Graffiti was found on the walls of a barn in Sommervieu, in Northern France. The graffiti drawings show how the British soldier troops passed their time during the WW2. There were scribblings of their girlfriend’s names and their favorite football players names as well. One of the many scribblings declare Liverpool to be the home of the best football team on Earth.
These drawings and scribblings were found by a military historian named Dan Hill. He hosts tours for war veterans. The cheeky British troops drew the drawings while they were liberated in the village of Sommervieu after the Normandy landings. There was a drawing that showed a German soldier being captured by the British. Also, multiple sketches of women and artillery were found. Dan, who is 33-year-old asked to see the barn and was amazed to discover such a place. These drawings and scribbles are 80 years ago.
Dan said that it was very emotive for him as he was there researching about the second world war. He further added that it was very incredible for him as he found such a piece of history while he was not even looking for it. The whole area was covered in history. Writings could be found on walls of the old farmhouses and barns throughout the area. He further added that these were the people who were at the tip of the sword and there would be a chance that these people who wrote on the walls were the ones who had liberated that farmyard.
The farm was located near the Bayeux. It was liberated after few days of the D-Day by the British troops. According to Dan, the signatures and wall graffiti had a regional feel that could be related to the Lancashire and the North west of England. He further stated that the stories of these men were unknown but they represented a generation of men and women who defined moments of European history. There were a lot of things written on the walls such as comical sketches, signatures with dates and a bit of North-west rivalry. There was even a comment about Blackpool. Also, there was a list including names and times that soldiers had to be on duty through the night. Dan added, that it was very fascinating that there were things like this out there which were waiting to be found.
A similar graffiti was found few years back which showed about 2000 WW1 soldier’s names. This was believed to be the biggest collection in the Western Europe. The writings on the walls dated back from around 1917 and were located in Naours, which is in north of Paris. Research shows that these graffiti show that the soldiers understood the fact that leaving these drawings and scribbles would be beneficial for the future generations. Among these 2000 soldiers’ names 339 names were of British soldiers. However, these graffities surely are incredible and fascinating to be found after so many years.