Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron
Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron is a memorial in Ranville, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Normandy. Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron is situated nearby to the park Place Major Jack Watson, as well as near the community center Salle Henri Robin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ranville War Cemetery and Town hall of Ranville.
Ranville War Cemetery
Cemetery
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Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Ranville, 10 km north east of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains predominantly British soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy.
Town hall of Ranville
Town hall
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Town hall of Ranville is situated 120 metres north of Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron.
Église Notre-Dame de Ranville
Church
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Église Notre-Dame de Ranville is a church, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranville and Hérouvillette.
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.
Hérouvillette
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hérouvillette is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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 2½ km northeast of Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron.
Plaque commémorative Brigade Piron
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “À la mémoire des combattants belges de la Brigade Piron tombés en août 1944 aux cotés de leurs camarades de la VIe Airborne Division Don de la colonie française d’Anvers sous l’égide du souvenir français”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ranville, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.231° or 49° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.25758° or 0° 15′ 27″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PJR+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1987178081OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Major Jack Watson and Salle Henri Robin.
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