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    into Sainte-Mère-Église. On 1 January 2019, the former communes of Carquebut and Ravenoville were merged into Sainte-Mère-Église. Sainte-Mère-Église lies...
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    located in Sainte-Mère-Église, in the La Manche region of Normandy, close to the beaches used for the Normandy landings. Sainte-Mère-Église became famous...
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  • William of Sainte-Mère-Église was a medieval Bishop of London. William's family originated from Sainte-Mère-Église, in the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy...
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    are commemorated by the Airborne Museum (Sainte-Mère-Église) in Place du 6 Juin in the centre of Ste-Mère-Église and in the village church where a parachute...
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    secure Pegasus Bridge, American paratroopers land scattered around Sainte-Mère-Église to defend a road that will be a vital artery for the invasion, and...
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  • 505th PIR jumped accurately and captured its objective, the town of Sainte-Mère-Église, which proved essential to the success of the division. The division...
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    given the task of capturing Sainte-Mère-Église, was shifted to protect the Carentan flank, and the capture of Sainte-Mère-Église was assigned to the veteran...
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  • route of the Allied forces from D-Day in June 1944. It starts in Sainte-Mère-Église, in the Manche département in Normandy, France, travels across Northern...
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    Conteville, probably so created by his stepson, and held the honour of Sainte-Mère-Église, a portion of the county of Mortain. There he founded Grestain Abbey...
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  • Detroit was near Sainte-Mère-Église, to the west of Utah Beach. The objective of the division was to secure the town of Sainte-Mère-Église and to take the...
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    airborne units arrived, tasked with securing the key crossroads at Sainte-Mère-Église and controlling the causeways through the flooded farmland behind...
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    logistics of landing on Allied ships. Since February 2010, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Sainte-Mère-Église and Ravenoville have formed a grouping of "communes touristiques" [fr]...
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    on board.: 78–79  Winters jumped that night and landed safely near Sainte-Mère-Église.: 80  Losing his weapon during the drop, he nevertheless oriented...
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    landings is located at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, and there is one dedicated to the activities of the U.S. airmen at Sainte-Mère-Église. Two German military...
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    north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église. During World War 2, as part of the opening phase of Operation Overlord...
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    north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Sainte-Mère-Église. Ravenoville is divided into 2 towns: Ravenoville-Bourg and Ravenoville-Plage...
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    north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église. Communes of the Manche department Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble...
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    north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Sainte-Mère-Église. Communes of the Manche department Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble...
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    northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église. After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944...
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    Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Sainte-Mère-Église. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Operation Market Garden. Presidential...
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    north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église. Following World War II, for 21 months, tens of thousands of Nazi...
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    of the village. The village is twinned with the French commune of Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy. The appropriate electoral ward is called 'Stour'. From...
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    political prisoner in the mount; La Mère Poulard, famous restaurant; Anne Boutiaut Poulard, creator of the Omelette de la mère Poulard. Tiphaine Raguenel, Breton...
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    Équeurdreville-Hainneville Montebourg Les Pieux Quettehou Sainte-Mère-Église Saint-Pierre-Église Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Tourlaville Valognes "Téléchargement...
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    Foucarville to Beuzeville. Cole's group moved during the night from near Sainte-Mère-Église to the Varreville battery, then continued on and captured Exit 3 at...
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    either side of the Merderet River. They were to capture the town of Sainte-Mère-Église, a crucial communications crossroad behind Utah Beach, and to block...
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    Regiment. These paratroopers were involved in liberating the town of Sainte-Mère-Église, in Normandy, France, on the morning of D-Day and included Pvt. John...
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  • Martin and his unit are sent to force the remaining Germans from Sainte-Mère-Église and disable several Flankpanzer IVs as D-Day begins. Martin's unit...
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  • Mont-Saint-Michel Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Granville Saint-Lô Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Sainte-Mère-Église Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny Mont-Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel...
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    landings to be dispersed; the paratroopers took the strategic town of Sainte-Mère-Église but failed in their original mission to clear the west bank of the...
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