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Touring Brevands in France
Brevands in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 325 citizens is a city located in France - some 163 mi or ( 263 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Brevands is now 12:23 PM (Tuesday) . 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 Turqueville. 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 Brevands ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Brecourt Manor 2007
Update 10th Jan 2011. I heard today that Richard 'Dick' Winters, who led the assault on Brecourt Manor, died on 2nd Jan 2011. A truly great man has departed this world. May he Rest In Peace. A brief l ..
Manoir de Brécourt 2007 - Brecourt Manor today
Panoramique du site du manoir de Brécourt en Normandie ..
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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 3 km away
Douve
The Douve or Ouve is a river, 79 kilometres in length, which rises in the commune of Tollevast, near Cherbourg in the department of Manche. Ouve is considered its old name (Unva in ancient texts): Ouve appears to have been misspelled over the course of time as "Douve river" and then as "River of the Douve" (Douve literally means Ditch). The French name for this watercourse is la Douve.
Located at 49.36 -1.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Brucheville Airfield
Brucheville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Brucheville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. Located in the vicinity of Brucheville, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 6 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 843d Engineer Aviation Battalion.
Located at 49.37 -1.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 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 5 km away
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 5 km away
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