Ouistreham

France / Basse-Normandie / Ouistreham /
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A port town at the mouth of the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

On June 6, 1944, the only Free French forces involved in the D-Day landings (177 men of the Commando Kieffer) disembarked at Ouistreham (Sword Beach).
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Coordinates:   49°16'15"N   -0°15'23"E
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