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Extract from the Arromanches Travel Guides:
At
ARROMANCHES
, 10km northeast of Bayeux, an artificial
Mulberry harbour
, "Port Winston", protected the landings of 2,500,000 men and 500,000 vehicles during the invasion. Two of these prefab concrete constructions were built in Britain, while "doodlebugs" blitzed overhead; they were then submerged in rivers away from the prying eyes of German aircraft, and finally towed across the Channel at 6kph as the invasion began. The seafront
Muse du Dbarquement
, in Arromanches' main square (daily: May-Aug 9am-6.30pm; rest of year 9am-11.30am & 2-5.30pm; closed first three weeks of Ja...
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