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Varaville (French pronunciation: [vaʁavil] ) is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy region in
northwestern France. It
gives its name...
- The
Battle of
Varaville was
fought in 1057 by William, Duke of Normandy,
against King
Henry I of
France and
Count Geoffrey Martel of Anjou. In August...
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garrison from
Varaville and
destroy a gun emplacement,
demolish a
bridge over the
River Divette, and also
destroy a
radio transmitter near
Varaville. However...
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Henry invaded Normandy, but lost
twice at the
battles of
Mortemer and
Varaville.
Henry had
three meetings with
Henry III, Holy
Roman Emperor—all at Ivois...
- of the DZ,
destroy the
radio station at
Varaville, and blow the
bridge over the
Divette stream in
Varaville. C Coy
would then join the
battalion at Le...
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invasion of
Normandy in 1057 but were
defeated by
William at the
Battle of
Varaville. This was the last
invasion of
Normandy during William's lifetime. In...
- to land from 01:00 at drop zone 'V',
located between the
battery and
Varaville 4 km (2.5 mi) inland. However, the
battalion was scattered, with a number...
- Riva-Bella
commanded the
tactical situation from Langrune-sur-Mer to Le Home
Varaville,
becoming responsible to
defeat landings at
Sword Beach and by the British...
- the name Van Zuylen. The Van
Zuylen couple bought the
property Haras de
Varaville in
Normandy in 1964. The
property consisted of a 17th-century
stable and...
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recherche du
temps perdu. The
Cabourg area,
including the
small hamlet of
Varaville, is the
setting for some of the
events in the
novel Villa Normandie (Endeavour...
