church of Angoville-au-Plain

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The church of Angoville-au-Plain is a historic Normandy village church renowned for serving as an improvised field hospital for American paratroopers during the D-Day landings in World War II.

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church of Angoville-au-Plain canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
church
historic building
architecturalStyle traditional Norman church architecture
associatedWith US Army medics Kenneth Moore NERFINISHED
US Army medics Robert Wright NERFINISHED
category Churches in Manche
D-Day sites in Normandy
World War II memorials in France
conflict World War II
country France
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
event D-Day NERFINISHED
Invasion of Normandy NERFINISHED
function place of worship
war-time medical shelter
hasFeature pews used as improvised hospital beds
stained glass windows
stone construction
hasMemorial memorial to American paratroopers
memorial to World War II casualties
heritage Normandy village church
locatedIn Angoville-au-Plain NERFINISHED
France
Normandy NERFINISHED
notableFor serving as a field hospital during D-Day
treating wounded soldiers of both sides
region Normandy NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century
tourism D-Day remembrance site
war heritage tourism site
usedAs aid station
improvised field hospital
usedBy 101st Airborne Division NERFINISHED
American paratroopers
US Army medics NERFINISHED
United States Army
usedDuring Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
D-Day landings NERFINISHED
usedOnDate 1944-06-06
June 1944

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Angoville-au-Plain contains church of Angoville-au-Plain
Angoville-au-Plain notableSite church of Angoville-au-Plain