Varaville memorial to No3 Commando who under the command of Lt Col Peter Young liberated the town on the 17th August 1944
SQUARE DU NO3 COMMANDO
DE LA
1ST SPECIAL SERVICE BRIGADE BRITANNIQUE
COMMANDE PAR LE LT COL.PETER YOUNG
LIBERATEUR DE VARAVILLE
17 AOUT 1944
Address
Rue Clément Hobson
Varaville, Calvados
14390
France
Coordinates
49.25222, -0.1599
Parking
A memorial to members of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion located in Varaville
A memorial marking the point the men of the 9th Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment gathered before assaulting Merville Battery.
A memorial to Brigadier Derek Mills-Roberts who commanded No6 Commando of the 1st Special Service Brigade
