A military scholarship extends the commemorations of the 55th anniversary

After the weekend of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Landing, hundreds of collectors of vehicles, equipment and military uniforms remained in the area until Wednesday. British, Americans, Belgians and French met in Vierville-sur-Mer for a military scholarship.

The MVCG, Military Vehicle Conservation Group, organizer of the Sunday parade in Bayeux, had installed this exchange under the hangars and around the agricultural buildings of the Laronche farm. The entrance cost fifteen francs. Mechanical parts, accessories, clothing and badges from all over the world were bought, sold or exchanged. The enthusiasts explained that these transactions also made it possible to finance their trips. Many left by jeep, GMC or vintage motorcycle, after a last pass along Omaha.

A box gave the floor to "Titus", who came from the Paris region as during the birthdays of 1989 and 1994. With his friends, dressed as gendarmes, he had been refused at the Bayeux parade. The group, independent of the organizing association, nevertheless claimed the authenticity of its approach. He owned a Traction and a Citroën U23 truck, presented as vehicles taken back from the Germans by the FFI.

Titus insisted on the difference between wearing a historical uniform and dressing up. He criticized anachronistic or carelessly reconstituted outfits, jeans in fashion shows and modern equipment added to vehicles. According to him, wanting to represent history meant going to the end of the requirement of fidelity. The photograph of the purse showed him with his comrades in Navy uniforms, after their gendarmes uniforms.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The bottom of the frame is cut. The judgments on the authenticity of the participants are those of Titus and his companions, reported by the newspaper.

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