A memorial to the 47th Royal Marine Commando who captured Port-en-Bessin during Operation Aubery on the 7th & 8th of June.
The memorial is located on the D514 entering Port-en-Bessin-Huppain.
Address
D514
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Calvados
14520
France
Coordinates
49.342075, -0.745007
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A memorial stone commemorating Port-en-Bessins use as an important oil port providing allied forces with the fuel required to continue their advance.
A small bunker in the harbour of Port en Bessin, the bunker has a plaque on it to the 47th Royal Marine Commando and the sailors of two French light cruisers Georges Leygues and Montcalm.
The Musée des Epaves Sous-Marines displays artefacts from Second World War wrecks recovered from the seabed off the shore from Normandy offering insight into the D-Day landings and underwater archaeology
