Here are a large number of REALLY interesting photos, showing a massive military vehicle gathering in the areas of D Day landings, in 2009.
http://picasaweb.google.com/kmbizal/Normandy2009#
My Wife and I travelled through this part of France in 1990, while on a tour. At that time, you could still see pillboxes all around, and the occasional tank shell, rusting in fields or placed as monuments.
Imagine being a part of this scene