British Commission for Military History and holds badge no 8 of the Guild of Battlefield Guides.  He is currently writing the official history of the Royal Artillery in the Normandy Campaign, based on the papers of the late Major Will Townend.

Our hosts will be the Fusiliers Museum and the event includes a sandwich lunch a glass of wine and the opportunity to network in the exclusive surroundings of the Fusiliers Mess in HM Tower of London

If you would like to attend this lunchtime talk, please make a donation of £25 for each attendee (£20 for members of the Battlefields Trust) and email your name, contact number and any special requirements (dietary/mobility) to helen@battlefieldstrust.org On receipt, email confirmation will be sent together with directions to the venue. If you have any questions, please ring 0207 387 6620. We look forward to welcoming you. 

In order for you to be receive a pass to visit the RRF Building within the Tower of London and be included in the catering you must book at least 48 hours before the event.

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