A memorial to the Allied soldiers whose heroism led to the liberation of Europe.
ICI LE 6 JUIN 194
L'HEROISME DES
FORCES ALLIEES
LIBERE L'EUROPE
HERE ON THE 6TH JUNE 1944
EUROPE WAS LIBERATED
BY THE HEROISM
OF THE ALLIED FORCES
Address
Place du 6 Juin
Bernières-sur-Mer, Calvados
14990
France
Coordinates
49.335326, -0.422845
Parking
A memorial to the queens own Rifles who landed on this beach on the the June 1944, the memorial is a plaque located on a German Tobruk facing the beach.
A memorial to the Canadian soldiers who died at Bernières-sur-Mer on the 6th June 1944
This house was liberated at first light on D-Day, 6 June, 1944, by the men of The Queens Own Rifles of Canada who were the first Canadians to land on this beach.
