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Touring Cresserons in France
Cresserons in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 1,255 citizens is a city located in France - some 126 mi or ( 203 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Cresserons is now 03:42 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Verson. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Cresserons ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
WW II german Veteran (2 of 5) D-day Normandy 1944 / 2008
Reise in die Vergangenheit auf die Soldatenfriedhöfe. "Ich hatt einen Kameraden" A journey of a german veteran (12. SS Pz.Div.) into the past to cemetaries of german soldiers - who were killed in acti ..
Spa Normandie, vacances bien-être, camping cote de nacre
Une vidéo du tout nouveau Spa du camping yelloh village La Côte de Nacre en normandie, proche Paris, Hammam, sauna, massage, balnéo ..
Côte de nacre, Normandie 2011
Ebbe und Flut an der Côte de nacre in der Normandie. St. Aubin sur mer, Calvados, Video mit der Lumix TZ7, von Hans-Peter Dennerlein ..
Hermanville British War Cemetery, Hermanville sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France
This cemetery was started just after the landings and was originally called Sword Beach Cemetery. From www.a-motorhome-on-tour.co.uk ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sword Beach
Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord; the Allied invasion of German-occupied France that commenced on 6 June 1944. Stretching 8 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach was the eastern most landing site of the invasion.
Located at 49.31 -0.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Gare de Luc-sur-Mer
Luc-sur-Mer, was a railway station at on the Caen à la Mer railway and opened on 30 June 1875. In July 1876, the line was extended from Luc to Courseulles-sur-Mer The line from Luc to Courseulles was double in 1900 with the addition of a third 0.6m rail for trains of the Chemins de Fer du Calvados. The station closed in 1952. The station was situated near to Avenue Carnot (current name) where the narrow gauge line split, and went towards Ouistreham.
Located at 49.32 -0.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Beny-sur-Mer Airfield
Beny-sur-Mer Airfield is a former World War II airfield, located 1 km north-northeast of Beny-sur-Mer in the Basse-Normandie region, France.
Located at 49.30 -0.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Juno Beach
Juno or Juno Beach was one of five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The sector spanned from Courseulles-sur-Mer, a village just east of the British Gold sector, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, just west of the British Sword sector. The Juno landings were judged necessary to provide flanking support to the British drive on Caen from Sword, as well as to capture the German airfield at Carpiquet west of Caen.
Located at 49.34 -0.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Operation Deadstick
Operation Deadstick was the codename for an airborne forces operation by the British Army that took place on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings. The mission's objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition.
Located at 49.24 -0.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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