Colleville-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe
Normandy American Cemetery Chapel
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 6, 2024
1. Normandy American Cemetery Chapel
This chapel has been erected by the United States of America in grateful memory of her sons who gave their lives in the landings on the Normandy beaches and in the liberation of northern France
Their graves are the permanent and visible symbol of their heroic devotion and their sacrifice in the common cause of humanity
Cette chapelle a ιtι elevιe par les Etats Unis d'Amerique en souvenir reconnaissant de leurs fils qui tomberent au cours des debarquements sur les plages de la Normandie et pendant la liberation de la France septentrionale
Leurs tombes sont le symbole eternel de leur heroisme et de leur sacrifice a la cause commune de l'humanite
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 49° 21.623′ N, 0° 51.472′ W. Memorial is in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. It is on Unnamed path west of Route du Cimetiere Americain, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is in this
this page online
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Normandy American Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); General Dwight D. Eisenhower (approx. half a kilometer away); Un point d'appui allemand, le WN 62 / The WN62, a German strong point (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The 1st Infantry Division (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Omaha la Sanglante - Bloody Omaha (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); La Fontaine Saint-Clair / The Saint-Clair Fountain (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Morts pour la Patrie / Fallen for the Fatherland (approx. 1.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colleville-sur-Mer.
Also see . . . Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at ABMC.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 6, 2024
2. Normandy American Cemetery Chapel - French inscription
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 6, 2024
3. Normandy American Cemetery Chapel
The simple chapel is to the west of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 6, 2024
4. Decorated graves near the Normandy American Cemetery Chapel
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
