Bény-sur-Mer

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Bény-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14440. The INSEE code is 14062.

[edit] World War II

Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, the only French-speaking unit to take part in Operation Overlord. There was a gun battery located near the town at the time. The locals were apparently amazed to have been liberated by fellow francophones, expecting only English-speaking troops.

The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, named after Bény-sur-Mer even though it is closer to Reviers, commemorates Canadian losses suffered on D-Day 1944 and subsequent battles early in World War II. The Cemetery has 2049 headstones.

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Coordinates: 49°17′N 0°26′W / 49.283, -0.433