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Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ, literally Saint-Laurent on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is located not far from Omaha Beach, where, in World War II, Allied forces landed during D-Day.
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It was also the location of a British Commando raid - Operation Curlew during January 1942.
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