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    Caumont-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [komɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Caumont on Orne) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region...
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  • Vaucluse, Provence Caumont-sur-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine Caumont-sur-Orne, Calvados, Basse-Normandie Château de Caumont, in Cazaux-Savès, Gers...
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    Blainville-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃vil syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Blainville on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region...
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    May-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [mɛ syʁ ɔʁn] , literally May on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern...
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    merger of the former communes of Thury-Harcourt (the seat), Caumont-sur-Orne, Curcy-sur-Orne, Hamars and Saint-Martin-de-Sallen. Le Hom officially changed...
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    Amayé-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [amaje syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Amayé on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern...
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  • Thumbnail for Fleury-sur-Orne
    Fleury-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [flœʁi syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Fleury on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern...
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    Division around Tilly-sur-Seulles. The US V Corps would push forward at the same time, the 1st US Infantry Division to capture Caumont and the high ground...
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  • Thumbnail for Caumont-sur-Aure
    Caumont-sur-Aure (French pronunciation: [komɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁ], literally Caumont on Aure) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The...
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  • Montillières-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tijɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn], literally Montillières on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern...
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    Colleville-sur-Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France. It was known as Colleville-sur-Orne until 13 June...
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  • Thumbnail for Aunay-sur-Odon
    D54 joins Cahagnes and Caumont-l'Éventé in the north-west through the village to Roucamps, Le Plessis-Grimoult, and Condé-sur-Noireau in the south. The...
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    Saint-André-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Saint-André on Orne; named Saint-André-de-Fontenay until 1911) is a village...
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    Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Saint-Laurent on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy...
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    Ettelbruck, Luxembourg) Orne (Moselle) (near Mondelange) Seille (in Metz) Rupt de Mad (in Arnaville) Meurthe (in Frouard) Mortagne (in Mont-sur-Meurthe) Madon...
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  • Thumbnail for 190th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    was then quickly switched west for Operation Bluecoat, the attack on Caumont-sur-Orne, beginning on 30 July. This allowed the artillery little time to plan...
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  • Thumbnail for Condé-sur-Ifs
    Condé-sur-Ifs (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃de syʁ if] ) is a commune in the Calvados department, in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Condé (disambiguation)...
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  • Thumbnail for Sword Beach
    assault between the River Orne and Port en Bessin, capture the German-occupied city of Caen and form a front line from Caumont-l'Éventé to the south-east...
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  • Thumbnail for Condé-sur-Seulles
    Condé-sur-Seulles (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃de syʁ sœl] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is...
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    Ver-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Ver on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western...
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  • Thumbnail for 181st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    division was rapidly switched west for Operation Bluecoat, the attack on Caumont-sur-Orne, beginning on 30 July. This allowed the artillery little time to plan...
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  • Thumbnail for Operation Atlantic
    initially successful, with gains made on the flanks of the Orne River near Saint-André-sur-Orne but an attack by the 4th and 6th Canadian Infantry Brigades...
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  • Thumbnail for Second Battle of the Odon
    Corps, west of Caen, across the River Odon and the Orne, to capture the high ground near Bretteville-sur-Laize, to the south of Caen. The attack was preceded...
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    France. The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of Biéville-sur-Orne and Beuville, which were united in 1972. The name Biéville is believed...
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  • Thumbnail for Battle of Villers-Bocage
    1 km)-gap between the Panzer-Lehr Division and the German troops near Caumont-l'Éventé, with only the 17th SS-Panzergrenadier Division reconnaissance...
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    Colleville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kɔlvil syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Colleville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region...
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  • Thumbnail for Tilly-sur-Seulles
    Tilly-sur-Seulles (French pronunciation: [tiji syʁ sœl] , literally Tilly on Seulles) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in...
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  • Thumbnail for Benerville-sur-Mer
    Benerville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Communes of the Calvados department "Répertoire...
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  • Thumbnail for 131st (Lowland – City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    was then quickly switched west for Operation Bluecoat, the attack on Caumont-sur-Orne, beginning on 30 July. This allowed the artillery little time to plan...
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  • Thumbnail for Juvigny-sur-Seulles
    Juvigny-sur-Seulles (French pronunciation: [ʒyviɲi syʁ sœl] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Communes...
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