Longueville

Longueville is a hamlet in Calvados, Normandy. Longueville is situated nearby to the neighborhood Le Clos Fleuri, as well as near the hamlet Le Pont de Ranville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horsa Bridge and Pegasus Bridge.

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.

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 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.