Airborne Spirit Monument, Saint-Mere-Eglise
A monument to the Allied Airborne units who took part in Operation Overlord in June 1944 showing the number of men killed and wounded in each of the Allied forces.
A monument to the Allied Airborne units who took part in Operation Overlord in June 1944 showing the number of men killed and wounded in each of the Allied forces.
Address
Voie de la Liberté
Sainte-Mère-Église, Manche
50480
France
Coordinates
49.408359, -1.317314
Parking
A monument to the liberation of Sainte-Mère-Eglise by the 82nd and 101st Divisions.
A memorial to Alexandre Renaud, the former major of Saint-Mere-Eglise when the Allies landed in WW2.
Sainte-Mère-Église Church in Normandy, famous for its D-Day paratrooper, John Steele who hung from the church steeple for several hours after the 82nd airborne division was mistakenly dropped onto the town
