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Port of Caen information


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The Port of Caen (French: Port de Caen) is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France.

The port of Caen is composed of a series of basins on the Canal de Caen à la Mer, linking Caen to Ouistreham, 15 km (9.3 m) downstream, on the English Channel.

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Port of Caen

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Port of Caen (French: Port de Caen) is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France. The port of Caen is composed of a series of...

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Caen

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Caen (UK: /ˈkɒ̃ ˈkɒn/; French: [kɑ̃] ; Norman: Kaem) is a commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of...

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Battle for Caen

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Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and its vicinity during the larger Battle of Normandy. The battles followed Operation Neptune...

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Ouistreham

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a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders the mouth of the Canal...

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Agrial

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in dairy, beef, poultry, vegetables and fruit. The company has a workforce of 12,000. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agrial cooperative. "Annual...

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MS Deutschland

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ship which was moored in a basin of the port of Caen. At approximately 12:30 on 23 May 2010 whilst in the Norwegian port of Eidfjord, Norway, a fire was detected...

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Rouen

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Rouen was the capital of the Duchy of Normandy and residence of the local dukes, until William the Conqueror moved his residence to Caen. In 1150, Rouen received...

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of the 18th century, and the former home of the Governor of Honfleur. One of the sides of the building is an old gate of the city, the Port de Caen,...

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Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges

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The capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (wrongly known as Operation Deadstick (which in fact was a specialized glider exercise), and in official...

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Normandy landings

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of their major goals beyond the establishment of the beachheads on the first day. Carentan, Saint-Lô, and Bayeux remained in German hands, and Caen,...

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Operation Overlord

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that they gradually expanded when they captured the port at Cherbourg on 26 June and the city of Caen on 21 July. A failed counterattack by German forces...

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Route nationale 13

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bypasses the town of Lisieux before dropping into the Plaine de Caen, where it crosses the river Dives. The road then heads Northwest into Caen in which the...

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Cherbourg

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comparison, the port had 1.7 million passengers and 138,000 trucks in 1995. Property, with the Port of Caen-Ouistreham, of the joint association Ports Norman Associates...

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Iron Kingdoms

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of the Kingdom walls in the Thornwood, and care little for the technology of the new world. The Continent of Immoren lies in the world known as Caen....

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Gold Beach

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Peninsula and capture the port facilities at Cherbourg. The British at Sword and Gold, and the Canadians at Juno, were to capture Caen and form a front line...

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List of canals in France

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This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned...

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Sword Beach

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River Orne and Port en Bessin, capture the German-occupied city of Caen and form a front line from Caumont-l'Éventé to the south-east of Caen, in order to...

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Bernard Montgomery

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the commitment of a large number of German forces to the Caen sector. It was only after several failed attempts to break out in the Caen sector that Montgomery...

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Maurice Tastemain

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Pierre Maurice Eugène Tastemain (6 September 1878, Caen – March 1944, Paris) was a French painter and stained glass artist. His artistic talents were noticed...

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Normandy

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inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans; the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre...

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