Angoville Au Plain church, American aid station during WW2

On the night of the 5/6th June 1944 the 101st Airborne Division parachuted into Normandy. Intense fighting took place around Angoville Au Plain with the church being used as a medical centre by the Americans.

The battle for Angoville Au Plain lasted for serval days with possession switching between the Americans and Germans. The aid station was allowed to continue to function by the Germans after the saw that it was treating both German and American casualties.

Inside the church there is a stained glass window featuring a paratrooper parachuting into Normandy with the church in the background and the date 6th June 1944.