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Place	Location	Category	Description
Omaha Beach(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer	beach, Second World War 1939-1945, historic, draw only border	The Battle of Normandy (D-Day) is one of the best-known battles of World War II. The invasion force included 4000 landing craft, 130 warships for bombardment and 12,000 aircraft to support the landings. In order to persuade the Germans that
Juno Beach (Nan Sector)(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Courseulles-sur-Mer	Second World War 1939-1945, invasion, draw only border	Canadian landing site during Operation: Overlord This site has photos of Normandy in 1944 and Now some great photos. blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/06/05/the-65th-anniv...
American Cemetery - Normandy Invasion Memorial at Omaha Beach(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Colleville-sur-Mer	cemetery, normandy, Second World War 1939-1945, memorial	American Cemetery See too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach
WWII American cemetery(en)	France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Draguignan (Draguignan)	Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery	WWII American cemetery. The American Cemetery and the Memorial The military cemetery Rhone is the home to more than one thousand graves of American soldiers who were killed in action, during operation Dragoon in 1944. On the breast plate of
The Longues-sur-Mer battery(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Longues-sur-Mer	bunker, Second World War 1939-1945	One of the most intact on the Atlantic Wall with the guns still in them. Built in the beginning of 1944, four 152 mm guns with a range of 12 miles posed a big threat to the troops landing on
Memorial of Caen(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe (Caen)	museum, Second World War 1939-1945	Excellent WWII and Peace Museum www.memorial-caen.fr/portail_gb/hp/hp.asp Its a great museum To NON VIOLANCE and WAR and the 21 centuary its good for a whole day.commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:M%C3%A9morial_de_Ca...
Fort Mont-Valérien(en)	France / Ile-de-France / Suresnes (Paris)	memorial, military, war, france, fortification, ww, mondiale	Fort Mont-Valérien (Fort du mont Valérien or simply Mont-Valérien) is a fortress in Suresnes a western Paris suburb, built in 1841 as part of the city's ring of modern fortifications. It overlooks the Bois de Boulogne. www.ordredelaliberation.fr/us_doc/2_2_2_valerien.html
La Cambe - German World War 2 Cemetery(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Saint-Germain-du-Pert	Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery, soldat	Within a clearing dotted with trees and small dark stone crosses lie the remains of more than 21,000 German soldiers, sailors and airmen. In the center, topped by a large dark cross, which is flanked by statues is an impressive
Keroman Submarine Pen(en)	France / Bretagne / Lorient (Лорьян)	Second World War 1939-1945, submarine, bunker	Lorient was the location of a German U-boat (submarine) base during World War II. Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz decided to construct the base on 28 June 1940. Between February 1941 and January 1942 three gigantic reinforced concrete structures were built on
Pointe du Hoc(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	war, historic, invasion	Pointe du Hoc is best known for the assault made on it during the World War II Normandy landings, June 6, 1944. The Germans had fortified six 155-mm artillery emplacements on the cliffs which overlooked the landing beaches. These guns
Suresnes American Cemetery And Memorial(en)	France / Ile-de-France / Suresnes (Paris)	memorial, cemetery, war, american, mondial	www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/su.php
Destroyed village of Fleury, before Douaumont(en)	France / Lorraine / Vaux-devant-Damloup	memorial, tourism, historic, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place	Great war memorial , ruins of the village.
The Saint Nazaire Raid - Operation Chariot(en)	France / Pays-de-la-Loire / Saint-Nazaire	Second World War 1939-1945	A ballsy plan to ram the dry-dock gate with an explosive laden destroyer HMS Campbeltown and damage it beyond repair was hatched by British Amry & Navy Commandos in 1942 when the threat of German Battleships to British supply lines
Douaumont Ossuary(en)	France / Lorraine / Bras-sur-Meuse	memorial, monument, military, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place	The Ossuary at Douaumont contains the remains of 130,000 unidentified soldiers. 90th Anniversary celebrated 11/11/08 by French President Sarkozy. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7722457.stm
Douaumont Fort(en)	France / Lorraine / Vaux-devant-Damloup	museum, First World War 1914-1918, fortification
WWII U-Boat Submarine Pens(en)	France / Pays-de-la-Loire / Saint-Nazaire (Saint-Nazaire / Sant-Nazer)	Second World War 1939-1945, submarine	Heavily reinforced concrete structures used to shelter U-Boats during World War II. uboat.net/flotillas/bases/saint_nazaire.htm maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=47.275988~-2.202209&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=42557079&encType=1
Glider Landing Zone N(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Ranville	war, historic, landing, zone	concise.britannica.com/ebc/art-40397
Vimy Ridge(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Givenchy-en-Gohelle	memorial, canada, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place, historic landmark	Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War. Inscribed on the ramparts of the Memorial are the names of 11,285 Canadian soldiers who were posted as "missing, presumed dead"
Bordeaux Submarine Pen(en)	France / Aquitaine / Lormont (Bordeaux)	museum, sous, bunker, submarine, base, marine, centre, war, culture, mondiale	Heavily reinforced concrete bunker used to shelter U-boats during World War II.
German U-boat Bunker (Dombunker)(en)	France / Bretagne / Lorient (Лорьян)	Second World War 1939-1945, submarine, bunker	This is the western Dombunker. See nearby description for eastern Dombunker for details.

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