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Location: Bénouville, Caen, Normandy, France

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1. Pegasus Bridge – Pegasus Bridge loop from Ouistreham

33.7km

01:44

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2. Pegasus Bridge – Pegasus Bridge loop from Caen

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3. Pegasus Bridge – Hermanville beach loop from Caen

47.1km

02:35

150m

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augustin

October 18, 2024

Pegasus Bridge is the name given to it after the operations of June 6, 1944 during the Second World War

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Alexis Thiers

August 4, 2024

Pegasus Bridge is the name that the Bénouville bridge received, after the operations of June 6, 1944 during the Second World War, in honor of the British paratroopers whose winged horse Pegasus was the emblem. The bridge was inaugurated, with its nom de guerre, on March 11, 19451. It was located on the canal from Caen to the sea, in Normandy. During Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga, the code name for the capture of the bridge was Euston 1.

Its takeover by a helping hand from British commandos, arriving at night by gliders, is one of the achievements of the Normandy landings on D-Day.

The original was replaced by a new, similar but longer bridge in 1994.

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Location: Bénouville, Caen, Normandy, France

Pegasus Bridge

1. Pegasus Bridge – Pegasus Bridge loop from Ouistreham

2. Pegasus Bridge – Pegasus Bridge loop from Caen

3. Pegasus Bridge – Hermanville beach loop from Caen

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