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Croix de Lorraine Memorial

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Croix de Lorraine Memorial

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    November 28, 2023

    This immense cross of Lorraine was erected here because General de Gaulle landed on this beach located between Graye-sur-Mer and Courseulles-sur-Mer on June 14, 1944.

    Charles de Gaulle was warned at the last moment by the allies of the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. Feeling terrible anger. He had these words: “France has been treated like a doormat! »

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      June 28, 2024

      Sometimes crosses are classified and named according to the reason for their construction, for example memorial, murder or expiatory crosses. Sometimes they are named according to the style in which the cross was built, as is the case here with a very distinctive feature: the so-called "Lorraine Cross" (Croix de lorraine) is easily recognizable by the second upper crossbar.

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        Location: Graye-Sur-Mer, Bayeux, Manche, France

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