Huisnes-sur-Mer
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Canton | Pontorson | |
| Community association | Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandy | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 6–38 m | |
| surface | 6.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 185 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50170 | |
| INSEE code | 50253 | |
| Website | http://www.huisnessurmer.net/ | |
 German war cemetery on Mont d'Huisnes |
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Huisnes-sur-Mer is a French commune with 185 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel (Abbey) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy .
Geographical location
The settlement is located south of the wide salt marshes that line the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel , on slightly higher terrain. The neighboring communities are Courtils , Servon , Tanis and Pontorson . The shortest distance to Avranches is 10 miles by road.
history
The place and the surrounding area were the scene of a decisive Allied breakthrough in the course of Operation Cobra in July 1944. The place itself was liberated from the German occupation on August 1, 1944 by the 79th US Infantry Division.
Attractions
The German war cemetery Mont d'Huisnes is a few hundred meters from the town center. A round arena 47 m in diameter with vertical side walls was set into a hill. In these side walls there are a total of 68 crypts with 180 individual graves on two floors.
In 1961, the German War Graves Commission brought together German war dead from the Morbihan , Ille-et-Vilaine , Mayenne , Sarthe , Loir-et-Cher , Indre-et-Loire , Vienne and Indre departments . The dead from the islands of Jersey , Guernsey , Aurigny and Sark were also transferred here, with the exception of those buried in the Fort George cemetery in St. Peter Port , Guernsey. The war cemetery was inaugurated on September 14, 1963.
A total of 11,956 dead lie there. The majority are German soldiers who died in 1944 and 1945. German dead from the post-war years 1946 and 1947 are also buried in Mont d'Huisnes, including 20 children who died in internment.
From the northern edge of the hill there is an impressive view over the salt marshes and the Wadden Sea across to Mont-Saint-Michel.
Web links
- Community website
- Mont d'Huisnes war cemetery in the online project Memorial Monuments .