Port-en-Bessin-Huppain () is a

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in the

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department in the

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in northwestern

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. The commune contains the two towns of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.

Population

History

The name ''Huppain'' stems from Norse/

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''Oppheim'', reflecting the general Viking history of Normandy. The town was captured by Royal Marines of No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando in Operation Aubery during the Normandy landings and used as the terminal for

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(Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean).

Media

Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Calvados, Tablet of the D-day

Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film '' The Longest Day''.

Sister cities

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Gallery

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, 1888 File:The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5314.jpg, General Montgomery with Army and Royal Navy officers in Port-en-Bessin, 10 June 1944 in the

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