Saint-Marcouf, Manche
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Saint-Marcouf (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃maʁkuf] ⓘ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Second World War
During the Second World War, a German coastal battery near the village was bombed but fired on Allied forces landing on Utah Beach on D-Day and again on 8 June before being silenced by US battleships.
Heraldry
| Arms of Saint-Marcouf | The arms of Saint-Marcouf are blazoned : Azure, two anchors in saltire, hawsers interlaced, and on a chief embattled argent a boarding cutlass point to dexter gules. |