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Beny-sur-mer Canadian war cemetery - Stone of Remembrance during the 75th Anniversary commemorations

Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery near Juno Beach

November 11, 2019

Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery, the burial-place of the soldiers who fell on Juno Beach and in the first days of the Battle of Normandy

Wreaths laid on the occasion of D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations

D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations – We were there!

July 4, 2019

We had the immense privilege of attending some D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations in June 2019 and are delighted to share these special moments with you

La Cambe German War Cemetery

July 1, 2019

La Cambe German military cemetery contains the bodies of over 21,000 German soldiers who died in Normandy between June and August 1944

Kieffer Monument and Stele dedicated to Cdt. Kieffer's 177 Commandos of the Free French Forces who landed on Sword Beach on June 6, 1944 - Juno Beach War Memorials

Sword Beach War Memorials

June 7, 2019

Sword Beach War Memorials pay tribute to the British 3rd Infantry Division and Commander Philippe Kieffer’s French Commandos who freed Bella Riva on D-Day

Gold Beach War Memorials

June 6, 2019

Gold Beach War Memorials honours the memory of the British troops who landed on Item, Jig and King sectors and built the Mulberry Harbour

Juno Beach War Memorials in Douvres-la-Delivrande

June 5, 2019

Juno Beach War Memorials in Douvres-la-Delivrande honours the Allied troops who seized the major air-detection radar station the Germans set up in the village

Graye-sur-mer First Breach with Liberation Memorial

Juno Beach War Memorials in Graye-sur-mer

June 4, 2019

Juno Beach War Memorials in Graye-sur-mer pay tribute to the Canadian soldiers from the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade who landed on Mike sector on D-day

Juno Beach War Memorials in Corseulles-sur-mer

June 3, 2019

Juno Beach War Memorials in Corseulles-sur-mer pay tribute to the Canadian troops who landed on D-day and to Gal de Gaulle

Juno Beach War Memorials in Bernieres-sur-mer

June 2, 2019

Juno Beach War Memorials in Bernieres-sur-mer pay tribute to the men of the Canadian 8th Infantry Brigade who led the assault on Nan sector on D-Day

Castle of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte - donjon

Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte fortress and abbey in Cotentin

February 28, 2019

Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a historical medieval town of Cotentin nestled around its Benedictine abbey and the remains of its once mighty fortress

Fortified Notre-Dame de Portbail Church by the harbour and sea at low tide

Portbail, seaside resort on Côte des Isles

February 24, 2019

Portbail, a renowned seaside resort of Normandy and historical village that boasts the vestiges of the oldest Christian baptistery in Northern France

Batterie du Roc in Granville - firing post and 105mm gun

La Batterie du Roc in Granville – Atlantic Wall

February 20, 2019

La Batterie du Roc is on Pointe du Roc in Granville and was part of the Atlantic Wall, the defense system the Germans built along Europe’s western littoral

November 11 2019

Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery near Juno Beach

Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery, the burial-place of the soldiers who fell on Juno Beach and in the first days of the Battle of Normandy

July 4 2019

D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations – We were there!

We had the immense privilege of attending some D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorations in June 2019 and are delighted to share these special moments with you