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Discover Carentan in France
Carentan in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 6,950 habitants is a town located in France - some 166 mi or ( 267 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Carentan is now 11:43 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Saint-Malo. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Carentan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Carentan Airborne Festival 2007 Deuxième partie
Samedi 2 et dimanche 3 juin 2007 à Carentan dans la Manche. Défilé et parachutages. Ma page sur le Carentan Airborne Festival : be.pro.free.fr Les parachutistes que vous pouvez voir sur cette vidéo so ..
Carentan Airborne Festival 2007 Premiere partie
Samedi 2 et dimanche 3 juin 2007 à Carentan dans la Manche. Le camp, les véhicules et autres. Ma page sur le Carentan Airborne Festival : be.pro.free.fr ..
carentan marche juin 2010 2010.mpg
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Purple heart lane today
Purple heart lane Carentan 24/04/11 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Carentan
The Battle of Carentan was an engagement in World War II between airborne forces of the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht during the Battle of Normandy. The battle took place between 10 and 15 June 1944, on the approaches to and within the city of Carentan, France. The objective of the attacking American forces was consolidation of the U.S. beachheads and establishment of a continuous defensive line against expected German counterattacks.
Located at 49.31 -1.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Gare de Carentan
Gare de Carentan is a railway station serving the town Carentan, Manche department, northwestern France. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway.
Located at 49.30 -1.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Meautis Airfield
Meautis Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Méautis in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. Located to the east of Méautis, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 24 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 840th Engineer Aviation Battalion.
Located at 49.29 -1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Carentan Airfield
Carentan Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. Located just outside of Carentan, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield 15 June 1944, nine days after the first Allied landings in France on D-Day and only three days after the capture of Carentan.
Located at 49.31 -1.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Graignes, Manche
Graignes is a former commune in the Manche département of the Basse-Normandie region of Northern France. On 28 February 2007, it was merged with the commune of Le Mesnil-Angot to form Graignes-Mesnil-Angot.
Located at 49.25 -1.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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