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This hut, or rather the plaque on it, commemorates the English soldier Stanly Hollis and his bravery on D-Day.

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.

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! »

Tribute paid to the English, American and Canadian military aviation which enabled the liberation!

Once a gateway to the Maison de Blais? The fence or gate now seems a bit lost, but the open strip provides a beautiful view over the gardens of the Maison and the church tower of Crépon.

The "Croix Lorraine" was the symbol of the Free French Forces under General Charles de Gaulle. It commemorates that Charles de Gaulle returned to France here on June 14, 1944 from exile in England.

The tank got stuck nearby on D-Day. The crew had to give him up.

Here you can buy freshly caught fish. If the bridge is just "gone", you have to wait up to 15 minutes or take the detour.