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1st Infantry Division Memorial (The Big Red One), Colleville-sur-Mer

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1st Infantry Division Memorial (The Big Red One), Colleville-sur-Mer

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1st Infantry Division Memorial (The Big Red One), Colleville-sur-Mer

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    May 16, 2025

    The 1st Infantry Brigade, better known as the 1st Infantry Division or by its nickname "The Big Red One," is one of the oldest and most famous divisions in the U.S. Army.

    The 1st Infantry Division played a pivotal role in the Allied landings in Normandy on Omaha Beach.

    The 1st Infantry Division fought its way up the beach under heavy fire and eventually secured strategic points, enabling the Allied advance inland.

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      June 28, 2022

      Memorial honoring the US Army's 1st Infantry Brigade who landed here in 1944. The Brigade is also known as The Big Red 1.

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        July 21, 2022

        This unit was also known as The Big Red 1.

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          February 9, 2023

          In memory of the many fallen liberators of Europe from the Nazi regime

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            August 8, 2023

            Impressive place. With a monument to those who gave their lives for our freedom.

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              August 9, 2023

              Impressive monument with all those names. Place to be quiet.

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                August 22, 2023

                Impressive to read the names of those who gave their lives.

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                  October 13, 2025

                  The memorial was erected in 1956 to honor the brave soldiers of the 1st U.S. Infantry Division, known as the "Big Red One," who fought in the Easy Red sector during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. The memorial consists of an obelisk-like pillar of gray granite surrounded by a circular bench. Engraved on the obelisk are the names of 627 fallen soldiers who fell between June 6 and July 24, 1944. It stands on the site of the former German resistance position WN62, one of the strongest defensive positions in the area.

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                    July 6, 2025

                    How many people lost their lives here. Here, history comes alive.

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                      July 24, 2025

                      You also have a good view from here!

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