A few minutes' walk from the Juno Beach museum, in the dunes, a large stainless steel monument commemorates the landing of Charles de Gaulle as head of the French government in exile on 14 June 1944.
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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! »
On the western beach - Juno Beach sector - Winston Churchill landed on 12 June 1944, General De Gaulle did so on 14 June on his way to Bayeux and on 16 June King George VI visited the British troops.