Vierville-sur-Mer
Vierville-sur-Mer (, literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
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- Locality
- Vierville-sur-Mer
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 249
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Vierville-sur-Mer (, literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
==History== ===World War II=== thumb|left|Black soldiers tracking a sniper Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville-sur-Mer, France. 10 June 1944 thumbnail|left|Honor guard with the flag and a bugler during a mass at the site of the first temporary cemetery in Vierville, June 10, 1944. On 6 June 1944 (D-Day), the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, along with the 5th Ranger Battalion, and A, B, and C Companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion landed on Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, and Easy Green sectors of Omaha Beach, below Vierville-sur-Mer, starting at 6.30 am.