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Décollage de la piste 31, aéroport de Caen-Carpiquet avec l'ULM K10.
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Canada at War - Volume 3 - Episode 1 - The Norman Summer - Part 1

Part 1 of 3

June - September 1944. D-Day, June 6, 1944. In the early morning hours, infantry carriers, including 110 ships of the Royal Canadian Navy, cross a seething, pitching sea to the coast of France, while Allied air forces pound enemy positions from the air. Cherbourg, Caen, Carpiquet, Falaise, Paris are liberated. Canadians return, this time victorious, to the beaches of Dieppe.

Canada at War - Volume 3 - Episode 1 - The Norman Summer - Part 3

Part 3 of 3

June - September 1944. D-Day, June 6, 1944. In the early morning hours, infantry carriers, including 110 ships of the Royal Canadian Navy, cross a seething, pitching sea to the coast of France, while Allied air forces pound enemy positions from the air. Cherbourg, Caen, Carpiquet, Falaise, Paris are liberated. Canadians return, this time victorious, to the beaches of Dieppe.

Battle for Carpiquet Airfield - Normandy 1944

On 4 July, General Dempsey launches operation Windsor. The first target is the Carpiquet airfield; it was one of the initial objectives set for the D-Day, like Caen, and that has been resisting since nearly a month. The Canadians of the 3rd Infantry division 8th Brigade, reinforced by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, conquer the town of Carpiquet on 5 July. But it takes three more days of fierce fightings to take the airfield to the Hitlerjugend panzergrenadiers, who defend their trenches, for much, to the bitter end. The Canadians have to push back several counter-attacks of the Leibstandarte division units supported by tanks; but on 8 July, the Allied forces are at the gate of Caen.

The price of this partial victory had once more been high. The Winnipegs had 40 fatalities out of a total of 132 casualties; the North Shores reported 46 killed and 86 wounded. Carpiquet is still remembered as the graveyard of the North Shores because these were the heaviest losses it suffered during the entire campaign. I am sure that at some time during the attack every man felt he could not go on, one of the North Shores recalled. Men were being killed or wounded on all sides and the advance seemed pointless as well as hopeless. I never realized ... how far discipline, pride of unit, and above all, pride in oneself and family, can carry a man even when each step forward meant possible death. It had been another hard lesson for Canadian soldiers who were quickly becoming accustomed to such horrors.

Source: Library and Archives Canada

Canada at War - Volume 3 - Episode 1 - The Norman Summer - Part 2

Part 2 of 3

June - September 1944. D-Day, June 6, 1944. In the early morning hours, infantry carriers, including 110 ships of the Royal Canadian Navy, cross a seething, pitching sea to the coast of France, while Allied air forces pound enemy positions from the air. Cherbourg, Caen, Carpiquet, Falaise, Paris are liberated. Canadians return, this time victorious, to the beaches of Dieppe.

Chalair's Beechcrafts & Hop!'s CRJ700 at Caen Carpiquet airport CFR-LFRK

Located near Caen and close to the DDay landing beaches, it's an other small airport desserved by Hop! (Lyon) and a few lowcost such as Volotea or Flybe. This is also the main base for Chalair which is a small French airline operating Beechcraft aircrafts and especillay B1900 (C & D).
As you can see there was not many movements when i was there...

A proximité de Caen et des plages du débarquement, Carpiquet est un autre petit terrain norman desservi par Hop! (Lyon) et quelques compagnies lowcost comme Flybe ou Volotea. C'est aussi la base de Chalair, petit compagnie française opérant des Beechcraft, principalement le B1900 (C&D).
Comme vous pouvez le constater, le trafic n'était pas très important quand je m'y suis arrêté...

© DoubleH63 - Normandy Airports 07/2015

Le premier vol Caen-Genève accueilli par une haie d'honneur aquatique

Image insolite ce lundi 26 novembre à l'aéroport de Carpiquet. Un avion a été accueilli les jets d'eau de deux camions de pompier. Une tradition pour l'inauguration d'un nouveau vol. On peut désormais rallier la Suisse de Caen. 

