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Delve into Tracy-sur-Mer in France

Tracy-sur-Mer in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 311 residents is a city in France - some 139 mi or ( 224 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tracy-sur-Mer

Current time in Tracy-sur-Mer is now 10:20 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Ver-sur-Mer. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tracy-sur-Mer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

WW2 NVAFRIENDS - D-DAY 60TH ANNIVERSARY Parade Arromanche

6:18 min by Harm Kuijper
Views: 8514 Rating: 4.73

Parade in Arromanches, Normandy. Veterans on parade in the streets of Arromanches 6 june 2004. ..

Mulberry Harbour remains at Arromanches

0:24 min by Mel7vc
Views: 6003 Rating: 4.00

Arromanches, Normandy. The remains of the Mulberry Harbour created in June 1944 to aid D-Day. ..


Arromanches

4:40 min by Asbury Fever
Views: 2192 Rating: 4.00

Normandía, el lugar donde cambio la historia hace 64 años. Repaso de las fotografías tomadas el 11/05/08 de los puntos más emblemáticos de la batalla de Normandía. ..

D-Day 2008

1:01 min by schaengel70
Views: 1631 Rating: 5.00

D-Day 2008 in der Normandie ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mulberry harbour

A Mulberry harbour was a portable temporary harbour developed by the British in World War II to facilitate rapid offloading of cargo onto the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Two prefabricated or artificial military harbours were taken in sections across the English Channel from Britain with the invading army and assembled off the coast of Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion of France in 1944.

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Located at 49.35 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Coastal construction, Operation Overlord

Bessin

The Bessin is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasse tribe of Gaul who also gave their name to the city of Bayeux, central town of the Bessin.

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Located at 49.33 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Former provinces of France, Geography of Calvados, History of Lower Normandy

Longues-sur-Mer battery

The Longues-sur-Mer battery was a World War II artillery battery constructed by the Wehrmacht near the French village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. The battery was completed by April 1944. Although constructed and manned initially by the Kriegsmarine, the battery was later transferred to the German army.

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Located at 49.34 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calvados, Fortification in France, Military history of France during World War II, Military history of Normandy, Visitor attractions in Calvados, Visitor attractions in Lower Normandy, World War II sites in France

Gold Beach

Gold Beach was the code name of one of the D-Day landing beaches that Allied forces used to invade German-occupied France on 6 June 1944, during World War II. Gold Beach lay in the area assigned to the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division commanded by Major General Douglas Alexander Graham, and the 8th Armoured Brigade. These were part of XXX Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Gerard Bucknall, which in turn was part of Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey's British 2nd Army.

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Located at 49.35 -0.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Operation Neptune, Operation Overlord

Invasion of Normandy

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II. It was the largest amphibious operation ever to take place. Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on 6 June came from Canada, the Free French Forces, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Located at 49.33 -0.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of World War II involving Belgium, Battles and operations of World War II involving Czechoslovakia, Battles and operations of World War II involving Greece, Battles and operations of World War II involving New Zealand, Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway, Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland, Battles and operations of World War II involving the Netherlands, Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Battles and operations of World War II involving the United States, Battles of World War II involving Australia, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving France, Operation Overlord, World War II invasions, World War II orders of battle