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Sainte-Mere-Eglise in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 1,624 inhabitants is a place in France - some 170 mi or ( 274 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Sainte-Mere-Eglise is now 07:28 AM (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 Vindefontaine. 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 Sainte-Mere-Eglise ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Airborne Museum (Sainte-Mère-Église)

The Airborne Museum (Musée Airborne) is a museum in Sainte-Mère-Église, La Manche, France. It is dedicated to the memory of the troops of 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division who landed in Normandy, by parachute or glider, on the night of 5–6 June 1944 hours before the Allied landings in Normandy. Its collections have been donated by the townspeople and thanks to gifts from the veterans of 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.

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Located at 49.41 -1.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1964 establishments, Aerospace museums in France, Museums in Manche, Operation Overlord museums in France, World War II memorials in France

Advanced Landing Ground

Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) was the term given to the temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II in support of the invasion of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in North West Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day, 7 May 1945.

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Located at 49.38 -1.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, World War II airfields

Thomas Meehan III

First Lieutenant Thomas Meehan III (July 8, 1921 – June 6, 1944) was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. He was killed on "D-Day" when the aircraft he was a passenger on was shot down by ground fire. Meehan was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Jason O'Mara.

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Located at 49.43 -1.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1921 births, 1944 deaths, American military personnel killed in World War II, Band of Brothers characters, Operation Overlord people, People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Recipients of the Purple Heart medal, United States Army officers, University of the Arts (Philadelphia) alumni

Merderet

Merderet {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=288px|alt=}} {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=288px|alt=}}Origin NormandyMouth Douve{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|21|48|N|1|21|16|W| |primary |name=Douve-Merderet }}Basin countries FranceLength 36 km The Merderet is a 36 km long river in Normandy, France which is tributary to the Douve River.

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Located at 49.36 -1.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of France, Rivers of Normandy

Walter Ohmsen

Walter Ohmsen (7 June 1911 – 19 February 1988) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant zur See in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. On 6 June 1944 the Western Allies launched Operation Overlord, the amphibious invasion of Normandy, France. Ohmsen was the first German defender of Fortress Europe to sight the invasion force.

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Located at 49.48 -1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1911 births, 1988 deaths, German Party politicians, German military personnel of World War II, German military personnel of the Bundeswehr, German prisoners of war, Kriegsmarine personnel, Military history of Normandy, Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Recipients of the Knight's Cross, World War II prisoners of war held by the United States