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Discover Longraye in France
Longraye in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 215 habitants is a town located in France - some 140 mi or ( 225 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Longraye is now 12:30 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 Torteval-Quesnay. 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 Longraye ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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St. Elmo's fire 'static charges' over France at 20000 feet
Heavy rain caused a build up of static electricity going into while on approach to Paris. This static is occasionally followed by some wild colors, known as St. Elmo's fire. Wrote about this trip in m ..
The Mulberry Harbour.wmv
The Mulberry Harbour was an artificial port the size of Dover, that was prefabricated in England, and then towed across the Channel to the Normandy coast, after the D-Day landing had started. This har ..
La Normandie - Vestige du débarquement du 6 juin 1944
La Normandie - Les plages du débarquement ..
Bayeux, France: Famous Medieval Tapestry
Bayeux, a town 140 miles west of Paris in the Normandy region, is famous for the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230 foot long embroidery, housed in an excellent museum, tells the story of arguably the most mem ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mondaye Abbey
Saint-Martin de Mondaye is a French Premonstratensian abbey in the Bessin countryside at Juaye-Mondaye, Calvados, nine miles to the south of Bayeux. Founded in 1200, it is the only canonial abbey still active in Normandy.
Located at 49.21 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Lignerolles Airfield
Lignerolles Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Lignerolles in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France. Located just outside of Lignerolles (likely to the northwest of the commune), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 6 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 820th Engineer Aviation Battalion.
Located at 49.18 -0.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place between 7 and 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe. A combination of fierce German resistance and failures at the British command level foiled the operation before its objectives were achieved.
Located at 49.08 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Battle of Villers-Bocage
The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. The battle was the result of a British attempt to improve their position by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in the German defences to the west of the city of Caen.
Located at 49.08 -0.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Battle of Méribel
The Battle of Méribel took place at Méribel, above Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France, on 13 September 1793, when the forces of the Duchy of Savoy were defeated by the French Army. In 1792, Revolutionary French forces had marched into Savoy to "bring freedom" to its people as part of the French Revolution. A decree annexing it to France was signed on 27 November of the same year, and it became the 85th département of France, renamed as the Mont Blanc département.
Located at 49.23 -0.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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