Vierville-sur-Mer

Vierville-sur-Mer (Template:IPA, literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

World War II

Black soldiers tracking a sniper Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville-sur-Mer, France. 10 June 1944

Honor guard with the flag and a bugler during a mass at the site of the first temporary cemetery in Vierville, June 10, 1944.

On 6 June 1944 (D-Day), the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, along with the 5th Ranger Battalion, and A, B, and C Companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion landed on Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, and Easy Green sectors of Omaha Beach, below Vierville-sur-Mer, starting at 6.30 am.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

External links

• American D-Day: Omaha Beach, Utah Beach & Pointe du Hoc
• History on the 101st Airborne division

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