Hermanville Debarquement Memorial

A memorial to the arrival of the allies at Hermanville on the 6th of June 1944

LES PIONNIERS
ALLIES
ONT MIS PIED
SUR CETTE PLAGE
LE 5 JUIN 1944
A 23 HEURES

PHASES DE LA LIBERATION

3H DU MATIN, AU LARGE 1000 BATEAUX
5H BOMBARDEMENT DE LA COTE
5H30 ACCOSTAGE PREMIERES ESCARMOUCHES
6H FEU ROULANT DES CUIRASSES PENDANT 3H
6H45 DEBARQUEMENT DE CHARS ET DE MILLIERS D'HOMMES

LE DEBARQUEMENT DU 6 JUIN 1944

LORS DE L'OFFENSIVE DE LIBERATION
UN PORT ARTIFICIEL FUT CREE
DU 6 AU 9 JUIN 1944
A 1.300 METERES DE LA PLAGE
D'HERMANVILLE
IL ETAIT CONSTITUE PAR
CINQ BATIMENTS DE COMMERCE

_LE CROISEUR BRITANNIQUE "DURBAN"
_LE CROISEUR HOLLANDAIS "SUMATRA"
_LE CROISEUR FRANCAIS "COURBET"

BATIMENT DE 24.000 TONNES COMMANDE
PAR LE CAPITAINE DE VAISSEAU R.WIETZEL

IL FUT SABORDE AVEC
LE PAVILLON A CROIX DE LORRAINE A SON MAT TRIPODE
LE PAVILLION FRANCAIS A LA CORNE
CE FUT LE PREMIER PAVILLON FRANCAIS
QUE FLOTTA SUR LA TERRE LIBEREE

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Listing: Hermanville Debarquement Memorial

Location

Place du Cuirassé Courbet
14880Hermanville-sur-Mer
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.302629
Latitude:49.297952

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