A memorial to 3 Kieffer Commandos who died on the beach at Colleville-Montgomery on the 6th June 1944
A LA MEMOIRE
DES
COMMANDOS KIEFFER
RAYMOND DUMENOIR, 32 ANS
RAYMOND FLESCH, 24 ANS
JEAN ROUSSEAU, 23 ANS
MORTS POUR LA FRANCE SUR CETTE PLAGE
LE 6 JUIN 1944
IN MEMORY
OF
COMMANDOS KIEFFER
RAYMOND DUMENOIR, 32 YEARS
RAYMOND FLESCH, 24 YEARS
JEAN ROUSSEAU, 23 YEARS
DIED FOR FRANCE ON THIS BEACH
JUNE 6, 1944
Address
Boulevard maritime
Colleville-Montgomery, Calvados
14880
France
Coordinates
49.293313, -0.282333
Parking
The Piper Bill Millin statue in Colleville-Montgomery near Ouistreham honours the piper who played on Sword Beach during the D-Day landings
A monument to the No4, No3, No6 commandos and the Royal Marine Commando 45.
A memorial to the 177 men of the 1st Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos of the Free French Navy who landed on the beach of Colleville-Montgomery on the 6th June 1944 at 7:23.
