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Discover Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles in France

Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 132 habitants is a town located in France - some 137 mi or ( 220 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles is now 12:20 PM (Sunday) . 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 Tourville-sur-Odon. 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 Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Mulberry Harbour.wmv

2:15 min by scapa6
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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 ..


Sites of War, Sights of Beauty: Normandy's Fields of Green (& Gold) - Study Abroad Vlog #48

10:10 min by depaysment
Views: 268 Rating: 5.00

During the week when my parents came to visit, we went to Normandy to visit the D-Day Beaches. It was a truly amazing experience... we were part of a tour group so I didn't attempt any commentary on t ..

Thoughts From Places - Normandy, France

6:58 min by Dnc1ngQueen
Views: 137 Rating: 5.00

On the anniversary of D-Day, I share my impressions of the places my Grandfather liberated 67 years ago. ..


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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 7 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 7 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 8 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 9 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