- Bény-sur-Mer
Bény-sur-Mer is a commune in the
Calvados department in theBasse-Normandie region in northernFrance . Its postal code is 14440. The INSEE code is 14062.World War II
Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on
D-Day byLe Régiment de la Chaudière , the only French-speaking unit to take part inOperation 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 toReviers , commemorates Canadian losses suffered onD-Day 1944 and subsequent battles early inWorld War II . The cemetery has 2049 headstones.ee also
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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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