Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge
Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge is a memorial in Bénouville, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge is situated nearby to Esplanade Major John Howard, as well as near Café Gondrée.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jarosław Baranowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Bénouville
- Also known as: “Monument Signal”
- Inscription: “6 VI 1944 L’héroïsme des forces alliées libère les premières les rives de l’Orne 6 VI 1944 The banks of the Orne first parts of France are liberated by the allied forces”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pegasus Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.
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.
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 180 metres northeast of Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge.
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 100 metres northwest of Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge.
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 2½ km northwest of Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge.
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 Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge.
Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Bénouville, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.2419° or 49° 14′ 31″ northLongitude
-0.27376° or 0° 16′ 26″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PRG+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7666880832OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q129426841
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In Other Languages
“Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Signal monumentua (Bénouville)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Esplanade Major John Howard and Salle omnisports.
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