The Battle of Normandy
D-day, Juno Beach: monument landing of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and 48th Royal Marine Commando’s – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France
July 22 2015, Last update: January 7 2016, Author: Pascal
This monument commemorates the landing and forming of a bridgehead by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division "North Shore" to open the way for the 48th Royal Marine Commando's here...
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Canadian War Cemetery Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Normandy – France
August 17 2014, Last update: January 6 2016, Author: Patrick
On the west side of the road from Caen to Falaise, the N158 in Normandy – France, lies a Canadian war cemetery.
It lies about 14 kilometres south of Caen...
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Maisy Battery – Widerstandsnest 83, Grandcamp-Maisy, Normandy – France
August 13 2014, Last update: January 6 2016, Author: Patrick
Battery Maisy or Widerstandsnest 83 was a coastal fortification on the Atlantic Wall near the French town of Grandcamp - Maisy in Normandy. It was constructed by Organisation Todt...
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The only Polish Cemetery in France, near Grainville–Langannerie & Urville
July 25 2014, Last update: January 6 2016, Author: Patrick
The only Polish cemetery in France lies on the crossroad from Grainville–Langannerie to Urville, kilometres south of Caen. These fallen soldiers belong to Major–General Stanislaw Maczek and the Polish...
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German war cemetery in La Cambe, Normandy, France
September 7 2013, Last update: January 6 2016, Author: Pascal
Very impressive. 20.000 dead of whom very young soldiers are buried here. These soldiers came from the later drafts of the SS. Tank commander Michael Wittmann lies here buried...
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