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Location: Bénouville, Caen, Normandy, France
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Willem VS
October 11, 2021
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Just after midnight on the night of June 5-6, the two bridges of Ranville-Bénouville were captured by the British 5th Parachute Brigade after a short battle. Pegasus was their emblem. …
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•Les Guilvinistes
July 15, 2018
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The Pegasus Bridge near Bénouville owes its name to the flying horse in the arms of the 6th British Airborne Division, which landed here on June 6, 1944 and conquered the important bridgehead for Operation Overlord - the landing of Allied troops in Normandy. A small museum recalls this story and informs about details.
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•Keith Clothier
June 27, 2019
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Visit the Pegasus Bridge museum and see the original bridge
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Location: Bénouville, Caen, Normandy, France