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Explore Saint-Pierre-du-Fresne in France
Saint-Pierre-du-Fresne in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 204 inhabitants is a town in France - some 142 mi or ( 228 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Saint-Pierre-du-Fresne is now 12:56 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villers-Bocage. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saint-Pierre-du-Fresne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
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 ..
Scable in the Normandy
Lena and Anka doing scable during our last summer holiday in Bavent/France at the Viaduc de la Souleuvre. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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
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 10 km away
Souleuvre Viaduct
Viaduc de la Souleuvre is a well-known permanent bungee jumping facility in La Ferrière-Harang, Normandy, France. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:48|57|3.72|N|00|51|50.29|W|type:landmark_region:FR-14_scale:3000 |primary |name= }}
Located at 48.95 -0.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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 16 km away
La Vieille Airfield
La Vieille Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. Located just outside of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille (likely to the east of the commune), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 31 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 818th Engineer Aviation Battalion.
Located at 48.92 -0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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