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Garcelles-Secqueville Destination Guide

Explore Garcelles-Secqueville in France

Garcelles-Secqueville in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 525 inhabitants is a place in France - some 121 mi or ( 194 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Garcelles-Secqueville

Time in Garcelles-Secqueville is now 12:58 PM (Sunday) . 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 Tilly-la-Campagne. 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 Garcelles-Secqueville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Stèle des Fusiliers Mont-Royal

4:52 min by ErcihvonGustav
Views: 674 Rating: 5.00

La petite histoire de la stèle dédiée aux Fusiliers Mont-Royal à la ferme Troteval de St-Martin-de-Fontenay. ..

Operation Charnwood - High Level Bombing

6:10 min by RealAussieAirForce
Views: 427 Rating: 5.00

Operation Charnwood was the code name for the advance of British I Corps on Caen, Normandy in July 1944. The city was held by the German 12th SS Panzer Division. Prior to the ground assault, RAF Bombe ..


Row, Row, Row Your Boat (AMA Eps. 2)

0:36 min by upperperkdrumline
Views: 186 Rating: 0.00

Driving into Caen, France, a couple of girls decided to start a round of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Some guys decided to sing their own version along as well and... well, this is the result ..

Mike McNaught Orch. - It's Easy - Acetate

2:42 min by SherwoodofRobin
Views: 156 Rating: 5.00

Anyone know if this was ever issued? early 70s maybe...just having some fun with my NYC painting in the kitchen :) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Verrières Ridge

The Battle of Verrières Ridge was a series of engagements fought as part of the Battle of Normandy, in western France, during the Second World War. The main combatants were two Canadian infantry divisions—with additional support from the Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade—against elements of three German SS Panzer divisions.

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Located at 49.11 -0.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Battles of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Conflicts in 1944, Operation Overlord

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.

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Located at 49.06 -0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Cemeteries in Calvados, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, History of Normandy, Military history of Canada during World War II

Duchy of Normandy

The Duchy of Normandy grew out of various Danish, Norwegian, Hiberno-Norse, Orkney Viking and Anglo-Danish invasions of West Francia in the 9th century. Normandy began in 911 as a fief, probably a county, in the sense that it was held by a count. It was established by the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and Rollo, leader of the Vikings known as Northmen, or Nortmanni, in Latin.

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Located at 49.13 -0.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Dukedoms of France, Normandy, States and territories established in 911

Mondeville 2

Mondeville 2 is a shopping centre in Caen, France and the largest of the Basse Normandie région. It is situated in the suburb of Caen in the town of Mondeville. The shopping centre was built by the Promodès group for its supermarket brand Continent and opened on 27 June 1995, replacing the older Supermonde (also known as Mondeville 1) which opened in 1970. As well as retail facilities the shopping centre was home to the Promodès headquarters.

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Located at 49.16 -0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calvados, Shopping centres in France, Visitor attractions in Calvados

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.

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Located at 49.03 -0.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Airborne operations, Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 1944, Glider Pilot Regiment operations, Operation Overlord