French scrap war tribute over Nazi fears

A re-enactment of a Second World War battle in Normandy was been cancelled amid fears it could encourage neo-Nazi support, it emerged today.

French scrap war tribute over Nazi fears
Wed, 26 Sep, 2007 - 13:33

A re-enactment of a Second World War battle in Normandy was been cancelled amid fears it could encourage neo-Nazi support, it emerged today.

The German coastal gun site of Crisbecq was captured a few days after D-Day in June 1944 following tough fighting by American soldiers.

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