stan minchev _ coming back from it. stan minchev joined _ coming back from it.inchevjoined the royal navy. he was 18 when he crossed the channel on d—day. his task was to deliver tanks to the beaches of normandy. the to deliver tanks to the beaches of normandy-— to deliver tanks to the beaches of normandy. the first thing we saw at about — of normandy. the first thing we saw at about daylight _ of normandy. the first thing we saw at about daylight was - of normandy. the first thing we saw at about daylight was a - saw at about daylight was a minesweeper is coming forward to sweep the channel to the beach. on the way in, we hit a landmine. it wasn't a big mine. it blew a hole but it didn't become a major problem. i could just see the sea wall and the houses beyond it. the initial forces in our area, juneau, were canadian. they had a disastrous time and the majority of them were sunk on the beach with a lot of casualties. this was going to be the beginning of the end of the war. we had high hopes. but i was thinking, gosh, if we got it wrong, — i was thinking, gos