La Haute Ecarde

La Haute Ecarde is a hamlet in Amfreville, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Normandy. La Haute Ecarde is situated nearby to the hamlet La Basse Ecarde, as well as near the locality Marais d’Amfreville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Town hall of Amfreville and Pegasus Bridge.

Pegasus Bridge

Bridge

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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.

Memorial Pegasus

Museum

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bréville-les-Monts and Ranville.

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.

Ranville

Village

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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.