Opération Deadstick
Opération Deadstick is a battlefield in Bénouville, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. Opération Deadstick is situated nearby to Esplanade Major John Howard, as well as near the museum Memorial Pegasus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Pegasus and Pegasus Bridge.
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. Memorial Pegasus is situated 210 metres north of Opération Deadstick.
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. Pegasus Bridge is situated 280 metres northwest of Opération Deadstick.
Café Gondrée
Café
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
The Café Gondrée is a small coffeehouse in the French community of Bénouville. The cafe is located on the west bank of the Caen Canal, at the northwest end of the Bénouville Bridge, now commonly referred to as the Pegasus Bridge. Café Gondrée is situated 320 metres northwest of Opération Deadstick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranville and Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay.
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.
Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay is situated 3 km northwest of Opération Deadstick.
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. Amfreville is situated 3 km east of Opération Deadstick.
Opération Deadstick
- Type: Battlefield
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bénouville, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.24066° or 49° 14′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.27141° or 0° 16′ 17″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PRH+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 1700223507OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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Highlights include Esplanade Major John Howard and Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge.
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