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Hermanville-sur-Mer | |
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 WW II British cemetery | |
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 Location of Hermanville-sur-Mer | |
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| Coordinates:49°17′02″N0°18′50″W / 49.284°N 0.3138°W /49.284; -0.3138 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Ouistreham |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Schmit[1] |
Area 1 | 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,263 |
| • Density | 405/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14325 /14880 |
| Elevation | 3–59 m (9.8–193.6 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hermanville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation:[ɛʁmɑ̃vilsyʁmɛʁ]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
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The beach of Hermanville, part of the area codenamedSword, was one of the targets ofOperation Overlord on 6 June 1944. TheCod German stronghold was located on the coast. ANorwegian destroyer, theHNoMSSvenner, sank in front of Hermanville.
The sector at Hermanville was known as Queen Beach where elements of the British3rd Division landed. TheSouth Lancashire Regiment landed on Queen White andEast Yorkshire Regiment on Queen Red; by 10:00 the village had been cleared. Offshore from Hermanville aGooseberry was established, this consisted of a breakwater formed with ships sunk into position, including theFrench battleship Courbet.
Hermanville istwinned with:
Tangmere,England
Nominingue,Canada, since 2002Hermanville-sur-Mer was the birthplace of:
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