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Villers-Canivet in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 525 habitants is a town located in France - some 118 mi or ( 191 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Villers-Canivet is now 05:42 PM (Saturday) . 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 Vignats. 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 Villers-Canivet ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Destruction du château d'eau à Falaise route de Putanges.
Ils ne le font même pas à la dynamite ! décevant... ..
Chateau de Falaise : William the Conqueror's Normandy Castle
Château de Falaise, the castle in Falaise, Normandy (France) where William the Conquerer was born . visitnormandy.wordpress.com ..
Joan of Arc to William the Conqueror Everardt's photos around Falaise, France (basse-normandie)
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FALAISE-NORMANDIA.mpg
Visita a Falaise (bassa Normandia),la citta' che diede i natali a Guglielmo il conquistatore nel 1027. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gare de Falaise
Falaise was a railway station in the French town of Falaise, Calvados. The station was built by the CF de l'Ouest in pure Ouest architecture, and opened on 1 November 1859. It saw the arrival of a line from Flers on 15 April 1874 and from Falaise-Château by the Calvados railway in 1904 (0.6m). The main line to Caen closed on 1 July 1953 and the branch line from Berjou on 1 March 1938. at the birth of the SNCF. The narrow gauge line closed in 1932.
Located at 48.90 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Falaise pocket
The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the pocket around the town of Falaise within which Army Group B, consisting of the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.
Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Operation Tractable
Operation Tractable was the final offensive conducted by Canadian and Polish Army troops, supported by one brigade of British tanks, as part of the Battle of Normandy. The goal of this operation was to capture the strategically important French town of Falaise, and following that, the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois.
Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Operation Mallard
Operation Mallard was the codename for an airborne forces operation which was conducted by the British Army on 6 June 1944, as part of the Normandy landings. The mission's objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce the 6th Airborne Division on the left flank of the British invasion beaches.
Located at 49.03 -0.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery is a Cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the later stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The Cemetery is located in and named after Bretteville-sur-Laize in the Calvados department, near Caen and Falaise in lower Normandy.
Located at 49.06 -0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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