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Touring Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in France

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 193 citizens is located in France - some 150 mi or ( 241 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

Time in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is now 04:28 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vouilly. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Frank Biondo on Omaha Beach, D-Day Interview 2007

4:29 min by ObltKG4
Views: 21799 Rating: 4.94

In Memory of Frank G. Biondo Sep 19, 1920 - Aug 19, 2009 Frank will be remembered for many reasons, to many people, friend and family. Frank will be remembered by myself as one of the few who stormed ..

D Day 50TH Anniversary Part 3 of 3

6:26 min by 13503947
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Débarquement de Normandie - 6 juin 1944

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Normandy American Cemetery & Star Spangled Banner

1:13 min by VideoHistoryToday
Views: 5148 Rating: 5.00

A compilation of clips from the Normandy American Cemetery above Omaha Beach at St Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. Just an experiment to see how effective it might be.Please take a look at Video Hi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

A-21 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

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Located at 49.36 -0.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.

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Located at 49.36 -0.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1944 establishments in France, American Battle Monuments Commission, Cemeteries in Calvados, Military history of Normandy, World War II cemeteries in France, World War II memorials in France

SS Pennsylvanian

SS Pennsylvanian was a cargo ship built in 1913 for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. During World War I she was requisitioned by the United States Navy and commissioned as USS Pennsylvanian (ID-3511) in September 1918, but renamed two months later to USS Scranton. After her Navy service, her original name of Pennsylvanian was restored.

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Located at 49.37 -0.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1913 ships, Cargo ships, Cargo ships of the United States Navy, Ships built in Sparrows Point, Maryland, Shipwrecks of France, Unique transports of the United States Navy, United States Navy Pennsylvania-related ships, World War I auxiliary ships of the United States, World War I merchant ships of the United States, World War II merchant ships of the United States, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

Omaha Beach

Omaha Beach is the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II. The beach is located on the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, and is 5 miles (8 km) long, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve River estuary.

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Located at 49.37 -0.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of World War II, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Military history of Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation Overlord, World War II operations and battles of Europe

Heinrich Severloh

Heinrich Severloh was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. He is sometimes referred to as The Beast of Omaha. He become known when he claimed in his autobiography that as a machine gunner in a simple foxhole he inflicted over 1,000 casualties to American soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. However, Severloh's story is not widely believed by academics or historians from any side and has little supporting evidence.

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Located at 49.36 -0.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1923 births, 2006 deaths, German military personnel of World War II, German prisoners of war, Operation Overlord people, People from Celle (district), People from the Province of Hanover, World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom, World War II prisoners of war held by the United States