Esquay-Notre-Dame

Esquay-Notre-Dame is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Points of interest

Hill 112 Memorial site - is built in recognition of the 10,000 men who lost their lives in the 10 week battle for this strategically important hill as part of Operation Epsom and Operation Jupiter (1944). The memorial is shared across 3 communes whose borders all meet near the top of the hill, so in addition to Esquay-Notre-Dame, there is Vieux and Fontaine-Étoupefour. The memorial features a restored A22 Churchill Mk VII tank a 25-pounder Gun and 112 trees planted to form a cross.