Esquay-Notre-Dame
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Esquay-Notre-Dame (Template:IPA) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
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Points of interest
- Hill 112 Memorial site - is built in recognition of the 10,000 men who lost their lives in the 10 week battle for this strategically important hill as part of Operation Epsom and Operation Jupiter (1944).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The memorial is shared across 3 communes whose borders all meet near the top of the hill, so in addition to Esquay-Notre-Dame, there is Vieux and Fontaine-Étoupefour.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The memorial features a restored A22 Churchill Mk VII tank a 25-pounder Gun and 112 trees planted to form a cross.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>