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Explore Tessel in France

Tessel in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 238 inhabitants is a town in France - some 134 mi or ( 216 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tessel is now 12:01 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Verson. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Tessel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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 ..

petite journee sympa a festyland

9:37 min by rastanic
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festyland en familles ..


Bayeux, France: Famous Medieval Tapestry

2:26 min by RickSteves
Views: 6782 Rating: 4.67

Bayeux, a town 140 miles west of Paris in the Normandy region, is famous for the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230 foot long embroidery, housed in an excellent museum, tells the story of arguably the most mem ..

Mare Fontaine Battery - Normandy - Atlantic Wall

3:05 min by ajdinsdale
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Mare Fontaine Battery - Normandy - Atlantic Wall British 69th Brigade objective ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 5 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

Operation Jupiter (1944)

This article is about the 1944 Operation Jupiter in France. For other uses, see Operation Jupiter (disambiguation).

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Located at 49.12 -0.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Battle for Caen, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom

Operation Epsom

Operation Epsom, also known as the First Battle of the Odon, was a Second World War British offensive that took place between 26 and 30 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The offensive was intended to outflank and seize the German-occupied city of Caen, a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe.

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Located at 49.12 -0.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Battle for Caen, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom

Caen – Carpiquet Airport

Caen la Mer Airport or Aéroport de Caen la Mer is an airport located in Carpiquet and 6 km west of Caen, both communes of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région of France. Chalair Aviation has its head office on the airport property. There are also plans for a new route operated by start-up airline Join! Regional Airlines to London Southend from 2013.

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Located at 49.17 -0.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in France, Buildings and structures in Calvados, Caen, Transport in Lower Normandy

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 10 km away
Tags: Battle for Caen, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom