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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Marine Tondelier, Regional Councillor for Hauts-de-France and National Secretary of Les Ecologistes, during the 11 November commemorations in Henin Beaumont, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Commemorations on 11 November , in Henin-Beaumont, France. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Marine Tondelier, Regional Councillor for Hauts-de-France and National Secretary of Les Ecologistes, during the 11 November commemorations in Henin Beaumont, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Commemorations on 11 November , in Henin-Beaumont, France. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Marine Tondelier, Regional Councillor for Hauts-de-France and National Secretary of Les Ecologistes, during the 11 November commemorations in Henin Beaumont, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Marine Le Pen, President of the RN group in the National Assembly, during the 11 November commemorations in Henin Beaumont, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 November Commemorations - Henin-Beaumont

Marine Le Pen, President of the RN group in the National Assembly, during the 11 November commemorations in Henin Beaumont, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Blanquart C/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day 2025 - Brussels

Philippe of Belgium attends a World War I commemoration at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' monument on November 11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, like every November 11 days, King Filip of Belgium attends the traditional Armistice Day ceremony in Brussels, commemorating the end of World War I and honoring the fallen soldiers and veterans. This solemn event typically includes a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a moment of national remembrance - Photo by MonasseT/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOTORI - SuperBike - Round 12 Pirelli Spanish Round

Campionato mondiale superbike 2012 Misano during Round 12 Pirelli Spanish Round, World SuperBike - SBK race in Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Spain, October 18 2025

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MOTORI - SuperBike - Round 12 Pirelli Spanish Round

Campionato Mondiale WSBK Misano 2009-Honda CBR 1000RR del team Ten Kate during Round 12 Pirelli Spanish Round, World SuperBike - SBK race in Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Spain, October 18 2025

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President Macron attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe - Paris

Nicolas Sarkozy lors de la commémoration marquant le 104ème anniversaire de l'Armistice du 11 novembre 1918, mettant fin à la Première Guerre mondiale (WWI) à l'Arc de Tromphe sur la Place de l'Etoile à Paris, France, le 11 novembre 2022. © Stéphane Lemouton/ French President during the commemorations marking the 104th anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, ending the First World War (WWI) at the Arc de Tromphe in Paris, France, on November 11, 2022. Photo by Stephane Lemouton /Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Police in riot gear and armed officers stand guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025, during anti-ICE demonstrations. Authorities deployed heavy security as protesters rallied against the agency’s actions. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters stand by the fence outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025, during an anti-ICE demonstration. Activists demanded the abolition of ICE and denounced the detention of migrants. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

A protester waves a U.S. flag while standing on a barrier outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Crowds rallied into the night against ICE, denouncing the detention and deportation of migrants. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters wave flags during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. The rally was part of a series of anti-ICE actions across the city calling for an end to raids and detentions. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

A woman holds her dog while addressing protesters outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Demonstrators rallied against ICE, demanding the abolition of the agency and the release of detainees. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters gather at the gates of the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Demonstrators rallied against ICE, demanding the release of detainees and the abolition of the agency. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Police in riot gear line up outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Officers confronted demonstrators after hours of anti-ICE protests demanding the abolition of the agency. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

A protester waves a U.S. flag while standing on a barrier outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Crowds rallied into the night against ICE, denouncing the detention and deportation of migrants. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters wave flags during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. The rally was part of a series of anti-ICE actions across the city calling for an end to raids and detentions. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters assist a woman after she was hit by pepper spray balls fired by police during anti-ICE demonstrations at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. The incident occurred as police clashed with demonstrators calling for the abolition of ICE. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

A protester waves a Palestinian flag as others assemble outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Demonstrators rallied against ICE, demanding the release of detainees and the abolition of the agency. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters march with signs during an anti-ICE rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Demonstrators demanded the release of detainees and the abolition of ICE. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Protesters assist a woman after she was hit by pepper spray balls fired by police during anti-ICE demonstrations at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. The incident occurred as police clashed with demonstrators calling for the abolition of ICE. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Riot police are seen through a security fence as they line up outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025, moments before charging and arresting protesters. The deployment came during protests calling to abolish ICE and free detained migrants. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

Riot police are seen through a security fence as they line up outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025, moments before charging and arresting protesters. The deployment came during protests calling to abolish ICE and free detained migrants. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti ICE Demonstrations - LA

A protester waves a large flag in the middle of the street outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on September 1, 2025. Demonstrators gathered as part of anti-ICE protests demanding the abolition of the agency and an end to detentions and deportations. Photo by Lauren Puente/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CICLISMO - La Vuelta - Turin-Novara

