Residents and families · Reference 201
Michel Hardelay’s recollections: 4–5 June 1944
English reading guide
About this dossier
Michel Hardelay recalls everyday events in Vierville on the two days before the landings, including the parish’s first communions on Sunday 4 June. This instalment introduces people and places that recur in his later account of D-Day and its aftermath. A sketch locates the house where he was living. The page belongs to a chronological series, allowing readers to follow how familiar village routines were interrupted by the events of 6 June.
This English guide introduces the dossier. Yves Cordelle’s archival text, quotations and captions are preserved in the linked French edition, including any original-language passages. The guide does not replace the original document or resolve its uncertainties.
Read the French edition →Consult the original archive
The full text, detailed image captions, maps and source references are available in the French edition. Quotations, witness recollections and historical uncertainties remain attached to that original record.
Souvenirs de Michel Hardelay (1) Veille et avant-veille du 6 juin 1944
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