An anchor belonging to one of the warships that fought during the Normandy invasion.
Don de Mr Julien COSTY
Pécheur á Ver sur Mer
Ancre provenant d'un bátiment de guerre
ayant participé aux combats de débarquement
Découverte en Aoút 1985 - masse 2 tonnes
Which translates to:
Donated by My JULIEN COSTY
Ver-sur-Mer fisherman
Anchor from a warship
who fought landing
Discovered in August 1985 - weight 2 tons
Address
Place de l'Amiral Byrd
Ver-sur-Mer, Calvados
14114
France
Coordinates
49.33641, -0.525614
Parking
The Gold Beach Museum (Musée America – Gold Beach) covers the German defences along the beach prior to D-Day aswell as D-Day and the intelligence operations behind it with a particular focus on the 50th Northumberland division and the creation of RAF airfields in the area.
Mont Fleury Battery also known as Roquettes Battery is located in the village of Mont Fleury near Ver-sur-Mer and was still under construction when the Allied landed on D-Day
A Sexton self-propelled gun in memory of the British troops who landed on the beach at Ver-sur-Mer and a porpoise ammunition carrier.
