La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike Monument
La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike Monument
La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike Monument
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billmc321
Lake Oswego, OR23 contributions
Aug 2019
Hard to visualize the battle here with such a peaceful setting.
Read the book "No Better Place to Die" by ex-paratrooper Robert Murphy to get a good history of this battle.
Read the book "No Better Place to Die" by ex-paratrooper Robert Murphy to get a good history of this battle.
Written 2 September 2019
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Chris W
Alabaster, AL259 contributions
July 2019 • Friends
This is an incredible historic site with such a story to tell. The scene of the fiercest small force battle in U.S. Army history, you just cannot believe the odds that the paratroops overcame. A a truly hallowed site, just be sure to study the battle before visiting. Thank you to our friend Stuart Robertson of Normandy Battlefield Tours for making it come alive.
Written 21 July 2019
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TravelCheapskate
Tampa Florida73 contributions
June 2019
This site is located pretty far from the beaches and somewhat off the expressway. However, it was a very significant battle zone (as depicted in Saving Private Ryan) and well wort adding to your WWII sight seeing plans. It is relatively small so it won't take more than 45 minute to adequately explore.
Written 19 December 2019
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chickandbeast
Southgate, Canada8,725 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike Monument a WWII parachutist statue on the battlefield in Sainte-Mere-Eglise France. A memorial to the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment who served in Normandy WWII it is at the western end of the La Fiere.
Written 5 November 2018
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lynda l
Normandy, France54 contributions
Jan 2018 • Friends
A very well kept area and a moving and impressive monument to some very brave men. Situated on the banks of the Merderet River and very close to the site of the annual parachutistes drop near 6th June. Good access and parking.
Written 22 January 2018
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jessfraz22
Batavia, IL46 contributions
Mar 2017
This was an out-of-the-way location which we were taken to by the tour guide. I don't know that I would have gotten much out of it by going alone. Unless you have knowledge or connections to the battle there is not enough stand alone information.
Written 5 September 2017
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Bill B
Baton Rouge109 contributions
June 2017 • Friends
If you don't know the history of what happened here, then it will just be a monument without much to see. It's a short drive from Sainte-Mere-Eglise, so easy to stop for a few minutes to see and contemplate.
If you know what happened with the German counter-attacks and American paratroopers holding the bridge against three tanks, then it will be meaningful, but do your research first to get the context.
If you know what happened with the German counter-attacks and American paratroopers holding the bridge against three tanks, then it will be meaningful, but do your research first to get the context.
Written 21 June 2017
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@JT3AZ
Phoenix, Arizona4,937 contributions
Aug 2013 • Couples
The La Fiere battle site is not a huge area and without a guide or maps of the battle, it is difficult to visualize what happened here. This was an important road and bridge from the coast that needed to be secured in order to move men and equipment inland as the battle progressed. The bridge and nearby manor (now a B&B) was taken over by 82nd Airborne troops at daybreak on D-Day. The entire area had been flooded by the Germans on purpose to make the battle that much more difficult. Across the little valley, you can see a small farm house where the Germans exchanged gunfire many times over the next couple days. Just off the road before the bridge, you can still see several foxholes (holes dug in the ground by troops to provide cover) - one is marked as being used by General John Gavin. After the war, the French put a monument near the bridge with an Iron Mike statue and a huge bronze display of the battle area. If you go to the St Mere Eglise church, this is not a far drive and for serious military buffs, it is well worth it to see the inland areas & hedgerows where battles were fought. This is out in the country and is not a commercialized site- no bathrooms, no services, no visitor center. Just a monument on the side of the road that is open to the public.
Written 31 July 2014
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AvidTraveler12
Winchester, UK1,819 contributions
June 2023 • Couples
Slightly off the main tourist routes but of equal importance is the Iron Mike memorial. The series of battles and disproportinate casualties involved on both sides involving the US Airborne forces at the La Fire Bridgehead, which is about 200 metres from the memorial. This included the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.
Written 14 June 2023
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B9073TOannm
Westbury, United States93 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
The battle at La Fiere Bridge was hard-won and enabled the Allied troops to move inland from Utah Beach on D-Day. It's important to have a guide here because there's no museum--only statues and plaques. A guide will give you the details of what happened here.
Written 14 June 2019
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