Falaise is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area
The chateau and town centre of Falaise
The Château de Falaise on its rocky crag
After the Liberation of Falaise by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division on 17 August 1944, U.S. troops pose with a captured German flag by a knocked-out tank.
Postcard showing the old railway line at foot of the castle
Saint-Pierre-du-Bû is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The church in Saint-Pierre-du-Bû