Ranville War Cemetery - Ranville, Basse-Normandie, France
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N 49° 13.860 W 000° 15.500
30U E 699592 N 5456753
Ranville is the final resting place of more than 2,200 Allied and 320 German soldiers. // Ranville est le lieu du dernier repos de plus de 2.200 Commonwealth et 320 soldats allemands.
Waymark Code: WMP70A
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 07/11/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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[EN]
Ranville is the final resting place of more than 2,200 Allied soldiers (British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Belgian, French, Polish) and 320 German soldiers. 95 of the Allied soldiers are unidentified. The adjoining churchyard contains the remains of one unknown German soldier and 95 British servicemen, all airborne troops, many of whom were buried by local people in the first days of Operation Overlord.

On June 6, 1944 (D-Day), the combined forces of the Allies landed along the beaches of Normandy. In advance of the amphibious assault, Allied airborne troops were deployed inland to secure key strategic locations. Many of those laid to rest in this cemetery belonged to the British 6th Airborne Division, landed by parachute and glider in the dark hours before dawn to silence German heavy guns and to secure bridges in support of the landings at Sword Beach. Ranville was the first village in France to be liberated.

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[FR]
Ranville est le lieu du dernier repos de plus de 2.200 soldats alliés (britanniques, canadiens, australiens, néo-zélandais, belges, français, polonais) et 320 soldats allemands. 95 des soldats alliés sont pas identifiées. Le cimetière attenant contient les restes d'un soldat allemand inconnu et 95 militaires britanniques, toutes les troupes aéroportées, dont beaucoup ont été enterrés par les populations locales dans les premiers jours de l'opération Overlord.

Le 6 Juin 1944 (D-Day), les forces combinées des Alliés ont débarqué sur les plages de Normandie. En prévision de l'assaut amphibie, troupes aéroportées alliées ont été déployées pour sécuriser l'intérieur des endroits stratégiques. Beaucoup de ceux qui repose dans ce cimetière appartenaient à la 6e Division aéroportée britannique, a atterri en parachute et de planeur dans les heures sombres avant l'aube pour faire taire les canons lourds allemands et pour sécuriser les ponts à l'appui des atterrissages à Sword Beach. Ranville a été le premier village de France à être libérée.
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