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(4/11) Battlefield II The Battle for Caen World War II

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The defeat of the German forces at the Falaise Gap in August 1944 was the culmination of an effort that had begun the previous June, when British, U.S. and Canadian troops stormed the Normandy beaches during Operation Overlord. Then followed the bloody fighting for the all-important city of Caen.
The Falaise Gap was an area between Argentan and Falaise, southeast of Caen. For the Germans, it represented an escape route from the advancing Allied troops, who threatened to trap the 7th Army, 5th Panzer Army and Panzergruppe Eberbach. The Canadian 1st and British 2nd Armies had finally broken out from Caen after weeks of hard and bitter fighting which had stalled the entire Normandy invasion. At the same time, the US 1st and 3rd Armies had forced their way off the Normandy beaches and were rapidly heading towards Falaise from the north and the east.
The fighting in the lanes and fields was intense, as the Allies battled hard to overcome determined resistance by some 80,000 German troops. With so many men and weapons on the ground, it is not surprising they were eventually undone by fierce artillery fire from three sides and by constant attacks from the air.
The Gap was closed on 19th August, leaving only a small pocket of German resistance that was overrun on 21st August. The German losses were catastrophic 10,000 killed, 50,000 taken prisoner, nearly 600 tanks and assault guns destroyed, and 7,500 vehicles lost.
Featuring fascinating archive footage from all over the world, this episode includes a review of the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics, as well as the story of the battle itself. Vivid computer-generated maps place The Battle For Caen in the context of the war as a whole providing viewers with a highly comprehensive and entertaining story

Tour du monde des Normands en 80 jours

A l'issue du concours « Le tour du monde des normands en 80 jours », organisé par la Ville de Deauville dans le cadre du 1100e anniversaire de la Normandie, Jérémy Bonnet a décollé vendredi 15 juillet à 15h10 de l'aéroport de Deauville-Normandie pour 80 jours d'aventures à la recherche des Normands expatriés.
Son périple le mènera sur les cinq continents.

Jérémy Bonnet tient un journal de bord de son voyage et publie plusieurs fois par semaine sur deauville.fr et la page Facebook de Deauville des photographies, des vidéos ou encore des sons, traces de culture normande à l'étranger.

Cette manifestation est soutenue par la région Basse-Normandie dans le cadre du label Happy Birthday Normandie.

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D-Day-Canadian Armoured Brigade Combat in Juno beach

Juno Beach
Was one of five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The sector spanned from Saint-Aubin, a village just east of the British Gold sector, to Courseulles, just west of the British Sword sector. The Juno landings were judged necessary to provide flanking support to the British drive on Caen from Sword, as well as to capture the German airfield at Carpiquet west of Caen. Taking Juno was the responsibility of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and commandos of the Royal Marines, with support from Naval Force J, the Juno contingent of the invasion fleet, including the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The beach was defended by two battalions of the German 716th Infantry Division, with elements of the 21st Panzer Division held in reserve near Caen.

The invasion plan called for two brigades of the 3rd Canadian Division to land in two subsectors—Mike and Nan—focusing on Courseulles, Bernières and Saint-Aubin.[nb 1] It was hoped that preliminary naval and air bombardment would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strongpoints. Close support on the beaches was to be provided by amphibious tanks of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. Once the landing zones were secured, the plan called for the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade to land reserve battalions and deploy inland, the Royal Marine commandos to establish contact with the British 3rd Infantry Division on Sword, and the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade to link up with the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division on Gold. The 3rd Canadian Division's D-Day objectives were to capture Carpiquet Airfield and reach the Caen--Bayeux railway line by nightfall.

The landings initially encountered heavy resistance from the German 716th Division; the preliminary bombardment proved less effective than had been hoped, and rough weather forced the first wave to be delayed until 07:35. Several assault companies—notably those of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada—took heavy casualties in the opening minutes of the first wave. Strength of numbers, as well as coordinated fire support from artillery and armoured squadrons, cleared most of the coastal defences within two hours of landing. The reserves of the 7th and 8th brigades began deploying at 08:30 (along with the Royal Marines), while the 9th Brigade began its deployment at 11:40.

The subsequent push inland towards Carpiquet and the Caen--Bayeux railway line achieved mixed results. The sheer numbers of men and vehicles on the beaches created lengthy delays between the landing of the 9th Brigade and the beginning of substantive attacks to the south. The 7th Brigade encountered heavy initial opposition before pushing south and making contact with the 50th Infantry Division at Creully. The 8th Brigade encountered heavy resistance from a battalion of the 716th at Tailleville, while the 9th Brigade deployed towards Carpiquet early in the evening. Resistance in Saint-Aubin prevented the Royal Marines from establishing contact with the British 3rd Division on Sword. When all operations on the Anglo-Canadian front were ordered to halt at 21:00, only one unit had reached its D-Day objective, but the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had succeeded in pushing farther inland than any other landing force on D-Day.

