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Sainte-Mère-Église Church

Sainte-Mère-Église Church

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Sainte-Mère-Église Church

Name: Sainte-Mère-Église Church
Rating: 2

Recommended by 39 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin

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Location: Sainte-Mère-Église, Cherbourg, Manche, France

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1. Sainte-Mère-Église Church – Sainte-Mère-Église Market loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

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2. Sainte-Mère-Église Church – Sainte-Mère-Église Market loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

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3. Sainte-Mère-Église Church – Sainte-Mère-Église Market loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

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Vincent Reboul

November 29, 2023

During the night of June 5, 1944. A fire raged in this village. Everyone helps put out the fire. The light of the fire was then interpreted by an American plane pilot as being a sign that these passengers had been released. American paratroopers land by mistake in the town.

One of the paratroopers is carried by his parachute onto the church tower where he remains hanging for hours, while the fighting rages below him. This is one of the most incongruous stories of the landing of June 6, 1944. You discover this in this town that has become legendary for history buffs.

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Snorre 🥾 🚲

June 27, 2022

During the night of June 6, 1944, a soldier from the 101st Airborne Division got stuck with his parachute on the church tower. The soldier initially pretended to be dead and was then taken prisoner by the Germans. In the immediate vicinity is the worth seeing 101st Airborne Museum.

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Eule22

October 22, 2022

Sainte-Mère-Église is at the northern end of the D-Day landing zones. Actually, the paratroopers weren't supposed to land directly over the place because it was known that German soldiers were stationed there. However, the soldiers were either dropped off incorrectly or blown away by the wind. And so the crazy story of John Steele came about.

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