War Memorial in the environs of Lion-sur-Mer, Normandie (Normandy), France.


Steel sculpture on top of an old German gun turret on what was "Sword Beach" when the British 3rd and 6th Divisions and 1st Corps landed here during the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944.


Size: 3601px × 4850px
Location: environs of Lion-sur-Mer, Normandie, France.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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