Queen's Own Rifles Memorial, Bernières-sur-Mer
A memorial to the queens own Rifles who landed on this beach on the the June 1944, the memorial is a plaque located on a German Tobruk facing the beach.
ICI ONT DÉBARQUÉ
LE SIX JUIN 1944
LE QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES
DU CANADA
HERE ON 6TH JUNE 1944
LANDED THE
QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES
OF CANADA
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Location
Promenade des Français
14990Bernières-sur-Mer
Calvados
France
| Longitude: | -0.4228457 |
|---|---|
| Latitude: | 49.335647 |
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Maison de The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada / Canada House
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Canadian Inukshuk Memorial, Bernières-sur-Mer
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