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Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

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Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

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Location: Ouistreham, Caen, Normandy, France

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Willem VS

October 12, 2021

Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 to neutralize the batteries of Ouistreham.
The monument is located on a German 644 bunker that was part of Stützpunkt 08 HKB Riva Bella. The Stützpunkt with 6 pieces of 155mm guns served to defend the entrance of the river Orne and the canal.
The Regelbau 644 is a "Stand mit 6-Schartenturm in A".
The stones in front of the monument bear the names of the fallen French commandos of June 6, 1944.
tracesofwar.nl/sights/798/Kieffer-Commandos-Monument.htm

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December 19, 2020

Monument along the beach remembering the fallen on the first landings in Normandy with a flame mounted atop a German cast cupola, and statues of Lord Lovat and Commander Kieffer

Les Guilvinistes

July 15, 2018

The monument commemorates the victims of the Forces françaises libres during the landing of the Allies on 6 June 1944 in the area of Ouistreham. The stela "La Flamme", created by Yvonne Guégan, is dedicated to the troops under the command of the French commander Philippe Kieffer.

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Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

1. Graye-sur-Mer Memorial – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Asnelles

2. Landing Beaches 06/06 – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Bretteville-Norrey

3. Lion-sur-Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Les Longs Champs

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