Felix GALL, DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE

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Arcachon

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33). ARCACHON BAY. FERRET CAP. PAINTINGS ON A BLOCKHAUS ON TRUC VERT BEACH Photo by Michael Portillo/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Tour de France 2025 - Stage 18

Aurelien PARET-PEINTRE, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, during the Tour de France 2025, UCI WorldTour cycling event, Stage 18, Vif - Courchevel Col de la Loze (171,5 Km) on 24 July 2025 in Col de la Loze, France during Tour de France 2025 - Stage 18, Tour De France race in France, France, July 24 2025

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Tour de France 2025 - Stage 18

Felix GALL, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, during the Tour de France 2025, UCI WorldTour cycling event, Stage 18, Vif - Courchevel Col de la Loze (171,5 Km) on 24 July 2025 in Col de la Loze, France during Tour de France 2025 - Stage 18, Tour De France race in France, France, July 24 2025

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Tour de France 2025 - Stage 18

Felix GALL, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, during the Tour de France 2025, UCI WorldTour cycling event, Stage 18, Vif - Courchevel Col de la Loze (171,5 Km) on 24 July 2025 in Col de la Loze, France during Tour de France 2025 - Stage 18, Tour De France race in France, France, July 24 2025

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - CALVADOS (14) - COLLEVILLE SUR MER: SITE 3: AMERICAN CEMETERY OF COLLEVILLE SUR MER. OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED IN 1956, THIS 70 HECTARE NECROPOLIS IS LOCATED ON THE HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING OMAHA BEACH. IT WAS DESIGNED BY HARBESON, HOUGH, LIVINGSTON & LARSON AND THE SPACE WAS ARRANGED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT MARKLEY STEVENSON WHO ENSURED THAT, FROM ANY ANGLE, A ROW OF CROSSES COULD BE SEEN. AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CEMETERY, A BRONZE STATUE 7 METERS HIGH, INSIDE THE SEMI-CIRCLE FORMED BY THE COLONNADE OF THE MEMORIAL, FACES THE SQUARES OF THE TOMBS. IT SYMBOLIZES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN YOUTH RISING FROM THE WAVES. THIS STATUE IS SURROUNDED BY PEBBLES SYMBOLIZING THE DIFFICULTY OF TANKS CROSSING THE BEACH. THE WHITE MARBLE STELES ARE IN THE SHAPE OF A LATIN CROSS OR IN THE SHAPE OF THE STAR OF DAVID FOR SOLDIERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH. THE BODIES OF 9,388 PEOPLE ARE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY, INCLUDING 307 UNKNOWN PEOPLE AND FOUR WOMEN. THESE PEOPLE MAINLY DIED ON THE DAY OF THE LANDING OR IN THE FOLLOWING

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MERE EGLISE: SITE 6: SAINTE MERE EGLISE. ON JUNE 5, 1944 AT 11 P.M., THE AMERICAN ALLIED FORCES PARACHUTED ABOVE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE DURING OPERATION OVERLORD. 15,000 MEN WERE DROPPED ON THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MAINLY FROM THE US 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PARATROOPERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DUE TO DROP ERRORS. THE GERMANS SHOOT AT THE PARATROOPERS WHO FALL TO THE GROUND. JOHN STEELE, ONE OF THEM, WAS HIT IN THE FOOT BY A BULLET, COULD NOT CONTROL HIS PARACHUTE AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE CHURCH TOWER AROUND 4:00 A.M. HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PARACHUTE WHILE IN THE SQUARE, ALL AROUND THE CHURCH, THE BATTLE RAGED. HE THEN DECIDED TO PLAY DEAD IN ORDER TO AVOID SERVING AS A TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS, A GERMAN SOLDIER CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN. STEELE WAS TREATED AND TAKEN PRISONER, ESCAPED THREE DAYS LATER, REJOINED ALLIED LINES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SINCE THEN, A MANNEQUIN HAS HUNG ON TH

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MARIE DU MONT: SITE 7: UTAH BEACH - LA MADELEINE - TERMINAL NO. 00 OF THE VOIE DE LA LIBERTE. THE FREEDOM ROUTE IS A 1,142 KILOMETER ROUTE WHICH COMMEMORATES THE VICTORY OF THE ALLIES AND THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE, BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IT IS MATERIALIZED BY A SERIES OF KILOMETER MARKERS ALONG THE ROAD NETWORK BETWEEN UTAH BEACH (AND SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE FOR TERMINAL 0) AND BASTOGNE IN THE BELGIAN PROVINCE OF LUXEMBOURG, MARKING THE ROUTE FOLLOWED BY THE 3RD AMERICAN ARMY COMMANDED BY GENERAL PATTON. ON JUNE 6, 1944, IN NORMANDY, AMERICAN FORCES LANDED ON UTAH BEACH, 2.5 KILOMETERS FURTHER SOUTH THAN PLANNED. THIS NAVIGATION ERROR WAS BENEFICIAL, IT PUT THE AMERICAN TROOPS OUT OF RANGE OF THE POWERFUL COASTAL BATTERIES OF CRISBECQ-SAINT-MARCOUF AND AZEVILLE. BRIGADIER GENERAL THEODORE ROOSEVELT, SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE 4TH US INFANTRY DIVISION, TOUCHED NORMANDY SOIL AT 6:40 A.M. WITH THE FIRST ASSAULT WAVE, MADE UP OF ELEMENTS OF THE 8TH INF

