Drop site for Operation: Detroit (Sainte-Mère-Église)
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Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance
American paratroops were to land here on the morning of June 6, 1944 in an effort to secure the bridges along the Merderet river.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Detroit
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°24'24"N 1°18'56"W
- Brécourt Manor 6.5 km
- Utah Beach 9 km
- Wreck of USS LST-499 14 km
- Wreck of USS LST-523 15 km
- Wreck of USS Corry (DD-463) 15 km
- Wreck of USS PC-1261 15 km
- Wreck of USS Rich (DE-695) 16 km
- Wreck of USS YMS-304 17 km
- Wreck of USS Glennon (DD-620) 17 km
- Wreck of USS Meredith (DD-726) 18 km
- Sainte-Mère-Église 0.8 km
- Dropzone A-Company, 506st Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division 6.8 km
- Écausseville 7.4 km
- Sainte-Marie-du-Mont 7.5 km
- Saint-Marcouf (Crisbecq) Battery 8.2 km
- Saint-Marcouf 8.3 km
- Le Ham 8.4 km
- Fontenay-sur-Mer 10 km
- Saint-Floxel 10 km
- Montebourg 12 km