Esquay-Notre-Dame

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Esquay-Notre-Dame ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See also

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