Memorial to Sir Alexander Stanier
A memorial to Sir Alexander Stanier liberator of Arromanches on the 6th June 1944.
AU GENERAL
SIR ALEXANDER STANIER BT
231e BRIGADE - 50e DIVISION
LIBERATEUR D'ARROMANCHES
LE 6 JUIN 1944
1899 - 1944
A memorial to Sir Alexander Stanier liberator of Arromanches on the 6th June 1944.
AU GENERAL
SIR ALEXANDER STANIER BT
231e BRIGADE - 50e DIVISION
LIBERATEUR D'ARROMANCHES
LE 6 JUIN 1944
1899 - 1944
Address
Place du Six Juin 1944
Arromanches-les-Bains, Calvados
14117
France
Coordinates
49.340386, -0.621544
Parking
The museum is located next to the beach in Arromanches overlooking the remains of the Mulberry Harbour which allowed the Allies to land heavy equipment and supplies in Normandy following the initial invasion. At its busiest peak the port was unloading more than 18,000 tons of supplies each day.
A memorial to Merchant Navy Seamen who lost their lives during Operation Overlord.
A memorial to the men who lost their lives manning the landing ships and landing crafts
