Ever Forward
Ever Forward is a memorial in Vierville-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Normandy. Ever Forward is situated nearby to the community center Salle des Fêtes, as well as near the battlefield D-Day Landing Site - Omaha (Charlie / Dog Green).| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Toujours devant”
- Inscription: “In commemoration of the determined effort by the soldiers of the 29th Division’s 116th Infantry Regimental Combat Team who landed the morning of June 6, 1944 on this section of Omaha Beach, known as Exit D-1, to open the Vierville Draw behind you...”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-André de Vierville-sur-Mer and Manoir de Vaumicel.
Église Saint-André de Vierville-sur-Mer
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-André de Vierville-sur-Mer is a church, which is situated 750 metres south of Ever Forward.
Manoir de Vaumicel
Castle
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manoir de Vaumicel is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km south of Ever Forward.
Les Braves
Work of art
Photo: Nicolas Fressengeas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Les Braves is a work of art, which is situated 2 km southeast of Ever Forward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louvières and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.
Louvières
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Louvières is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is located not far from Omaha Beach, where, in World War II, Allied forces landed during D-Day. Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is situated 2½ km southeast of Ever Forward.
Asnières-en-Bessin
Village
Photo: ChBougui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Asnières-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. Asnières-en-Bessin is situated 3 km southwest of Ever Forward.
Ever Forward
- Category: historic site
- Location: Vierville-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.37923° or 49° 22′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.90319° or 0° 54′ 12″ westInception
June 6th, 2014Open location code
8CXX93HW+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9043962885OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salle des Fêtes and D-Day Landing Site - Omaha (Charlie / Dog Green).
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