Memorial · Gouffern en Auge · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Chambois memorial to the closure of the Falaise Gap is a memorial in Gouffern en Auge, Orne. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 2 of the 40 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 20 m you'll find a bench.
Audio tour · Chambois memorial to the closure of the Falaise Gap
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You're in the area where, in August 1944, a decisive battle of the Second World War in Normandy played out: the Falaise pocket. Take a look at the rolling hills. This open countryside offered very little cover from the shelling and the air attacks.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
When you stand at Chambois memorial to the closure of the Falaise Gap, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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