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Carpiquet (French pronunciation: [kaʁpikɛ] ) is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy region in
northwestern France. Caen –
Carpiquet Airport...
- Caen–
Carpiquet Airport (French: Aéroport de Caen–
Carpiquet) (IATA: CFR, ICAO: LFRK) is an
international airport located in
Carpiquet, 6 km west of Caen...
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Infantry Division on D-Day were to cut the Caen-Bayeux road,
seize the
Carpiquet airport west of Caen, and form a link
between the two
British beaches...
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airline with its head
office and base on the
grounds of Caen –
Carpiquet Airport in
Carpiquet. It
operates scheduled regional services as well as charter...
- The
attack was
undertaken by the 3rd
Canadian Infantry Division to take
Carpiquet and the
adjacent airfield from
troops of the 12th SS-Panzer
Division Hitler...
- Festyland, an amu****t park to the west of Caen in the
nearby town of
Carpiquet. The park
receives 110,000
visitors every year.
Mondeville 2 is a regional...
- Beny-sur-Mer Base 8
Sommervieu Base 9
Lantheuil Base 11
Longues Base 17
Carpiquet Base 18
Cristot Base 19
Lingevres Base 21 Ste-Honorine-de-Ducy Base 24...
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remnants of
German units who were
beginning a
withdrawal across the Orne.
Carpiquet airfield fell to the
Canadians during the
early morning and by 18:00,...
- of the 9th
Canadian Infantry Brigade advanced to
within sight of the
Carpiquet airfield late in the afternoon, but by this time
their supporting armour...
- 400
troops landed, with
fewer than 1,000 casualties. Aim of
capturing Carpiquet airfield not achieved. No link yet with
Sword forces. The 3rd Canadian...
