Place:Bény-sur-Mer, Calvados, France

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NameBény-sur-Mer
TypeCommune
Located inCalvados, France
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Bény-sur-Mer (literally Bény on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department (14) in the Normandy region, la Basse-Normandie, in northwestern France, 4.7 km from Bernières-sur-Mer and 5.2 km from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a French Canadian unit. There was a gun battery located near the town at the time. The locals were surprised to have been liberated by fellow francophones, expecting only English-speaking troops.

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