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The scars of Angoville-au-Plain

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First published February 15, 2014 On our way to the vast beaches by Les Gougins in Manche, just north of Utah Beach, we took a small detour to pay our respects in Angoville-au-Plain. Hidden down ancient lanes long sunk into the Normandy countryside, Angoville is reached by a single track road. This is a

D-Day, Drop Zone C and remarkable bravery at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

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Tucked away in the marshy country of the Manche, just 3 ½ miles from an east facing beach, is the village of Saint-Marie-du-Mont. The Mont in question is the slightest hill, raising Notre-Dame church at the heart of the village above occasional floods. It was not a village anyone thought about

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