Graye-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France. It lies 1 km west of Courseulles-sur-Mer, and 18 km...
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5 km south of Bernières-sur-Mer and 13 km north of Caen. During World War II, Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a French...
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Werner Pluskat (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Philippe. Batterie de Crisbecq — The Crisbecq Battery (in French and English). Album Memorial by Editions Aubert'Graphic. The Batterie at Longues sur Mer Widerstandsnest...
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Colleville-Montgomery (redirect from Colleville-sur-Orne)
another town in the department, also in a coastal location, Colleville-sur-Mer. The new name honoured Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, the senior-ranking...
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14(PaK) Kompanie: Luc-sur-Mer and Lion-sur-Mer (UK Sword) Ost-Battalion 441 (Ukrainian). (Attached) Stab: de Mars-Fontaine, SW Ver-sur-Mer Einsatzfaehig - KVU-Gr...
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at Aumeville, roughly 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. Maisy battery Longues-sur-Mer battery Citations Tanne p. 4. Sterne, Gary (2014). The Cover-up at...
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Courseulles-sur-Mer on the coast where the Normandy landings took place on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Access to the commune is by the D514 road from Tracy-sur-Mer in...
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Houlgate (section Bois de Boulogne)
Houlgate station placed between Dives-sur-Mer and Houlgate. The walk below the cliffs separating Dives-sur-Mer and Houlgate soon became history when the...
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Navy opened its nuclear weapon-submarine (deterrence) base at Île Longue in the Rade de Brest (Brest roadstead). This continues to be an important base...
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area was put up for sale in 2016. Azeville battery Crisbecq Battery Longues-sur-Mer battery "The York Battery at Querqueville is for sale". dday-overlord...
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