former commune in Manche, France
Sainte-Mère-Église is in Normandy, near the base of the Cherbourg peninsula.
The town is located a few miles inland of Utah Beach, one of the beaches where American troops landed on D-Day. American paratroopers were dropped near the town a few hours before the invasion and a fierce battle ensued; parts of it are portrayed in the film The Longest Day.
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Routes through Sainte-Mère-Église |
Cherbourg ← | NW SE | → Bayeux → Caen |
ENDS AT CARENTAN ← | N S | → Saint-Lô → Rennes |