Canada at War (Part 9) | The Norman Summer | [June - September 1944]

On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord also known as D-Day began.

Canada sends 110 ships from the Royal Canadian Navy to plow through the waves of the French coast and land infantry on Juno Beach.

Allied forces destroy German targets from sea, air and land. The cities of Cherbourg, Caen, Carpiquet, Falaise, Paris are all liberated from Nazi tyranny.

Canadians return to the beaches of Dieppe as victors and pay tribute to their fallen comrades.

Air France (by Brit Air) Bombardier CRJ-700 take-off from Nice Côte d’Azur

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJD & Chalair ATR42 @ Clermont Fd Auvergne Airport

Regional traffic at Clermont-Fd Airport !
Cityjet operates the AirFrance flight Clermont-Paris CDG and the ATR came in to carry some football players.

© DoubleH63 - Avro ATR CFE 03/2018

D-Day 75th Anniversary Fly Past over East Sussex

#dday #dakota #ddayanniversary More than 35 Douglas C-47 Skytrains and other aircraft flew over Hailsham today to commerorate the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.

They set off from Duxford and flew to perform a flypast over Southend. They then turned south over Kent to pass over Hailsham at just 1500 feet.

Once passing over Eastbourne, they flew towards Le Havre, the drop zone at Sannerville, before landing at Caen-Carpiquet.

Une voiture sur le tarmac de l'aéroport st Exupéry lyon

Canadian Army Newsreel No. 35

35.1 Canadian Corps Sports Meet
Servicemen parade in sports clothing to begin a track and field day at Chesmonter Stadium; 100 yard dash; 1 mile event; 3 mile event; tug-of-war between the Cape Breton Highlanders and the Westminster Regiment; the crowd in the grandstand; the high jump; awards are presented.

35.2 C.W.A.C.s Arrive in Italy
In England, The Canadian Women’s Army Corps are inoculated, then pack their bags; at the docks; servicewomen on a ship; they disembark at a port in Italy; arrival at Canadian General Headquarters.

35.3 Italian Interlude
A rest camp in Italy; the Theatre Royal; men playing on the beach; the streets of Naples; the exterior of the Canadian Maple Leaf Club; soldiers on the sidewalks of Naples; a café.

35.4 Notes from Normandy
Engineers capture a German portable tea wagon and transform it into their own refreshment stand; soldiers enjoy a shower from a makeshift device in the field.

35.5 Graves at Cherbourg
Women from Cherbourg bring flowers to the graves of the Allies; the groundskeeper tends to the graveyard; German graves are left untended.

35.6 Objective – Carpiquet
Men plan strategy near some tanks; tanks roll through a town, on the roads to the starting point of the assault; a field communications centre; artillery attacks on the Carpiquet Airfield; smoke screens; Typhoon rockets are fired; machine gun fire; mortar fire; the infantry moves into the town; a carrier damaged by a direct hit; an enemy fighter plane is shot down, the pilot parachutes out of his plane and is captured by the Canadians; young German prisoners; empty shell cases are salvaged.

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Trailer - Close Combat: Gateway to Caen

Close Combat: Gateway to Caen includes a free copy of Close Combat (Windows 7 / 8 only, added as a bonus goodie)

Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the final release of the current game engine. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.



With Close Combat: Gateway to Caen you can play at the strategic and tactical level, putting yourself in the boots of both the generals and the platoon commanders. You can move or combine your battlegroups on the strategic level and decide the outcome of battles on the tactical level. You will command squads in close combat situations, using small arms, mortars, machine guns, armored cars, and tanks to triumph against the enemy. You command artillery and mortar barrages and even air strikes. You will get to know individual solders, platoons, battalions, and the larger brigades and battle groups which they comprise.



Players can experience the desperate situation of the outnumbered, but well-armed Panzergrenadiers, or the daunting offensive mission of the fully-supported British infantry advancing across the treacherous Odon Valley. At your command are Churchill, Cromwell, Firefly, Sherman, Stuart tanks and more. Panther, Tiger, Stug, and Mk.IV tanks will arrive to support German Panzergrenadiers as they try to hold the line against a concerted British attack.



The historic scope of Operation Epsom is captured in single battles, operations, and the grand campaign. The strategic battlefield offers over two dozen individual battlefields with over three dozen accurately portrayed German and British battle groups. British infantry regimental history is reflected in name among the various battalions. You can deploy your battalions as they actually fought in the struggle for the Odon. The game includes all new maps and a range of upgraded effects.

