Calvados
Arrondissement of Caen
Bénouville

Memorial Pegasus

Memorial Pegasus at 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.
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  • Opening hours:
    February—March: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    April—September: 9:30 AM—6:30 PM
    October 1st—December 15th: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Ranville, France
  • Also known as: “Mémorial Pégasus”
  • Address: 1 Avenue du Major John Howard, Ranville, 14860
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pegasus Bridge and Café Gondrée.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, originally called the Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between and in Normandy. is situated 200 metres west of Memorial Pegasus.

Café
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
The 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 , now commonly referred to as the Pegasus Bridge. is situated 260 metres west of Memorial Pegasus.

Memorial
Photo: Jarosław Baranowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 180 metres southwest of Memorial Pegasus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranville and Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay.

Village
Photo: ChBougui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern . was the first French village liberated on D-Day.

Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern . is situated 2½ km northwest of Memorial Pegasus.

Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region of north-western . is situated 2½ km east of Memorial Pegasus.

Memorial Pegasus

Latitude
49.24253° or 49° 14′ 33″ north
Longitude
-0.27144° or 0° 16′ 17″ west
Open location code
8CXX6PVH+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1211761979
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6815492
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Memorial Pegasus” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Memorial Pegasus”
  • Dutch: “Mémorial Pegasus”
  • Esperanto: “Memorial Pegasus”
  • French: “mémorial Pegasus”
  • French: “Mémorial Pegasus”
  • Hebrew: “גשר פגסוס (מוזיאון)”
  • Hebrew: “גשר פגסוס”
  • Japanese: “ペガサス記念館”
  • Swedish: “Mémorial Pegasus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Esplanade Major John Howard and Opération Deadstick.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Memorial Pegasus”. Photo: Patrbe, CC BY-SA 4.0.