British Normandy Memorial
The British Normandy Memorial is a war memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, France. It was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of D-Day, and it is dedicated to soldiers who died under British command during the Normandy landings.
| British Normandy Memorial | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| For the British dead of the Normandy landings | |
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| Commemorated | 22,442 |
The memorial records the names of 22,442 people from more than 30 countries under British command who were killed in Normandy from 6 June to 31 August 1944 .
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