Villers-Bocage is a commune in France, in the Calvados département in Normandy. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The French department of Calvados forms part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. Its postal code is 14310 and the INSEE code is 14752. Population: 2,920.
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Administration
Villers-Bocage is the seat of the canton of Villers-Bocage, in the arrondissement of Caen. The arrondissement of Caen is an arrondissement of France located in the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie
History
Villers-Bocage was the site of World War II's June 13, 1944 ambush of elements from the British 7th Armoured Division by the German 101st SS Heavy Panzer Detachment. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Villers-Bocage was fought on June 13 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, between the British 7th Armoured Division and German Desert Rats redirects here For other meanings see Desert rat. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Geography
- Area: 5. 76 km²
- Altitude: 170 m
See also
External links
- Website of the office of tourism (in French)
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