Baie de Briande
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Baie de Briande, France, is a tourist attraction in La Croix-Valmer
, on the French Riviera
. However, during World War II
, it was a bay whose shores were used for invasion purposes by Alled naval forces.
La Croix-Valmer
La Croix Valmer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, on the French Riviera
French Riviera
The Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
. However, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, it was a bay whose shores were used for invasion purposes by Alled naval forces.