Port en Bessin oil port memorial

A memorial stone commemorating Port-en-Bessins use as an important oil port providing allied forces with the fuel required to continue their advance.

PORT-EN-BESSIN
Port pétrolier de Debarquement

Which translates to:

PORT-EN-BESSIN
oil unloading port

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Listing: Port en Bessin oil port memorial

Location

Rue du Castel
14520Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.75462
Latitude:49.349179

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