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Mont-Saint-Michel

Engraved portrait of William I, also known as William the Conqueror, shown wearing a crown and medieval robes, facing forward.

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Map showing the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, with red arrows indicating Allied invasion routes from southern England across the English Channel to five landing beaches in Normandy, France. Key Allied embarkation areas, German divisions, and headquarters locations are marked, along with a locator map of France in the lower left corner.

Arromanches, France; English Channel

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