Monument 2e DB

Monument 2e DB is a monument in Audouville-la-Hubert, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Monument 2e DB is situated near the village Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, as well as near the hamlet La Madeleine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ancienne redoute d’Audouville and Chapelle de la Madeleine de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont.

Ancienne redoute d’Audouville

Fort

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Ancienne redoute d’Audouville is a fort, which is situated 2 km southeast of Monument 2e DB.

Chapelle de la Madeleine de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

Church

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Chapelle de la Madeleine de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Monument 2e DB.

Église Saint-Lô de Foucarville

Church

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Église Saint-Lô de Foucarville is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Monument 2e DB.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Martin-de-Varreville and La Madeleine.

Saint-Martin-de-Varreville

Village

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Saint-Martin-de-Varreville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Saint-Martin-de-Varreville is situated 3 km southwest of Monument 2e DB.

La Madeleine is a hamlet of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont village in North-western France which was one anchor point of the Utah Beach landings on the D-Day invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europa, 6 June 1944. La Madeleine is situated 3½ km southeast of Monument 2e DB.

Foucarville

Village

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Foucarville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église. Foucarville is situated 3½ km west of Monument 2e DB.

Monument 2e DB

Type: Monument
Inscription: “Le 6 Juin 1944 débarquerent a l’aube les armées alliées - Ici aborda le general leclerc commandant de la 2e division blindée”
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Audouville-la-Hubert, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.44407° or 49° 26′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.20876° or 1° 12′ 32″ west

Open location code

8CXWCQVR+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 258276297

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mairie de Saint-Martin-de-Varreville and Cuve.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: AM-M8 (M8 Light Armored Car) - ‘Koufra’ and Half-track M3 ‘Témara’.

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