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Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - Cricqueville-en-Bessin ND
| Steel | 13.74 g | 31 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Prune |
| Period | Fifth Republic (1958-date) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Composition | Steel |
| Weight | 13.74 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#295577 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Peripheral text in yellow on a green background. In the center, four colorized flags: Canadian, British, French and American.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
* 6TH JUNE 1944 *
SWORD * JUNO * GOLD * OMAHA * UTAH
D. DAY
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The expression D-Day, already used by the military in preparation for the offensives at the end of the First World War, now designates Tuesday June 6, 1944, the first day of the Normandy landings, marking the start of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jour_JPointe du Hoc is the name given to a small headland on the Normandy coast in the Channel Sea, located in Calvados. It consists of a 25 to 30-metre-high cliff, preceded by a needle that juts out into the sea, and overlooks a ten-metre-wide pebble beach at its foot. The point is located in the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin.
It was the scene of one of the operations during the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Situated between Utah Beach (to the west) and Omaha Beach (to the east), the Pointe had been fortified by the Germans (WN 751) and, according to Allied aerial reconnaissance, was equipped with heavy artillery whose range threatened both nearby beaches. It was deemed vital to the success of the landings that the artillery pieces be decommissioned as quickly as possible.https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc
