Bény-sur-Mer

Bény-sur-Mer

Bény-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France. Its postal code is 14440. The INSEE code is 14062.

World War II

Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, the only French-speaking unit to take part in Operation Overlord. There was a gun battery located near the town at the time. The locals were apparently amazed to have been liberated by fellow francophones, expecting only English-speaking troops.

The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, named after Bény-sur-Mer even though it is closer to Reviers, commemorates Canadian losses suffered on D-Day 1944 and subsequent battles early in World War II. The cemetery has 2049 headstones.

ee also

*Communes of the Calvados department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."

External links

* [http://www.members.shaw.ca/junobeach/juno-4-3.htm Juno Beach - Le Régiment de la Chaudière on D-Day]


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