Parachute Memorial, Church of Ste-Mère-Église

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Mark Cartwright
by Elliesram13
published on 03 June 2024
Parachute Memorial, Church of Ste-Mère-Église Download Full Size Image

The parachute memorial on the church of Ste-Mère-Église. The town was the first to be liberated in France, taken by U.S. paratroopers on D-Day 6 June 1944 during the Normandy Landings of WWII.

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