Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe

Operation Aquatint

Photographed by Kevin W., July 1, 2015

1. Operation Aquatint Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En souvenir de l'Operation "Aquatint" effectuée le 12 septembre 1942 par un Commando Britannique conduit par le Major March Phillipps

This plaque is to commemorate the landing on 12th September 1942 of British Commandos led by Major March Phillipps engaged on Operation "Aquatint"

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

Location. 49° 22.265′ N, 0° 52.838′ W. Memorial is in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. It is on Boulevard de Cauvigny just west of Avenue de la Libération. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandie 14710, France. Touch for directions.

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 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Omaha Beach (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Braves - To Those Brave Men (within shouting distance of this marker); Remember Omaha (within shouting distance of this marker); Omaha Beach, haut lieu du Débarquement du 6 juin 1944 (about 150 meters away, measured

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in a direct line); Omaha la Sanglante - Bloody Omaha (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Le sacrifice des soldats américains sur la plage de Vierville (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); 29th Infantry Division at Vierville-sur-Mer (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); National Guard of the United States Memorial (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 1, 2015

2. Operation Aquatint Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.