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Discover Longues-sur-Mer in France
Longues-sur-Mer in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 620 habitants is a town located in France - some 142 mi or ( 228 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Longues-sur-Mer is now 02:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villiers-le-Sec. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found 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 Longues-sur-Mer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Motorcycles in Normandy, 65th D-Day Anniversary
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Americans visit Normandy
Scenes of Normandy from Arromanches to St. Mere Eglise. ..
Dutch Bagpipers at the Batterie de Longues June 6, 2009 Normandy France
65th anniversary of D-Day, Dutch Pipers at the Batterie de Longues Sur Mer in Normandy France. ..
Ceremonie D-day june 7th 2009 Normandie
Small ceremonie with a few veterans on the 65th memorial D-Day 09 USA cemetary on june 7th. Colleville sur mer, Normandie, France. Almost 10000 soldiers are burried here. Very impressive. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Longues-sur-Mer battery
The Longues-sur-Mer battery was a World War II artillery battery constructed by the Wehrmacht near the French village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. The battery was completed by April 1944. Although constructed and manned initially by the Kriegsmarine, the battery was later transferred to the German army.
Located at 49.34 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Mulberry harbour
A Mulberry harbour was a portable temporary harbour developed by the British in World War II to facilitate rapid offloading of cargo onto the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Two prefabricated or artificial military harbours were taken in sections across the English Channel from Britain with the invading army and assembled off the coast of Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion of France in 1944.
Located at 49.35 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Bessin
The Bessin is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasse tribe of Gaul who also gave their name to the city of Bayeux, central town of the Bessin.
Located at 49.33 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Jardin botanique de Bayeux
The Jardin botanique de Bayeux (2.6 hectares), also called the Jardin public de Bayeux, is a botanical garden and municipal park located at 53, route de Port-en-Bessin, Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden site was formerly a meadow, bequeathed in 1851 by Charlemagne Jean-Delamare (1772-1858) as a garden for teaching horticulture, landscaped by Eugène Bühler (1822-1907), and in 1864 opened to the public.
Located at 49.29 -0.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tour-en-Bessin Airfield
Tour-en-Bessin Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, located near the commune of Tour-en-Bessin in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. It lies to the southeast of Tour-en-Bessin. The United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 12 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France. It was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 833d and 846th Engineer Aviation Battalions.
Located at 49.29 -0.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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