Tinchebray is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Population: 3,102
Latitude: 48° 45' 51.73" N
Longitude: 0° 43' 59.99" E
The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket (12–21 August 1944) was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. A pocket was formed around Falaise, Calvados in which the German Army Group B, with the 7th Army an…
Operation Lüttich was a codename given to a German counter-attack during the Battle of Normandy, which took place around the American positions near Mortain from 7 August to 13 August 1944. (Lüttich is the German name for the city of Liège in Belgiu…
The Château de Falaise is a castle located in the south of the commune of Falaise ("cliff" in French) in the Calvados département of Calvados, in the region of Normandy, France.
Operation Tractable was the final offensive conducted by Canadian and Polish Army troops, supported by one brigade of British tanks, as part of the Battle of Normandy. The goal of this operation was to capture the strategically important French town…
Operation Bluecoat was an attack by the British Second Army at the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War, from 30 July – 7 August 1944. The geographical objectives of the attack were to secure the key road junction of Vire and the high grou…
Viaduc de la Souleuvre is a well-known permanent bungee jumping facility in La Ferrière-Harang, Normandy, France.
The Château de Domfront is a ruined castle in the town of Domfront, in the Orne département of France.
Avranches Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches) was once a Roman Catholic cathedral in Avranches in Normandy.
Norman Switzerland (French: Suisse Normande) is a part of Normandy, France, in the border region of the departments Calvados and Orne. Its name comes from its rugged and verdant relief resembling the Swiss Alps, with gorges carved by the river Orne …
Pont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
The Château de Vendeuvre (pronounced: [ʃɑto də vɑ̃dœvʁ]) is situated in the commune of Vendeuvre, near to Lisieux in Normandy. Classed as a Historic Monument both for its exterior and interior, Vendeuvre is a prototypical aristocratic Norman country…
The Sélune is a 91 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France, beginning near Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) near Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sée river.
Gare de Flers is a railway station serving the town Flers, Orne department, northwestern France.
The Canton of Saint-Sever-Calvados (French: Le canton de Saint-Sever-Calvados) is a French former canton of the département of Calvados in the region of Basse-Normandie. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into eff…
Saint-Lambert Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Lambert in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.
The Rouvre is a river in Lower Normandy, in the Orne département, a tributary of the Orne.
The Rock of Oëtre (French: Roche d'Oëtre) is situated in the middle of Norman Switzerland, in the commune of Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne, not far from the border between the départements of Calvados and Orne, and almost equidistant from Thury-Harcourt a…
Pertheville-Ners is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.