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| Map of the eastern invasion beaches during D-Day |
|  | The city of Caen sits just south of the Normandy invasion beaches codenamed Sword and Juno. This city is the gateway to all of Normandy, but especially these westernmost beaches.
In the weeks following D-Day, Caen became a German stronghold and a critical junction preventing the Allied advance deeper into France. Weeks and weeks of bombings destroyed the city, and it ultimately fell in July 1944, opening the road to Paris. |
| | The city of Caen is the largest in the region of Normandy. It has ancient roots going back prior to William the Conqueror establishing his headquarters here in 1060. Le Château de Caen is a great castle-fortress which is now home to a large museum covering the Normandy Invasion. Other famous locations in Caen are Abbaye-aux-Hommes and Abbaye-aux-Dames built in the 1060s by William the Conqueror and his wife (& cousin) Mathilde. |
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Yaqui Mon May 18, 2009 17:25 UTC
Sword beach and Le Château de Caen would be on my list of things to see. What a great page! | SteveOSF Mon Jun 2, 2008 18:26 UTC
Nice page with excellent historical perspective. | Mikebond Thu May 4, 2006 14:32 UTC
Good page! The church in ruins is Saint-Etienne-le-Vieux. I liked Caen very much, too! |
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