France, Basse-Normandie, Calvados Département, Bayeux
To the Glory of God and in memory of all ranks of the brave men of the 50th Northumbrian Division who laid down their lives for justice, freedom and the liberation of France in the assault on the beaches of La Riviere, La Hamel & Arromanches on the 6th of June 1944 and in battle on the fields of Normandy.
The town of Bayeux, the first town in France to be liberated by the Allied armies, was entered and freed by troops of this division on the morning of 7th June 1944.
Les troupes de cette division ont pénètre le 7 juin 1944 au matin dans Bayeux première ville de France à être rendue à la liberté par la armées alliées.
(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
To the Glory of God and in memory of all ranks of the brave men of the 50th Northumbrian Division who laid down their lives for justice, freedom and the liberation of France in the assault on the beaches of La Riviere, La Hamel & Arromanches on the 6th of June 1944 and in battle on the fields of Normandy.
The town of Bayeux, the first town in France to be liberated by the Allied armies, was entered and freed by troops of this division on the morning of 7th June 1944.
Les troupes de cette division ont pénètre le 7 juin 1944 au matin dans Bayeux première ville de France à être rendue à la liberté par la armées alliées.
(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.