Normandy (disambiguation)
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Normandy may refer to:
- Normandy, the geographical and cultural region in North-west Europe
- Normandy (administrative region), the administrative region of France
Normandy may also refer to:
- Upper Normandy, a former region of France
- Lower Normandy, a former region of France
Historical connections
[edit]- Duchy of Normandy (ca. 912–1465), on which the French province was predicated
- The Channel Islands are a former part of the Duchy of Normandy and are known as Les Iles Anglo-Normandes in French.
- Operation Overlord, the 1944 Normandy Campaign of World War II
- The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944
- The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, established as a result of the 1944 invasion
United Kingdom
[edit]United States
[edit]- Normandy, Illinois
- Normandy, Missouri
- Normandy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Normandy, Tennessee
- Normandy, Texas
Vessels
[edit]- MS Normandy, a ferry built in 1981
- PS Normandy, a British paddle-wheel steamer which sank in 1870
- USS Normandy, a Ticonderoga-class cruiser of the United States Navy
Other uses
[edit]- Normandy Mining, a defunct Australian mining company
- "Normandy" (Sanctuary), a season three episode of the television series Sanctuary
- Normandy (Mass Effect), a starship in the original Mass Effect video game trilogy
- The Normandy, an apartment building in New York City