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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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Eglise Saint Pierre sits near the center of Caen near the castle. It was built from the 13th to 16th Century. The... more travel advice
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This memorial at Sword Beach commemorates the Allied accomplishments of 6 June 1944. It is one of dozens, if not... more travel advice
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Sword is the easternmost of the five D-Day landing beaches. It was attacked by the British 2nd Army along with... more travel advice
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they have a large american cemetery here, no?
The American cemetery is nearby at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. It's where the opening and closing scenes of Saving Private Ryan were filmed. I have some photos on one of my other VT pages: "Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer -- Omaha Beach" - Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer by Ewingjr98
great, ill take a look at those. thank you
Sword beach and Le Château de Caen would be on my list of things to see. What a great page!
Nice page with excellent historical perspective.
Good page! The church in ruins is Saint-Etienne-le-Vieux. I liked Caen very much, too!