Ranville first liberated village memorial

A memorial plaque to the liberation of Ranville which was the first French village to be liberated by the Allies on D-Day.

RANVILLE
LE PREMIER VILLAGE DE FRANCE
LIBEREA ETE PRIS AUX ALLEMANDS
A 2H30 LE 6 JUIN 1944
PAR
LE 13TH (LANCASHIRE) BATTALION
THE PARACHUTE RGT

THIS MEMORIAL IS RAISED BY ALL RANKS IN MEMORY
OF THEIR COMRADES WHO FELL IN THE CAMPAIGN