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Delve into Orbois in France

Orbois in the region of Basse-Normandie is a city in France - some 139 mi or ( 223 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Orbois

Current time in Orbois is now 12:48 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Sermentot. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Orbois ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

St. Elmo's fire 'static charges' over France at 20000 feet

0:48 min by fly4fun
Views: 380065 Rating: 4.82

Heavy rain caused a build up of static electricity going into while on approach to Paris. This static is occasionally followed by some wild colors, known as St. Elmo's fire. Wrote about this trip in m ..

The Mulberry Harbour.wmv

2:15 min by scapa6
Views: 15391 Rating: 5.00

The Mulberry Harbour was an artificial port the size of Dover, that was prefabricated in England, and then towed across the Channel to the Normandy coast, after the D-Day landing had started. This har ..


La Normandie - Vestige du débarquement du 6 juin 1944

7:15 min by Papetyves
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La Normandie - Les plages du débarquement ..

Carp Fishing Holidays in France with Derek Ritchie at Carp Invasion 02

2:08 min by CarpInvasion
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www.carpinvasion.com Carp Fishing Holidays in France with Derek Ritchie. This carp fishing video shows Derek "The Don" Ritchie with "The Animal" a 40lb 8oz carp that he caught at the Carp Invasion car ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Operation Perch

Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place between 7 and 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe. A combination of fierce German resistance and failures at the British command level foiled the operation before its objectives were achieved.

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Located at 49.08 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Battle for Caen, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom

Battle of Villers-Bocage

The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. The battle was the result of a British attempt to improve their position by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in the German defences to the west of the city of Caen.

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Located at 49.08 -0.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battle for Caen, Battle honours of the Rifle Brigade, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 1944, Military history of Normandy, Tank battles

Mondaye Abbey

Saint-Martin de Mondaye is a French Premonstratensian abbey in the Bessin countryside at Juaye-Mondaye, Calvados, nine miles to the south of Bayeux. Founded in 1200, it is the only canonial abbey still active in Normandy.

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Located at 49.21 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 19th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Calvados, Christian monasteries established in the 13th century, Churches in Calvados, Premonstratensian monasteries in France, Visitor attractions in Calvados, Visitor attractions in Lower Normandy

Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry

The Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry was the last big operation conducted by Canadian land forces in Normandy during June 1944. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, supported by the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment attempted to take the town of Le Mesnil-Patry in Normandy as part of a southwards move on the right flank of Cheux towards high ground (Hill 107) as part of the strategy of taking the city of Caen. The battle resulted in a German victory.

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Located at 49.20 -0.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Battle for Caen, Battles and operations of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Military history of Normandy

Battle of Méribel

The Battle of Méribel took place at Méribel, above Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France, on 13 September 1793, when the forces of the Duchy of Savoy were defeated by the French Army. In 1792, Revolutionary French forces had marched into Savoy to "bring freedom" to its people as part of the French Revolution. A decree annexing it to France was signed on 27 November of the same year, and it became the 85th département of France, renamed as the Mont Blanc département.

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Located at 49.23 -0.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1793 in France, Battles involving Savoy, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Conflicts in 1793