Opération Neptune

Opération Neptune is a building in Sainte-Mère-Église, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Opération Neptune is situated nearby to Airborne Museum, as well as near Dodge WC-51, 1943.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Airborne Museum and Église de Sainte-Mère-Église.

Airborne Museum

Photo: Musée Airborne, Public domain.

The Airborne Museum is a French museum dedicated to the memory of paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the United States Army who parachuted into Normandy on the night of June 5–6, 1944. The museum is located in Sainte-Mère-Église.

Église de Sainte-Mère-Église

Church

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Église de Sainte-Mère-Église is a church, which is situated 200 metres west of Opération Neptune.

Alexandre Renaud

Memorial

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Alexandre Renaud is a memorial, which is situated 250 metres west of Opération Neptune.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sainte-Mère-Église and Écoquenéauville.

Sainte-Mère-Église

Village

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Sainte-Mère-Église is a commune in the northwestern French department of Manche, in Normandy. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Beuzeville-au-Plain, Chef-du-Pont, Écoquenéauville and Foucarville were merged into Sainte-Mère-Église.

Écoquenéauville

Village

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Écoquenéauville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.