L’Aiguillon
L’Aiguillon is a stream in Calvados, Normandy. L’Aiguillon is situated nearby to the locality Le Port, as well as near the village Bénouville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Horsa Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.
Horsa Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jérémy Qtn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horsa Bridge, also known as Ranville Bridge, over the Orne river, was, along with Pegasus Bridge, captured during Operation Tonga by gliderborne troops of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in a coup de main operation in the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944.
Memorial Pegasus
Museum
Photo: Patrbe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges.
Pegasus Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranville and Amfreville.
Ranville
Village
Photo: ChBougui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day.
Amfreville
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amfreville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Bréville-les-Monts
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bréville-les-Monts is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was the location for the Battle of Bréville fought by the 6th Airborne Division during the Second World War. Bréville-les-Monts is situated 3 km east of L’Aiguillon.
L’Aiguillon
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.24167° or 49° 14′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.26444° or 0° 15′ 52″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8CXX6PRP+M6GeoNames ID
3231705
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