Naas Camp, Naas Lane, Lydney (General)

by Linda @, Sunday, May 08, 2005, 04:23 (7128 days ago)

Can anyone tell me anything about Naas Camp, Naas Lane, Lydney.

The Americans were based there, one of them being an uncle of mine. I would just like to try and find out how long the Americans stayed there for and what kind of work that they covered.

Linda

Naas Camp, Naas Lane, Lydney

by Fred Beach @, Forest of dean, Monday, May 09, 2005, 07:42 (7127 days ago) @ Linda

Hi - The Forest of Dean was largely used as a storage area for munitions and supplies, across the road from where I am sitting in Broadwell are the foundations of the huts that housed the American soldiers in the lead up to
D- Day. The Naas Camp is next to the old Lydney harbour and had a railway link, so I would imagine for much of their time the soldiers were involved in the handling of cargo and munitions that were hidden under the canopy of the trees throughout the forest, it was a massive operation. Somebody will have all the information you would like, see if you can find a link to the Forest and Wye Valley Review, they would probably run a story to ask your question for you. Bye Fred

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