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	Orne River - Encyclopedia.com
		Police Department and that the Orne case "comes along and fits nicely into the plan." Orne, 36, his brother and fellow police...
		in the bitter fighting to hold the bridgehead on the River Orne in Normandy, in 1944 David Jamieson was awarded a Victoria...
		trenches, near a farmhouse on the Orne river, due to the bombardment.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-374170.html (1146 words)

	Amazon.com: "River Orne": Key Phrase page
		invasion was called, proposed that two Allied armies be landed on the coast of Normandy between the mouth of the River Orne and the base of...
		became clear to COSSAC that the area of Normandy in the Bay of the Seine, between the estuary of the River Orne and the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, would be the most suitable location for the amphibious forces to come ashore.
		The canalized section of the River Orne and parallel-running Canal de Caen, which provided access by ship from the coast to Caen, formed the area's western boundary.
	amazon.com /phrase/River-Orne (344 words)

	Holiday Rentals Orne, Normandy, France - self catering holiday accommodation, gites and cottages
		The southern fringes of Normandy have been incorporated into a France’s largest regional park, with the Varenne river running through and the spa town of Domfront.
		There are holiday rental properties available near the town and on the edges of the park.
		“Swiss Normandy” refers to the cliffs and valleys carved out by the river Orne making a region which is popular with hikers.
	www.holidaylets.net /rentals-in-orne/2/189 (516 words)

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		The Orne river valley from the footpath climbing to Parks Rocks.
		Orne river and Parks Rocks, from the viaduct of La Lande.
		Orne river, Parks Rocks and the Viaduct of La Lande, near Clécy village, from la Croix de la Faverie viewpoint.
	membres.lycos.fr /artzamendi/Photos/Normandie/Orne/Orne2.htm (83 words)

	Oise (river) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Compiègne, town in north central France, in Oise Department, on the Oise River, at the northwestern edge of the Compiègne Forest, in Île-de-France....
		Aisne (ancient Axona), river, northern France, a tributary of the Oise River.
		The tidal section of the river, from Le Havre to well beyond Rouen, is followed by a canalized section with four large multiple locks until the mouth of the Oise river at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
	encarta.msn.com /Oise_(river).html (185 words)

	61st at Thury-
		Early in August 1945, the Battalion, still with the 56th Brigade, came under command of the 59th Division, and the first task given to the Brigade was to enlarge the bridgehead over the river Orne.
		Thury-Harcourt was a small town nestled among the hills and on the east bank of the river Orne.
		Through the town from east to west ran a small stream, a tributary of the Orne, and the ground around was wooded, with the gardens thick with vegitation.
	members.tripod.com /~Glosters/thuryH.htm (2181 words)

	D-Day : Normandy 1944 - British Airborne East of river Orne
		The mission is to capture and hold the two bridges over the river Orne and the canal.
		It is also to destroy the Merville battery and five bridges over the river Dives, and to establish a defensive line from the ridges in the south of Ranville to Le Mesnil.
		Their mission is to seize the two bridges on the Bénouville canal and over the river Orne in Ranville, to prevent their destruction and to hold them until the relief troops arrive.
	www.6juin1944.com /assaut/aeropgb/en_index.php (753 words)

	3rd Brigade WW2 Reenactors - Tour of Pegasus Bridge
		The Orne River Bridge, now called Horsa Bridge, is several hundred yards east of Pegasus Bridge.
		The Orne River Bridge was the second objective of Major Howard's coup de main party on the night of June 5th/6th.
		Whereas Pegasus Bridge was maintained as a memorial even after the original structure was removed, the Orne River Bridge was not as well-known and has been replaced with a modern span.
	www.6th-airborne.org /tour_bridge2.html (1151 words)

	ORNE Articles Orne is a department in the northwe
		Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River.
		Orne is one of the original 83 department created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.
		Orne is in the current region of Basse-Normandie and is surrounded by the departments of Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Mayenne, and Calvados; it is the only department of Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie to be landlocked.
	www.amazines.com /Orne_related.html (484 words)

	Essential Norman Conquest - Encyclopedia
		Early in 1047 the king's army approached Caen from the south-east, by way of Mézidon-Canon and moved west by Valmeray into the area now bounded by the D41 and the D80, the ridge south of Bourguébus which was the objective of Operation Goodwood in July 1944.
		Their enemies had crossed the River Orne the previous day and a confused fight of detached bodies of cavalry ensued in which William displayed considerable courage and in which the rebels were defeated.
		Wace reports that the fleeing horsemen were driven into the river Orne and drowned, and that the mills of Borbillon were choked with corpses.
	www.essentialnormanconquest.com /encyclopedia/val-es-dunes.htm (335 words)

	River Culture
		Rivers offered a means of powering the mills which could convert the logs to marketable lumber.
		At first the mills were built on rivers near the coast, but as forests were cleared in coastal areas the mills were moved further inland.
		Although many dams remain on Maine rivers, the flowing waters are no longer a significant source of power--many of these dams may be removed in coming years as people realize the benefits of free-flowing rivers to fish and river ecosystems in general.
	www.mainerivers.org /river_culture.html (728 words)

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