Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
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Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is a commune in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings as one of the first villages liberated by American forces.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune of France ⓘ |
| battlefieldArea | Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | American soldiers of D-Day ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Manche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontlineArea | Utah Beach sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | French commune ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bocage countryside
ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
D-Day memorials
ⓘ
World War II sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasINSEECODE | 50505 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | American war memorials ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Utah Beach Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 50480 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Église Notre-Dame de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Normandy landings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first villages liberated by American forces on D-Day
ⓘ
role in D-Day landings ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberatedDuring | D-Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberatedOn | 6 June 1944 ⓘ |
| localLanguageHistorical | Norman ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manche department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ arrondissement of Cherbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Carentan-les-Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ historical province of Normandy ⓘ mainland France NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Utah Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel coast ⓘ |
| nearbyCommune |
Audouville-la-Hubert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beuzeville-au-Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Carentan-les-Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Côme-du-Mont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cotentin Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricalInfluence | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
war tourism ⓘ |
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