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Cricqueville-en-Bessin in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 189 inhabitants is a town in France - some 156 mi or ( 251 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Cricqueville-en-Bessin is now 12:42 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vouilly. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cricqueville-en-Bessin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Inside a personnel bunker at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy

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A look at the damage caused by American engineers at Pointe du Hoc Normandy and a walkthrough clip showing the inside of one of the underground German personnel bunkers.Please take a look at Video His ..

Pointe du Hoc: How big are those craters?

2:34 min by VideoHistoryToday
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A couple of clips recorded at the Pointe du Hoc battlefield in Normandy. With video it is sometimes difficult to appreciate scale. In these clips the camera goes down into a couple of craters still do ..


Normandy - Pointe du Hoc

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Adelphoi: Visit Brittany Commercial

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We composed a beautiful and calm piano track to reflect the changing emotions of one man's visit to Brittany. Project: Visit Brittany Production Company: Imagination Director: Daryl Goodrich ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cricqueville Airfield

Cricqueville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.37 -1.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Pointe du Hoc

Pointe du Hoc is a clifftop location on the coast of Normandy in northern France. It is situated between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east, and stands on 100 ft (30 m) tall cliffs overlooking the sea. Marking the Western end of the Omaha beach sector, it was a point of attack by the United States Army Ranger Assault Group during Operation Overlord in World War II.

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Located at 49.40 -0.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Battles of World War II involving the United States, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Neptune, Operation Overlord, United States Army Rangers

Cardonville Airfield

Cardonville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield located near the commune of Cardonville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

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Located at 49.35 -1.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Deux Jumeaux Airfield

Deux Jumeaux Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Deux Jumeaux in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

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Located at 49.34 -0.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield which is located in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France. Located just north of Saint-Pierre-du-Mont along the English Channel coast, it was a United States Army Air Force temporary airfield established shortly after the D-Day landings in France.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.39 -0.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France