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Visit La Pointe du Hoc in Normandy

June 20, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

La Pointe du Hoc in Normandy

The capture of Pointe du Hoc by US Rangers was one of the most heroic acts on D-Day. The bomb-scarred terrain and battery are open to visitors. The cliff top German gun battery at Pointe du Hoc was one of the prime Allied targets at the start of D-Day on June 6, 1944. US Rangers heroically scaled the 100-foot-high coastal cliffs to capture the battery and hold the high … [Read more...]

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Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

May 21, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Headstones in the Normandy American Cemetery

The US Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach is the largest allied war cemetery in Normandy, France. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer in France is with 9,387 graves the largest of the allied military cemeteries in Normandy. The memorial site overlooks Omaha landing beach where so many soldiers died on D-Day. The … [Read more...]

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Visit the Germany Military Cemetery at La Cambe in Normandy

May 21, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Tumulus at the German Military Cemetery at La Cambe

The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the largest Second World War military cemetery in Normandy. The Cimetière Militaire Allemand / Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the final resting place of over 21,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The German military cemetery has by far the largest number of war graves in the region … [Read more...]

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