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Touring Thaon in France

Thaon in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 1,410 citizens is a city located in France - some 130 mi or ( 209 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Thaon is now 07:29 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Rosel. 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 Thaon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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D-Day 60 years later. A trip to Normandy, part-1

9:39 min by raffy2006
Views: 60013 Rating: 4.70

Part 1 of a short video-report of a trip, my brother, his wife and I took to Normandy in june 2004. It was the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings and we took an authentic ww-2 Willys jeep and a Ha ..

WW II german Veteran (2 of 5) D-day Normandy 1944 / 2008

3:14 min by 1969Terminus
Views: 29343 Rating: 4.88

Reise in die Vergangenheit auf die Soldatenfriedhöfe. "Ich hatt einen Kameraden" A journey of a german veteran (12. SS Pz.Div.) into the past to cemetaries of german soldiers - who were killed in acti ..


MARIAGES Boutique salon du mariage ROBES de mariees et accessoires

5:01 min by syscommweb
Views: 6737 Rating: 3.00

MARIAGES Boutique vous propose les plus grandes marques de robes de mariees : LINEA RAFFAELI, PRONOVIAS, Mariés de Provences, EMY LEE, Eglantine, Marylise, WHITE ONE, Rembo Styling et JESUS PEYRO. MAR ..

Spa Normandie, vacances bien-être, camping cote de nacre

1:29 min by cote2nacre
Views: 3446 Rating: 5.00

Une vidéo du tout nouveau Spa du camping yelloh village La Côte de Nacre en normandie, proche Paris, Hammam, sauna, massage, balnéo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery

The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is a cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The Cemetery is located in and named after Bény-sur-Mer in the Calvados department, near Caen in lower Normandy. As is typical of war cemeteries in France, the grounds are beautifully landscaped and immaculately kept.

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Located at 49.30 -0.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Cemeteries in Calvados, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, History of Normandy, Military history of Canada during World War II, Operation Neptune, World War II cemeteries in France

Buron

Büron is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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Located at 49.22 -0.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Hameaux in Calvados, Municipalities in the Province of León, Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne, Populated places in the Province of León

Ardenne Abbey

Ardenne Abbey, "l'Abbaye d'Ardenne," or Abbaye Ardenne is the site of a Premonstratensian monastery in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, near Caen, France, containing a chapel built in 1121 and other medieval buildings. The Abbaye was used as an observation post by the Germans in the Battle of Normandy, and was heavily damaged by Allied forces. As a result, much of the Abbaye visible today has been rebuilt or restored.

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Located at 49.20 -0.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1121 establishments in France, Buildings and structures in Calvados, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Operation Overlord, Premonstratensian monasteries in France, Religious organizations established in the 1120s, Visitor attractions in Calvados, Visitor attractions in Lower Normandy, War crimes in France

Operation Windsor

Operation Windsor was a Canadian offensive launched as part of the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War. Taking place on 4–5 July 1944, the attack was undertaken by the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division in an attempt to capture the Norman town of Carpiquet and the adjacent airfield from German forces. The attack was originally intended to take place during the later stages of Operation Epsom, as a means of protecting the eastern flank of the main assault.

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Located at 49.19 -0.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battle for Caen, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Conflicts in 1944, World War II operations and battles of Europe

Gare de Courseulles-sur-Mer

Courseulles, was a railway station at the end of the CF Caen-Mer, terminus of trains from Caen and Luc-sur-Mer. The station and extension of the line opened in July 1876 and doubling of the track with the addition of a third rail for 0.60m trains in 1900. The station closed in 1952. The station was situated Place du 6 Juin (current name) next to the Hôtel de Paris and the fishing harbour on the Seulles. the standard gauge railway ended whilst the 0.6m line continued to Bayeux.

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Located at 49.33 -0.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1876 establishments in France, Defunct railway stations in Lower Normandy, Railway stations closed in 1952, Railway stations opened in 1876, Région Ouest