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
Address
Promenade des Français
Bernières-sur-Mer, Calvados
14990
France
Coordinates
49.335647, -0.4228457
Parking
A memorial to the Allied soldiers whose heroism led to the liberation of Europe.
This house was liberated at first light on D-Day, 6 June, 1944, by the men of The Queens Own Rifles of Canada who were the first Canadians to land on this beach.
A memorial to the Canadian soldiers who died at Bernières-sur-Mer on the 6th June 1944
