Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Royal Winnipeg Rifles is a memorial in Courseulles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. Royal Winnipeg Rifles is situated nearby to the library Cabane aux Livres, as well as near the bowling alley Bowling de la mer.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cinéma de la Gare and Juno Beach Centre.
Cinéma de la Gare
Movie theater
Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cinéma de la Gare is a movie theater, which is situated 160 metres southwest of Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Juno Beach Centre
Museum
Photo: Dr. Alexander Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Juno Beach Centre is a museum located in Courseulles-sur-Mer in the Calvados region of Normandy, France. It is situated immediately behind the beach codenamed Juno, the section of the Allied beachhead on which 14,000 Canadian troops landed on D-Day 6 June 1944. Juno Beach Centre is situated 480 metres west of Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Juno Beach
Battlefield
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. Juno Beach is situated 1 km east of Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Courseulles-sur-Mer and Reviers.
Courseulles-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Courseulles-sur-Mer, commonly known as Courseulles, is a commune in the Calvados department, Normandy, northwestern France. Until 1957, the town's name was simply Courseulles.
Reviers
Village
Photo: Burtonpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reviers is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France. It lies 4 km south of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 15 kn northwest of Caen. Reviers is situated 4 km south of Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer is situated 4½ km southwest of Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Dedicated to the proud memory of our comrades of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Little Black Devils) Canada who fell on D-Day and during the liberation of North West Europe...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Courseulles-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.33574° or 49° 20′ 9″ northLongitude
-0.45513° or 0° 27′ 19″ westInception
June 6th, 1964Open location code
8CXX8GPV+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1036085660OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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