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Hermanville-sur-Mer
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WW II British cemetery
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hermanville-sur-Mer  | |
  Hermanville-sur-Mer Show map of France  Hermanville-sur-Mer Show map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 0°18′50″W / 49.284°N 0.3138°W / 49.284; -0.3138 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Ouistreham |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Schmit[1] |
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| 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Population
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| 3,203 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
14325 /14880
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| Elevation | 3–59 m (9.8–193.6 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hermanville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ɛʁmɑ̃vil syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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The beach of Hermanville, part of the area codenamed Sword, was one of the targets of Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. The Cod German stronghold was located on the coast. A Norwegian destroyer, the HNoMS Svenner, sank in front of Hermanville.
The sector at Hermanville was known as Queen Beach where elements of the British 3rd Division landed. The South Lancashire Regiment landed on Queen White and East Yorkshire Regiment on Queen Red; by 10:00 the village had been cleared. Offshore from Hermanville a Gooseberry was established, this consisted of a breakwater formed with ships sunk into position, including the French battleship Courbet.
Hermanville is twinned with:
Tangmere, England
Nominingue, Canada, since 2002Hermanville-sur-Mer was the birthplace of:
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