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    Saint-Valery-en-Caux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi ɑ̃ ko:], literally Saint-Valery in Caux) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy...
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    Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a former railway station in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Upper Normandy, France. The station was located on the former Motteville to...
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    The Canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Normandy region of northern France. An area of fishing...
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    the town of Dieppe, as well as Fécamp (famous for its abbey) and Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Three river valleys punctuate the cliff face, making way for the...
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    of the division was forced to surrender, having been cut off at St Valery-en-Caux on the Channel coast. In North Africa, the reconstituted Highland Division...
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  • René Cogny (25 April 1904, Saint-Valery-en-Caux – 11 September 1968) was a French Général de corps d'armée, World War II and French Resistance veteran...
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    these suburbs are Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Le Grand-Quevilly, Le Petit-Quevilly, and Mont-Saint-Aignan, each with a population exceeding...
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  • Captain Campbell surrendered to Wehrmacht General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux in Normandy on 12 June 1940. He was held as a prisoner of war until...
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  • Fauville-en-Caux (French pronunciation: [fovil ɑ̃ ko], lit. 'Fauville in Caux') is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region...
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    after the 51st Highland Division had been forced to surrender at Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 1940. The building was the most expensive building in Britain...
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    Walaric (redirect from Saint Valery)
    England (r. 1189–1199) transferred his relics from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Saint-Valery-en-Caux. His translation (transfer of relics) was celebrated...
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    James Murray Grant, DSO, was decorated for bravery and leadership at Saint-Valery-en-Caux during World War II. Genealogist Antony Adolph has described Grant's...
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    Omonville (76485) Osmoy-Saint-Valery (76487) Ouainville (76488) Ourville-en-Caux (76490) Ouville-la-Rivière (76492) Paluel (76493) Petit-Caux (76618) Pierrecourt...
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    Ourville-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. A farming village with a little light industry...
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  • Territorial anti-tank unit. One of its successor units was captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, during the Battle of France, but others saw action in the campaigns...
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    Baden-Württemberg's last district reform in the 1970s. The town is twinned with: Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France Bürgermeisterwahl Sontheim an der Brenz 2022, Staatsanzeiger...
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  • Nueil-les-Aubiers, Arrondissement of Bressuire Impasse Christophe Colomb, 76460, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Arrondissement of Dieppe Impasse Christophe Colomb, 69780, Mions...
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    British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in October 1939 but was captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux during the Battle of France in June 1940. The 2nd Battalion was reconstituted...
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    on the Western Front in World War I, and after it was captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux early in World War II it was reformed from its 2nd Line and saw action...
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    Caudebec-en-Caux, Saint-Wandrille-Rançon and Villequier. Communes of the Seine-Maritime department Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rives-en-Seine...
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    those left behind at Dunkirk and escapees from those captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. De Jongh organised a series of safe houses for these soldiers, while...
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    subsequently from the British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. In 1941 and 1942 Soviet prisoners arrived. At the peak there were...
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    situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Alabaster Coast. It is around 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of...
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    British 51st (Highland) Division and the French IX Corps on 12 June at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, then crossed the Seine river to race through Normandy, capturing...
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    of Le Havre's urban area. A light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux by the banks of the Seine and Lézarde rivers, some 6 miles (9.7 km) east...
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  • French 9th Army Corps and other supporting troops to surrender at Saint-Valery-en-Caux on 12 June. On 17 June, the division was ordered to advance on Cherbourg...
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    British soldiers of the 51st (Highland) Division are captured at Saint-Valéry-en-Caux. 13 June: The French government moves again, this time to Bordeaux...
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  • trapped and the majority of the division was forced to surrender at Saint-Valéry-en-Caux, with very few men escaping capture. The 1st Battalion was, however...
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  • March 2015. It consisted of 18 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 2015. It had a total of 9,470 inhabitants (2012). An area of farming...
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    the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads. It is located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area. Étretat is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural...
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