A memorial in memory of Jean Roger Sainteny who was an important member of the resistance as the head of the Normandy area for the Resistance Alliance network under the pseudonym "Dragon".
He was captured by the Gestapo but managed to escape and assist in the invasion of Normandy.
PLACE
JEAN ROGER SAINTENY
DIT "DRAGON"
RESEAU ALLIANCE
COMPAGNON DE LA LIBERATION
GRAND OFFICER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR
1907 - 1978
Address
D517
Vierville-sur-Mer, Calvados
14710
France
Coordinates
49.37883, -0.90361
Parking
Located next to a car park
A memorial to the 29th Infantry Division who stormed Omaha Beach on the 6th June 1944.
A memorial to the 5th Ranger Battalion who landed on Omaha beach near Vierville-sur-Mer on D-Day and fought their way inland against strong opposition
A memorial in memory of the 180 members of the RAFs 21st BDS who landed on Omaha beach on D-Day. Of the 180 that landed there 8 were killed and 37 wounded.
