Monument to the liberation of Europe on Port-en-Bessin harbour wall
A monument to the liberation of Europe by Allied forces located in Port-en-Bessin on the harbour wall.
HERE IN 1944
EUROPE WAS LIBERATED
BY THE HEROISM
OF THE ALLIED FORCES
A monument to the liberation of Europe by Allied forces located in Port-en-Bessin on the harbour wall.
HERE IN 1944
EUROPE WAS LIBERATED
BY THE HEROISM
OF THE ALLIED FORCES
Address
Rue du Castel
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Calvados
14520
France
Coordinates
49.352221, -0.756416
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A memorial stone commemorating Port-en-Bessins use as an important oil port providing allied forces with the fuel required to continue their advance.
A small bunker in the harbour of Port en Bessin, the bunker has a plaque on it to the 47th Royal Marine Commando and the sailors of two French light cruisers Georges Leygues and Montcalm.
A memorial to the 47th Royal Marine Commando located on the D514 entering Port-en-Bessin-Huppain.
