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Discover Eraines in France

Eraines in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 241 habitants is a town located in France - some 114 mi or ( 184 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Eraines

Local time in Eraines is now 12:02 AM (Friday) . 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 Villy-lez-Falaise. 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 Eraines ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Destruction du château d'eau à Falaise route de Putanges.

0:51 min by nimapoggy
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Ils ne le font même pas à la dynamite ! décevant... ..

Chateau de Falaise : William the Conqueror's Normandy Castle

3:40 min by Phil in Normandy
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Château de Falaise, the castle in Falaise, Normandy (France) where William the Conquerer was born . visitnormandy.wordpress.com ..


Joan of Arc to William the Conqueror Everardt's photos around Falaise, France (basse-normandie)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 784 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Everardt's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..

FALAISE-NORMANDIA.mpg

5:48 min by Marina Brivio
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Visita a Falaise (bassa Normandia),la citta' che diede i natali a Guglielmo il conquistatore nel 1027. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gare de Falaise

Falaise was a railway station in the French town of Falaise, Calvados. The station was built by the CF de l'Ouest in pure Ouest architecture, and opened on 1 November 1859. It saw the arrival of a line from Flers on 15 April 1874 and from Falaise-Château by the Calvados railway in 1904 (0.6m). The main line to Caen closed on 1 July 1953 and the branch line from Berjou on 1 March 1938. at the birth of the SNCF. The narrow gauge line closed in 1932.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 48.90 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1859 establishments in France, Defunct railway stations in Lower Normandy, Railway stations closed in 1953, Railway stations opened in 1859, Région Ouest

Operation Tractable

Operation Tractable was the final offensive conducted by Canadian and Polish Army troops, supported by one brigade of British tanks, as part of the Battle of Normandy. The goal of this operation was to capture the strategically important French town of Falaise, and following that, the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois.

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Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Conflicts in 1944, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Overlord

Falaise pocket

The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the pocket around the town of Falaise within which Army Group B, consisting of the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.

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Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving France, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Overlord

Château de Vendeuvre

The Château de Vendeuvre is situated in the commune of Vendeuvre, near to Lisieux in Normandy. Classed as a Historic Monument both for its exterior and interior, Vendeuvre is a prototypical aristocratic Norman country house. It was opened to the public in 1983.

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Located at 48.99 -0.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Châteaux in Calvados, Gardens in Calvados, Historic house museums in Lower Normandy, Museums in Calvados, Official historical monuments of France

Operation Mallard

Operation Mallard was the codename for an airborne forces operation which was conducted by the British Army on 6 June 1944, as part of the Normandy landings. The mission's objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce the 6th Airborne Division on the left flank of the British invasion beaches.

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Located at 49.03 -0.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Airborne operations, Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 1944, Glider Pilot Regiment operations, Operation Overlord