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Bernieres-sur-Mer in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 1,972 habitants is a place located in France - some 130 mi or ( 209 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Bernieres-sur-Mer is now 03:27 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Tailleville. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We discovered 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 Bernieres-sur-Mer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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D-Day 60 years later. A trip to Normandy, part-1
Part 1 of a short video-report of a trip, my brother, his wife and I took to Normandy in june 2004. It was the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings and we took an authentic ww-2 Willys jeep and a Ha ..
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 ..
Back to Normandy - My Dad
A WWII vet returns to Juno Beach after 60 years ..
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2012 - D-DAY: JUNO BEACH, NORMANDY 2010
During the 'Victory in Europe Tour' in May 2010, students from Barrie Ontario describe being at Juno Beach in Normandy for the first time. Juno Beach was the code name of one of the five main landing ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 1 km away
Gare de Courseulles-sur-Mer
Courseulles, was a railway station at the end of the CF Caen-Mer, terminus of trains from Caen and Luc-sur-Mer. The station and extension of the line opened in July 1876 and doubling of the track with the addition of a third rail for 0.60m trains in 1900. The station closed in 1952. The station was situated Place du 6 Juin (current name) next to the Hôtel de Paris and the fishing harbour on the Seulles. the standard gauge railway ended whilst the 0.6m line continued to Bayeux.
Located at 49.33 -0.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Juno Beach Centre
The Juno Beach Centre or, in French, Centre Juno Beach, is a museum located in Courseulles-sur-Mer in the Calvados region of Normandy, France. It is situated immediately behind the beach codenamed Juno, the section of the Allied beachhead on which 14,000 Canadian troops landed on D-Day 6 June 1944.
Located at 49.34 -0.46 (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 4 km away
Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is a cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The Cemetery is located in and named after Bény-sur-Mer in the Calvados department, near Caen in lower Normandy. As is typical of war cemeteries in France, the grounds are beautifully landscaped and immaculately kept.
Located at 49.30 -0.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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