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MERE EGLISE: SITE 6: SAINTE MERE EGLISE. ON JUNE 5, 1944 AT 11 P.M., THE AMERICAN ALLIED FORCES PARACHUTED ABOVE SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE DURING OPERATION OVERLORD. 15,000 MEN WERE DROPPED ON THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MAINLY FROM THE US 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PARATROOPERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DUE TO DROP ERRORS. THE GERMANS SHOOT AT THE PARATROOPERS WHO FALL TO THE GROUND. JOHN STEELE, ONE OF THEM, WAS HIT IN THE FOOT BY A BULLET, COULD NOT CONTROL HIS PARACHUTE AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE CHURCH TOWER AROUND 4:00 A.M. HE TRIED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PARACHUTE WHILE IN THE SQUARE, ALL AROUND THE CHURCH, THE BATTLE RAGED. HE THEN DECIDED TO PLAY DEAD IN ORDER TO AVOID SERVING AS A TARGET FOR THE ENEMY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS, A GERMAN SOLDIER CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN. STEELE WAS TREATED AND TAKEN PRISONER, ESCAPED THREE DAYS LATER, REJOINED ALLIED LINES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SINCE THEN, A MANNEQUIN HAS HUNG ON TH

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF OMAHA BEACH. IT WAS THE BEACH ON WHICH THE NORMANDY LANDINGS TOOK THEIR HEAVIEST TOLL OF D-DAY CASUALTIES (30 OF THE TOTAL ON 6 JUNE) AND, ALONG WITH JUNO BEACH, IT HAD THE HIGHEST CASUALTY RATE, WITH ALMOST 8 OF THE LANDED TROOPS DYING, MANY OF THEM BY DROWNING. 1,000 AMERICANS WERE KILLED AND THOUSANDS WOUNDED (THE EXACT TOLL REMAINS UNKNOWN), WITH 90 OF THE MEN IN THE FIRST WAVE KILLED OR WOUNDED. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF POINTE DU HOC. IT OVERLOOKS A CLIFF 25 TO 30 METRES HIGH WITH A PEBBLE BEACH AROUND TEN METRES WIDE AT ITS FOOT. SITUATED BETWEEN UTAH BEACH (TO THE WEST) AND OMAHA BEACH (TO THE EAST), THE POINTE HAD BEEN FORTIFIED BY THE GERMANS AND, ACCORDING TO ALLIED AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, WAS EQUIPPED WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY WHOSE RANGE THREATENED THE TWO NEIGHBOURING BEACHES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) GOLD BEACH - REMAINS OF THE ALLIED ARTIFICIAL PORT B (FOR BRITISH) AT ARROMANCHES LES BAINS. MULBERRY HARBOUR WAS BUILT TO SUPPLY THE ALLIED ARMIES IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE NORMANDY LANDINGS. IN FACT, TWO PORTS WERE ASSEMBLED OFF THE BEACHES OF CALVADOS, BUT ONLY THE ONE AT ARROMANCHES WAS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL, THE SECOND OFF OMAHA BEACH BEING DESTROYED BY A STORM ON 19 JUNE 1944. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PORT MEANT THAT THE ALLIES DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE A DEEP-WATER PORT DIRECTLY. MULBERRY HARBOUR WAS MADE UP OF SEVERAL LARGE ELEMENTS PREFABRICATED IN ENGLAND, TRANSPORTED AND ASSEMBLED ON THE NORMANDY COAST. THIS ARTIFICIAL PORT HAS OFTEN BEEN CREDITED WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY AND PRESENTED AS AN EXAMPLE OF LOGISTICAL AND MILITARY GENIUS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Stage 21 - Rome-Rome

BENNETT Sam, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, during the Giro d'Italia 2025, Tour of Italy, Stage 21, Roma - Roma (143 Km) on 1 June 2025 in Roma, Italy - during Stage 21 - Rome-Rome, Giro d'Italia race in Rome, Italy, June 01 2025