Vierville-sur-Mer

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coastal settlement commune of France

Vierville-sur-Mer is a coastal commune in Normandy, France, historically significant as one of the key landing areas during the D-Day invasion of World War II.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal settlement → commune of France →
associatedWith	1st Infantry Division (United States) → 29th Infantry Division (United States) →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
countrySubdivision	Normandy →
D-DaySector	Omaha Beach →
dateOfEvent	1944-06-06 →
department	Calvados →
hasCategory	Communes of Calvados → Populated coastal places in France → World War II sites in France →
hasCemeteryNearby	American military cemeteries in Normandy →
hasCoastline	English Channel coast →
hasEconomicActivity	tourism →
hasFeature	cliffs overlooking Omaha Beach → sandy beach →
hasLandUse	agriculture →
hasMemorial	D-Day memorials → Omaha Beach monuments →
hasRoadConnection	D514 road →
historicalEvent	Allied landings on D-Day → Normandy landings →
INSEECode	14745 →
invadingForces	United States Army →
language	French →
locatedIn	Calvados department → Normandy → north coast of the Calvados department → north of Bayeux → northwestern France →
locatedOn	English Channel → Omaha Beach →
notableFor	American assault landings on Omaha Beach → being one of the key landing areas on D-Day →
officialName	Vierville-sur-Mer →
partOf	Bayeux arrondissement → Trévières canton →
postalCode	14710 →
region	Normandy →
timeZone	CET →
timeZoneDST	CEST →
tourismType	heritage tourism → war tourism →
WorldWar	World War II →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Omaha Beach →	near
Vierville-sur-Mer →	officialName