Normandy
Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
Juno Beach, D-Day foreshore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Buttons and buckles
Sea pottery
GoldAlso reported: WWII shrapnel, cartridge cases, vehicle parts, concrete and steel obstacles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Canadian landing beach of 6 June 1944; the sands still give up shrapnel, buttons, cartridge cases and vehicle parts, with Gold, Omaha, Utah and Sword alongside.
prospection-de-loisir.fr: each D-Day beach commune sets its own arrêté, Courseulles (Juno) bans detectors 10h to 19h, Ouistreham (Sword) allows set hours by season; historic finds go to the DRAC NormandieView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Unexploded ordnanceFast tides over flat sands, mines historically
Keep exploring nearby
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