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Discover Colleville-sur-Mer in France
Colleville-sur-Mer in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 180 habitants is a town located in France - some 149 mi or ( 239 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Colleville-sur-Mer is now 04:23 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vaux-sur-Aure. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Colleville-sur-Mer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Omaha Beach and German Bunker
A view of Omaha Beach from in front of a German bunker. I am pretty sure it is part of WN 62 (Widerstandsnester). It is just down from the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. www.jewishvirtuallib ..
Americans visit Normandy American Cemetery
A Tribute to our fallen soldiers. ..
Débarquement de Normandie - 6 juin 1944
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Normandy American Cemetery & Star Spangled Banner
A compilation of clips from the Normandy American Cemetery above Omaha Beach at St Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. Just an experiment to see how effective it might be.Please take a look at Video Hi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Heinrich Severloh
Heinrich Severloh was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. He is sometimes referred to as The Beast of Omaha. He become known when he claimed in his autobiography that as a machine gunner in a simple foxhole he inflicted over 1,000 casualties to American soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. However, Severloh's story is not widely believed by academics or historians from any side and has little supporting evidence.
Located at 49.36 -0.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
A-22 Colleville-sur-Mer
Colleville-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.
Located at 49.35 -0.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.
Located at 49.36 -0.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
A-21 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.
Located at 49.36 -0.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Battle of Formigny
The Battle of Formigny (15 April 1450) was a battle of the Hundred Years' War fought between England and France. It was a decisive victory for the French.
Located at 49.34 -0.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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