D-Day Experiences: A French Girl's Courage and a Soldier's Duty
Subject: Micheline Bartlett (née Grégoire)
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"I am Micheline Bartlett. I was formerly Micheline Grégoire of Caen in Normandy. On the 6th June 1944 (on D-day), my family and I were awakened about 2 am by the sound of gun fire which continued until 6 am, when the Germans were in the streets shouting just like wild animals, telling us not to come out into the streets- if we disobeyed we would be shot at sight; we had orders to shut doors and windows but, on no account, to lock them; the Germans could walk in at any time. The morning passed with heavy gunfire from the coast, at 1 pm the first bomb fell. Unfortunately, I was one of the victims, being buried in the ruins of my home for four hours, which to me seemed eternity.
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