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The British Normandy Memorial is an impressive and oppressive site. On the one hand, it commemorates the fallen, and on the other, it should serve as a warning: "Never again" to engage in such madness.

A hiking trail between the coastal strip and the marshland, which is a nature reserve.

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! »

marked path between sea and marsh

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.