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... 9 KB (971 words) - 14:35, 4 November 2023 |
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... 8 KB (899 words) - 15:12, 17 April 2024 |
William of Sainte-Mère-Église was a medieval Bishop of London. William's family originated from Sainte-Mère-Église, in the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy... 4 KB (342 words) - 06:45, 12 May 2023 |
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... 5 KB (569 words) - 19:11, 26 April 2024 |
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... 52 KB (4,378 words) - 04:19, 26 April 2024 |
Mission Boston (section Sainte Mère Eglise) 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... 20 KB (2,394 words) - 13:36, 20 April 2024 |
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... 6 KB (796 words) - 16:41, 18 June 2022 |
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... 5 KB (649 words) - 02:05, 12 May 2024 |
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... 4 KB (293 words) - 08:06, 9 February 2024 |
airborne units arrived, tasked with securing the key crossroads at Sainte-Mère-Église and controlling the causeways through the flooded farmland behind... 39 KB (4,998 words) - 21:19, 11 April 2024 |
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... 36 KB (3,726 words) - 04:25, 29 April 2024 |
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... 92 KB (11,015 words) - 22:25, 1 May 2024 |
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... 4 KB (434 words) - 10:19, 16 January 2024 |
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... 56 KB (6,722 words) - 22:01, 13 May 2024 |
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... 30 KB (3,082 words) - 16:19, 5 May 2024 |
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... 52 KB (292 words) - 16:09, 13 May 2024 |