Memorial First Liberated Town Hall Bénouville
At the town hall is a plaque with following text:
Première mairie de France
libérée
le 5 juin 1944 à 23h45
par les
parachutistes anglais
The translation of the text:
First town hall of France
liberated
on 5 June 1944 at 23:45
by
British Parachutists
Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!
Source
- Text: Jente de Roust
- Photos: Jente de Roust
Nearby
Museum
- Memorial Pegasus Ranville - Ranville
- Museé du débarquement nº 4 Commando - Ouistreham
- The Grand Bunker Atlantic Wall Museum - Ouistreham
Point of interest
Monument
- War Memorial Bénouville - Bénouville
- Memorial 7th Light Infantry Battalion Bénouville - Bénouville
- Memorial Liberation Bénouville - Bénouville
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Bénouville - Bénouville
- Commonwealth War Graves Ranville - Ranville
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Ranville - Ranville
Fortification
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright