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D-Day time capsule found in car D-Day time capsule found in car
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A D-Day "time capsule" has been found in a vintage car that was hidden away during the Nazi occupation of Europe. On the 60th anniversary of the A D-Day landings, a "time capsule" has been found in a vintage car hidden away during the Nazi occupation of France.
An Allied banknote issued on the eve of the landings and a packet of Navy Cut cigarettes were discovered in the yellow 1926 Citroen B12 Bolangerie.An Allied banknote issued on the eve of the landings and a packet of Navy Cut cigarettes were discovered in the yellow 1926 Citroen B12 Bolangerie.
Gwilym Owen, owner of the Llangollen Motor Museum, said he had just started restoring the car's roof lining when the World War Two items fell out. Llangollen Motor Museum owner Gwilym Owen said he just started restoring the roof lining when the items fell out.
The vehicle has been at the museum for nine years.The vehicle has been at the museum for nine years.
Mr Owen said: "It was a real surprise to have such an evocative piece of world history just drop on your lap like that.Mr Owen said: "It was a real surprise to have such an evocative piece of world history just drop on your lap like that.
"We have absolutely no idea who these things belonged to and I just hope they were left in the car due to a lapse in memory rather than being a casualty of war.""We have absolutely no idea who these things belonged to and I just hope they were left in the car due to a lapse in memory rather than being a casualty of war."
The money was a five-franc note and hand-dated 6th June 1944.The money was a five-franc note and hand-dated 6th June 1944.
Allied troops taking part in the D-Day landing were typically issued with a number of social survival items, including the five-franc note, known as occupation money, as well as cigarettes. 'Dark and dangerous times'
Mr Owen said: "My wife Anne instantly recognised what they were, as her father served as a medical orderly at the landings, and I was stunned." Allied troops taking part in the D-Day landing were typically issued with a number of social survival items, including the five-franc note, known as occupation money, and cigarettes.
Mr Owen said: "My wife Anne instantly recognised what they were, as her father served as a medical orderly at the landings. I was stunned."
It is believed the vehicle was hidden away during the war, only coming back into service following the landings in June 1944.It is believed the vehicle was hidden away during the war, only coming back into service following the landings in June 1944.
'Exciting'
The museum describes the items as "a little time capsule from those dark and dangerous times".The museum describes the items as "a little time capsule from those dark and dangerous times".
Nigel Davies, of Llangollen Enterprise, which promotes the town, said: "It's very exciting and shows what else might be hidden away in these old cars.Nigel Davies, of Llangollen Enterprise, which promotes the town, said: "It's very exciting and shows what else might be hidden away in these old cars.
"It was brought back to this country but we don't know when, or whether it might have been used by the Allies for a time.""It was brought back to this country but we don't know when, or whether it might have been used by the Allies for a time."