Memorial to Commandant Kieffer, beside the Flame Monument at Sword beach, Ouistreham, Normandy, France.

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"In 1944 Ouistreham was a town situated just behind Riva Bella on the Norman coast. Close to the mouth of the River Orne and the Caen Canal the area was strongly defended. The 177 Frenchmen of the 1st Batallion of Fusiliers Marins Commandos landed there on 6 June 1944. The French under Commandant Kieffer were integrated to the N°4 British Commando. They were granted the honour to set foot on Normandy soil in the first wave. The Commandos left about fourty casualties on the beach and moved inland. Commandant Kieffer was wounded but went on with his troops."

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Size: 3334px × 5128px
Location: Sword Beach, Ouistreham, Normandy, France.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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