Lucy Cluskey

Lucy Cluskey was born in Salford, England, and moved to Normandy, France, with her family at the age of five. Growing up in Normandy, surrounded by the landscape and history of the region, she developed a lifelong fascination with the Second World War and the events that unfolded across Normandy in 1944.

Lucy currently works in the hospitality industry, but much of her free time is devoted to her passion for military history. An avid reader of Second World War history, she enjoys exploring Normandy’s battlefields, cemeteries, memorials and museums, often spending her free time discovering these places with her children and partner.

Lucy has always preferred a personal approach to history, with a particular interest in the individual stories of the soldiers who experienced the war. Rather than focusing solely on battles and military movements, she is drawn to the people behind them — their lives before the war, their families, their experiences, and the sacrifices they made. She has developed a particular interest in the French Commandos and the men of Commando Kieffer, whose role in the Normandy campaign continues to fascinate her.

For Lucy, the history of Normandy is about far more than dates and battles. It is about remembering the individuals behind the history and understanding the human stories that can sometimes become lost within the larger events of war.

Her lifelong connection to Normandy and her fascination with its wartime history continue to inspire her to learn, explore and preserve the personal stories of the past for future generations.