3rd Canadian Infantry Division Bicycle Memorial

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A memorial to the 3d Canadian Infantry Division who landed at Berniéres sur mer with their bicycles on the 6th June 1944.

Une section d'agents de liaison de la 3eme Division d'infanterie Canadienne s'apprete á débarquer avec ses vélos.

Berniéres sur mer, tete de pont canadienne,
a vu arriver, le 6 Juin 1944, des Unités
Spéciales équipées de centaines de velos.

En memoire des agents de liaison
canadiens venus participer a la liberation de
la France, l'Atelier d'Arts Plastiques de
Bernieres sur mer a mis en scene ces velos,
symbole de liberte, surmontes d'une
branche d'arbre evoquant la vie qui reprend
apres quatre annees de souffrances

A section of liaison officers from the 3d Canadian Infantry Division is about to land with its bicycles

In memory of the participation of the Canadian liaison officers in the liberation of France, the workshop of Plastic Arts of Bernieres sur mer stages these bicycles, symbol of freedom, topped by a tree branch recalling the life resumed after four years of suffering

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Address

Bernières-sur-Mer
Rue Queen's Own Riffle Of Canada, Calvados
14990
France

Coordinates

49.334891, -0.420254

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Free parking on site

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