Le Pont de Ranville
Le Pont de Ranville is a hamlet in Calvados, Normandy. Le Pont de Ranville is situated nearby to the hamlet Longueville, as well as near the locality Le Long du Marais de Ranville.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.
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. Hérouvillette is situated 2½ km southeast of Le Pont de Ranville.
Le Pont de Ranville
Latitude
49.24025° or 49° 14′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.26537° or 0° 15′ 55″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PRM+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 7143661271OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Longueville and Le Long du Marais de Ranville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Opération Deadstick and Parc de la Vallée.
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