Benouville in Manche, Normandy, France — Western Europe

First House Liberated in France

Pegasus Bridge Gondree Cafe

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 27, 2008

1. First House Liberated in France Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This was the first house in France to be liberated during the last hour of 5th June 1944 by men of the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in the British 6th Airborne Division under the command of Major R. John Howard.

1^ere maison de France libérée dans la dernière heure du 5 juin 1944 par la Oxfordshire & Buckinhamshire Light Infantry de la 6^e Division Aéroportée Britannique sous les ordres du Major R. John Howard

Nearby wooden marker
The British 6th Airborne Division landed near this bridge on the night of 5th June 1944, as a spearhead to the Allied Armies of Liberation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 49° 14.549′ N, 0° 16.502′ W. Marker is in Benouville, Normandie (Normandy), in Manche. Memorial is on Avenue du Commander Kieffer (D514). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Benouville, Normandie 14970, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Major R. J. Howard (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct

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line); Pegasus Bridge Site (about 180 meters away); Lance Corporal Brian J. Mullen (Sapper), R.E. (about 240 meters away); The Bailey Bridge (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Horsa Glider (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fourth Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (approx. 17.1 kilometers away); In Memory of All Canadian Gunners (approx. 17.1 kilometers away); Message to the French Resistance (approx. 17.1 kilometers away).

Pegasus Bridge Gondree Cafe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 27, 2008

2. Pegasus Bridge Gondree Cafe Marker

Pegasus Bridge Gondree Cafe image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 27, 2008

3. Pegasus Bridge Gondree Cafe

Les 5 et 6 Juin 1944, nos libérateurs couraient en ces lieux sous la mitraille, pour qu'aujourd'hui nous y courrions en toute liberté.

50 ans après, le 12 Juin 1994, Fred Lebow, fondateur du Marathon de New York donnait ici le départ des Courses de la Liberté.

First House Liberated in France and markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 27, 2008

4. First House Liberated in France and markers

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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