Church of Ranville
The church has been damaged during the battle, now you can still see the bullet holes. In the church is also a chapel with stained glass and plaques in memory of the 6th Airborne Division who liberated Ranville on 6 June 1944.
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Source
- Text: Jente de Roust
- Photos: Jente de Roust
- AMBROSE, S.E., De pegasus brug, De Boekerij, Amsterdam, 2009.
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