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Explore Douvres-la-Delivrande in France
Douvres-la-Delivrande in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 5,182 inhabitants is a place in France - some 127 mi or ( 205 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Douvres-la-Delivrande is now 12:02 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Tailleville. Since you are here already, consider visiting London . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Douvres-la-Delivrande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
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 ..
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 ..
bloemenhulde D-Day6 Courseulles
Met 2 Dukw's de zee op voor een bloemenhulde bij Courseulles, Normandië op 6 juni 2009 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 4 km away
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 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 5 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 5 km away
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