Combat Medics
Combat Medics is a memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Normandy. Combat Medics is situated nearby to the battlefield D-Day Landing Site - Omaha (Easy Red), as well as near the bunker Resistance Nest 62.- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Ray’s Rock”
- Inscription: “Combat Medics, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division At this rock, SSgt Arnold Ray Lambert set up the first casualty collection point on Omaha Beach. In honor of the Combat Medics men who placed their lives on the line to save their comrades...”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Resistance Nest 62 and American cemetery memorial.
Resistance Nest 62
Bunker
Photo: Etan J. Tal, CC BY 3.0.
Resistance Nest 62 is a bunker, which is situated 160 metres south of Combat Medics.
American cemetery memorial
Memorial
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0.
American cemetery memorial is situated 530 metres southwest of Combat Medics.
Widerstandsnest 61
Bunker
Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.
Widerstandsnest 61 is a bunker, which is situated 640 metres southeast of Combat Medics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colleville-sur-Mer and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.
Colleville-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France.
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.
Russy
Village
Photo: Buff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Russy 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 Aure sur Mer. Russy is situated 4 km southeast of Combat Medics.
Combat Medics
- Category: historic site
- Location: Colleville-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.36176° or 49° 21′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.84702° or 0° 50′ 49″ westOpen location code
8CXX9563+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9044002840OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include D-Day Landing Site - Omaha (Easy Red) and Visitors Center.
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