Battle of Port-en-Bessin
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The Battle of Port-en-Bessin also known as Operation Aubery took place from 7–8 June 1944, at a small fishing harbour west of Arromanches during the Normandy landings of World War II. The village was between Omaha Beach to the west in the U.S. V Corps sector, and Gold Beach to the east in the British XXX Corps sector. An objective during Operation Overlord, the fortified port was captured by No. 47 Commando of the 4th Special Service Brigade.
1944
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Greif, HMS Dragon, HMS Isis,
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Location: 49.345, -0.7539, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
24 places
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1944 Battle of Port-en-Bessin
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1417 | Siège de Bayeux (1417) | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1450 | Battle of Formigny | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Pointe du Hoc | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Port-en-Bessin | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Invasion of Normandy | Canada, United States, United Kingdom, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Normandy landings | Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Nazi Germany, Canada, Norway, Free France, battle, amphibious warfare, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, United States, Belgium, Denmark, Poland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Moulin des Rondelles | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Douvres Radar Station | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Greif | Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SS Pennsylvanian | cargo ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Partridge | minesweeper, Lapwing-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Susan B. Anthony | ship | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Batterie de défense d'Asnelles | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Fleury Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | La Marefontaine Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1943 | Longues-sur-Mer Battery | artillery battery, land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Resistance Nest 62 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Widerstandsnest 60 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Widerstandsnest 61 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Widerstandsnest 65 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | D-Day Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Juno Beach Centre | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie | military cemetery, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Omaha Beach Memorial Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Lawford | destroyer escort, shipwreck, Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escort | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1918 | HMS Dragon | shipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1937 | HMS Isis | shipwreck, destroyer, I-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| commons | image | BatailledePortEnBessin | Commons | ||
