With mountains and rugged coastlines Co. Down was an ideal training ground during the Second World War where Eisenhower addressed troops in the run-up to D-Day.
Co. Down
During the Second World War, S.S. Bereby ran aground off the coast of Ardglass, Co. Down. The British Army unloaded the stranded equipment and supplies.
The allied military extensively used Abercorn Barracks at Ballykinler, Co. Down, while the surrounding terrain still makes for an ideal training environment.
During the Second World War, the coastal resort of Bangor, Co. Down hosted General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the lead up the Normandy invasion of June 1944.
Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War
During the Second World War, the tranquility of Drumbeg, Co. Down shattered with the arrival of Home Guard and A.T.S. Motor Transport Companies.
During the Second World War, pillboxes watched out over the coast near Dundrum, Co. Down while wooden beach defences stood in place in case of a Nazi invasion.
On 21st March 1942, residents of Holywood, Co. Down observed the unusual sight of the hulk of a damaged R.A.F. Bristol Bombay plane on the town's High Street.
During the Second World War, the Mourne Mountains, Co. Down provided a training ground for troops as well as a hazard to military planes on training exercises.
