Sainte-Mère-Église

former commune in Manche, France

Sainte-Mère-Église is in Normandy, near the base of the Cherbourg peninsula.

The town is located a few miles inland of Utah Beach, one of the beaches where American troops landed on D-Day. American paratroopers were dropped near the town a few hours before the invasion and a fierce battle ensued; parts of it are portrayed in the film The Longest Day.

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Routes through Sainte-Mère-Église
Cherbourg ←  NW  SE  → Bayeux → Caen
ENDS AT CARENTAN ←  N  S  → Saint-Lô → Rennes


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