Pointe de Grave, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Girone, France – A memorial to two Royal Marines killed by the execution during Operation Frankton, often known as The Cockleshell Heroes


Pointe de Grave, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Girone, France – A memorial to two Royal Marines killed by the execution during Operation Frankton, often known as The Cockleshell Heroes


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