Picauville
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Manche | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville | |
| Canton | Sainte-Mère-Église | |
| Intercommunality | Sainte-Mère-Église | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Catherine | |
| Area1 | 19.10 km2 (7.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,995 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50400 / 50360 | |
| Elevation | 2–30 m (6.6–98.4 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
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Picauville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. The inhabitants are called Picauvillais.
Heraldry
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The arms of Picauville are blazoned : Or, a crown of thorns sable between 3 mallets vert, and on a chief gules a leopard Or. |
World War II
Picauville was one of the first towns liberated by Allied forces following the Normandy landings in early June 1944; German General Wilhelm Falley was killed there by an American paratrooper shortly after the invasion began. Engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the northwest of the town. Declared operational on 26 June, the airfield was designated as "A-8", it was used by the 405th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved to St. Dizier, near Nancy.[1] Afterward, the airfield was closed. [2][3] A cairn marking the location of the airfield is on the east side of the D69, 2.3 km outside of Picauville on the way to Gourbesville (50°44'12.20"N, 1°44'10.18"W).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Nolte, Reginald G. Thunder Monsters Over Europe: A History of the 405th Fighter Group in World War II, Sunflower University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-89745-075-2.
- ↑ Johnson, David C. U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1988.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ↑ http://www.normandie44lamemoire.com/versionanglaise/fichesvillesus/picauvilleus2.html retrieved January 18, 2010, and Google Earth.
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- Picauville Public Library official website (médiathèque de Picauville)
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