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Exactly 65 years ago, on June 6th, 1944 the allies landed in Normandy to start the liberation of Europe. This day is now know as D-Day.
On that day, close to 160,000 allied troops, American, British, Canadian, Free French and others landed on a 50 mile stretch of beach along the northern coast of Normandy.
Resistance was stiff especially on Omaha beach. About 10,000 allied soldiers were killed or injured on that day.
To find the coordinates of this cache, you will have to read about the history of D-Day and answer to the following questions.
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Part 1: The puzzle
Format of the final coordinates:
N30 2A.C(C-B)(F-H)
W097 4E.F(B-A)G
| A |
The last digit of the birthday of the man that made the final order for the operation. |
| B |
The last digit of the birthyear of the US officer commanding the text book assault of Brécourt Manor. |
| C |
The last digit of the death year of the American paratrooper that remained stuck for hours with his parachute hanging from the spire of the church of one of the first French town liberated in the operation |
| D |
According to Eisenhower, the help from the French resistance was equivalent to how many allied division? D is the last digit of the highest estimated number. |
| E |
The first digit of the US tank battalion that lost many tanks because of the rough seas but manage to provide some covering from the Omaha beach. |
| F |
The last digit of the model code of the main type of motorized aircraft used to drop paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions on D-Day |
| G |
The last digit of the birth year of the commander of the pegasus bridge operation. The first of D day. |
| H |
The last digit of the year the main German commander came back from Africa |
You think you have the answers?
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Part 2: The cache
Now that you have the final coordinates. There is parking for a car or two and a trail head on the side of the road about 600 feet North of the cache, just after the creek crossing. In order to find the cache, follow the trail until you are about 75 feet from the cache at which point a tiny trail will lead you to the creek. Then, you will have to cross the creek (you will get wet), land on the rocky "beach" on the other side at the bottom of the cliff. Have a little thought for the soldiers at Omaha while you do that.. The cache is located at the bottom of the cliff. You will not need to climb much.
Enjoy!
12/26/2011 Update: Cache has been moved. Formula and verification link updated.