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Delve into Colomby-sur-Thaon in France
Colomby-sur-Thaon in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 433 residents is a city in France - some 128 mi or ( 206 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Current time in Colomby-sur-Thaon is now 06:28 PM (Tuesday) . 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 Villons-les-Buissons. 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 Colomby-sur-Thaon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
D-Day 60 years later. A trip to Normandy, part-1
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
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 ..
Back to Normandy - My Dad
A WWII vet returns to Juno Beach after 60 years ..
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2012 - D-DAY: JUNO BEACH, NORMANDY 2010
During the 'Victory in Europe Tour' in May 2010, students from Barrie Ontario describe being at Juno Beach in Normandy for the first time. Juno Beach was the code name of one of the five main landing ..
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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.
Located at 49.30 -0.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds
The Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL), or Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator, is a French national nuclear physics research center in Caen. The facility consists primarily of two serialised synchrocyclotrons.
Located at 49.21 -0.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Gare de Luc-sur-Mer
Luc-sur-Mer, was a railway station at on the Caen à la Mer railway and opened on 30 June 1875. In July 1876, the line was extended from Luc to Courseulles-sur-Mer The line from Luc to Courseulles was double in 1900 with the addition of a third 0.6m rail for trains of the Chemins de Fer du Calvados. The station closed in 1952. The station was situated near to Avenue Carnot (current name) where the narrow gauge line split, and went towards Ouistreham.
Located at 49.32 -0.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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.
Located at 49.20 -0.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Juno Beach
Juno or Juno Beach was one of five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The sector spanned from Courseulles-sur-Mer, a village just east of the British Gold sector, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, just west of the British Sword sector. The Juno landings were judged necessary to provide flanking support to the British drive on Caen from Sword, as well as to capture the German airfield at Carpiquet west of Caen.
Located at 49.34 -0.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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