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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...
- 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...
- garrison from Varaville and destroy a gun emplacement, demolish a bridge over the River Divette, and also destroy a radio transmitter near Varaville. However...
- glider-borne force of sixty men (one glider was wrongly released near Varaville at the Dives River) captured the neighbouring bridge over the River Orne –...
- 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...
- 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...
- Lumphanan MacBeth is killed in battle against Malcolm's forces. Battle of Varaville AugustNormans under William, Duke of Normandy defeats French King Henry...
- south-west of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D513 road from Varaville in the north-east which p****es through the commune just north of the village...