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Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche

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Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is a commune in the Manche department and in the region of Normandy in north-western France. [1]

50 relations: Audouville-la-Hubert, Îles Saint-Marcouf, Bad Mergentheim, Bessin, Blazon, Bouteville, Brécourt Manor Assault, Brévands, Brucheville, Carentan, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Communes of France, Communes of the Manche department, Cotentin Peninsula, Departments of France, Douve, Drôme, English Channel, France, French Revolution, Gilles Perrault, Government of France, Hiesville, HLM, Independent politician, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Liberty Road (France), Lower Normandy, Manche, Monument historique, Normandy, Normandy landings, Ouest-France, Paul-Jacques Bonzon, Ravenoville, Regions of France, Richard Winters, Saint-Lô, Sainte-Mère-Église, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Sister city, Turqueville, United States Navy, Utah Beach, Valence (city), Vire (river), Wehrmacht, 101st Airborne Division, 4th Infantry Division (United States), 506th Infantry Regiment (United States).

Audouville-la-Hubert

Audouville-la-Hubert is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Îles Saint-Marcouf

Îles Saint-Marcouf are a group of two small uninhabited islands off the coast of Normandy, France.

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Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim (Mergentheim until 1926) is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Bessin

The Bessin is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasses tribe of Gaul who also gave their name to the city of Bayeux, central town of the Bessin.

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Bouteville

Bouteville is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

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Brécourt Manor Assault

The Brécourt Manor Assault (6 June 1944) during the U.S. parachute assault of the Normandy Invasion of World War II is often cited as a classic example of small-unit tactics and leadership in overcoming a larger enemy force.

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Brévands

Brévands is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

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Brucheville

Brucheville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

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Carentan

Carentan is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France near the port city of Cherbourg, with a population somewhat over 6,000.

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Charles, Prince of Soubise

Charles de Rohan (16 July 17151 July 1787), duke of Rohan-Rohan, seigneur of Roberval, and marshal of France from 1758, was a military man, and a minister to the kings Louis XV and Louis XVI.

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Communes of France

The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Communes of the Manche department

The following is a list of the 476 communes of the Manche department of France.

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Cotentin Peninsula

The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune.

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Douve

The Douve or Ouve is a river, 79 kilometres in length, which rises in the commune of Tollevast, near Cherbourg in the department of Manche.

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Drôme

Drôme (Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan) is a department in southeastern France named after the Drôme River.

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English Channel

The English Channel (la Manche, "The Sleeve"; Ärmelkanal, "Sleeve Channel"; Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; Mor Bretannek, "Sea of Brittany"), also called simply the Channel, is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution (Révolution française) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799.

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Gilles Perrault

Gilles Perrault (born 9 March 1931, Paris) is a French writer, screenwriter and journalist.

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Government of France

The Government of the French Republic (Gouvernement de la République française) exercises executive power in France.

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Hiesville

Hiesville (other spellings: Yeville, or Hevilla) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

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HLM

HLM is the acronym of Habitation à Loyer Modéré ("rent-controlled housing"), a form of private or public housing in France, Switzerland, Algeria, Senegal, and Quebec.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE, is the national statistics bureau of France.

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Liberty Road (France)

Liberty Road (French La voie de la Liberté) is the commemorative way marking the route of the Allied forces from D-Day in June 1944.

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Lower Normandy

Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie,; Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France.

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Manche

Manche is a French department in Normandy (Normandie), named for the English Channel, which is known as La Manche, literally "the sleeve", in French, that borders its north and west shores and part of its east shore.

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Monument historique

* Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.

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Normandy

Normandy (Normandie,, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

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Ouest-France

Ouest-France (French for "West-France") is a daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on both local and national news.

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Paul-Jacques Bonzon

Paul-Jacques Bonzon (August 31, 1908 - September 24, 1978) was a French writer, best known for the series Les six compagnons ("Six companions").

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Ravenoville

Ravenoville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

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Regions of France

France is divided into 18 administrative regions (région), including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions.

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Richard Winters

Richard Davis "Dick" Winters (January 21, 1918January 2, 2011) was an officer of the United States Army and a decorated war veteran.

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Saint-Lô

Saint-Lô is a commune in north-western France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy.

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Sainte-Mère-Église

Sainte-Mère-Église is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

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School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (École des hautes études en sciences sociales; also known as EHESS) is a French grande école (élite higher-education establishment that operates outside the regulatory framework of the public university system) specialised in the social sciences and often considered as the most prestigious institution for the social sciences in France.

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Turqueville

Turqueville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Utah Beach

Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II.

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Valence (city)

Valence (Valença) is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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Vire (river)

The Vire is a river in Normandy, France whose 128 km course crosses the départements of Calvados and Manche, flowing through the towns of Vire, Saint-Lô and Isigny-sur-Mer, finally flowing out into the English Channel.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht (lit. "defence force")From wehren, "to defend" and Macht., "power, force".

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101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army.

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4th Infantry Division (United States)

The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado.

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506th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 506th Infantry Regiment, originally designated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) during World War II, is an airborne light infantry regiment of the United States Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie-du-Mont,_Manche

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