The Setting

With the success of the Allied landings at Normandy and their domination of air and sea, expectations were high that the momentum would continue on land. It was not to be so. Though initially surprised and overwhelmed, the German Army quickly recovered, mobilized, and, counterattacked. Field Marshal Rommel formed a capable defense in Normandy that made the Allied advance costly. Superior Allied artillery and air power failed to crack the German lines. Though the Norman City of Caen was originally a British D-Day objective, its capture would elude and frustrate Montgomery’s 21st Army for weeks to come. Operation Epsom was Field Marshall Montgomery’s first concentrated attempt to go around the city and the Odon River, and break through the strengthening German bulwark. The newly-arrived British VIII Corps, supported by 700 guns of the Royal Artillery made a go of it along a four-mile front between Rauray and Carpiquet. Defending that front was the infamous 12th SS Panzer Division. Though reduced by weeks of heavy fighting they remained a potent and experienced foe. The Germans had offensive plans too, but the British struck first, and the 2nd SS Panzer Corps, the last of Germany’s offensive reserves in Normandy, was instead committed to stopping the British breakthrough along the Odon. Can you, as Montgomery and his commanders, re-chart the course of the Normandy campaign and prevail against Germany’s SS Panzer divisions? Can you as the Germans, once again stop Montgomery, or eclipse history and push the British back entirely?

Completely revised graphics that elevate battle effects, units, and maps to a new, detailed level in the Close Combat Series.
Thirty new battlefield maps accurately reflect the Odon Valley west of Caen, France.
65 vehicles, 36 infantry units, 77 weapons.
New vehicles and guns including Churchill, Cromwell, M-10 Achilles, and Firefly tanks; 17-pdr AT guns, Loyd Carriers, and more.
Improved graphics and effects and new soldier voices.
Revised terrain files that represent the specific conditions of the Odon battlefield: tall cornfields and hindered, muddy movement during rainy weather.
New features including Rolling barrages and dug-in/camouflaged tanks and anti-tank guns.
Historic regimental names and battalion organization.
Mount troops or guns on vehicles.
Enhanced Scenario Editor - Create your own what if Scenarios.


© 2014 Slitherine Ltd. and Matrix Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Close Combat: Gateway to Caen, Slitherine Ltd., Matrix Games Ltd., and their Logos are all trademarks of Slitherine Ltd. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Developed by Slitherine Ltd./Matrix Games Ltd.

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Caen | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Caen


00:01:32 1 Symbols
00:01:41 1.1 Heraldry
00:02:10 1.2 Motto
00:02:41 1.3 Code
00:02:52 2 History
00:03:01 2.1 Early history
00:03:09 2.2 Hundred Years' War
00:04:17 2.3 Second World War
00:05:15 2.4 Post-war
00:06:06 2.4.1 Images
00:06:14 2.5 Etymology
00:07:04 3 Geography
00:07:55 4 Climate
00:08:20 5 Main sights
00:08:29 5.1 Castle
00:09:47 5.2 Abbeys
00:10:33 5.3 Others
00:11:39 6 Administration
00:13:18 7 Transport
00:16:26 8 Education
00:17:09 9 Economy
00:17:33 10 Music and theatre
00:17:59 11 Notable Caennais
00:21:32 12 International relations
00:21:42 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:21:53 13 Sport
00:22:17 14 See also



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Caen (; French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃]; Norman: Kaem), (Caen in French) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department. The city proper has 108,365 inhabitants (as of 2012), while its urban area has 420,000, making Caen the largest city in former Lower Normandy. It is also the third largest municipality in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen and the third largest city proper in Normandy, after Rouen and Le Havre,. The metropolitan area of Caen, in turn, is the second largest in Normandy after that of Rouen, the 21st largest in France.
It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) inland from the English Channel, 200 kilometres north-west of Paris, and connected to the south of England by the Caen-(Ouistreham)-Portsmouth ferry route. Caen is located in the centre of its northern region, and it is a centre of political, economic and cultural power. Located a few miles from the coast, the landing beaches, the bustling resorts of Deauville and Cabourg, Norman Switzerland and Pays d'Auge, Caen is often considered the archetype of Normandy.
Caen is known for its historical buildings built during the reign of William the Conqueror, who was buried there, and for the Battle for Caen—heavy fighting that took place in and around Caen during the Battle of Normandy in 1944, destroying much of the city. The city has now preserved the memory by erecting a memorial and a museum dedicated to peace, the Mémorial de Caen.