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===Post-medieval=== The area around Bayeux is called the Bessin, which was the [[bailiwick]] of the province Normandy until the [[French Revolution]]. [[File:British troops marching through Bayeux in Normandy, 27 June 1944. B6058.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|British troops marching through Bayeux, 27 June 1944. [[Bayeux Cathedral]] is in the background.]] During the [[Second World War]], Bayeux was the first city of the [[Operation Overlord|Battle of Normandy]] to be liberated on 7 June by British troops of [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division]] with only light resistance. On 16 June 1944 General [[Charles de Gaulle]] made [[First Bayeux speech|the first of two major speeches in Bayeux]] in which he made clear that France sided with the Allies. The buildings in Bayeux were virtually untouched during the Battle of Normandy, the German forces being fully involved in defending [[Caen]] from the Allies. Bayeux nevertheless became an important hub for the allies - military vehicles found difficulty moving through the narrow medieval streets. In late June the [[Royal Engineers]] and [[Royal Pioneer Corps|Pioneer Corps]] built a road around the town, the 'Bayeux Bypass' β to facilitate the flow of traffic. The [[Bayeux War Cemetery]] with its memorial includes the largest British cemetery dating from the Second World War in France. There are 4,648 graves, including 3,935 British and 466 Germans. Most of those buried there were killed in the invasion of Normandy in 1944. [[File:Bayeux-centre-ville.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Bayeux city centre (2011)]] [[The Royal British Legion|Royal British Legion National]], every 5 June at 1530 hrs, attends the 3rd Division Cean Memorial Service and beating retreat ceremony. On 6 June, it holds a remembrance service in [[Bayeux Cathedral]] starting at 1015 hrs, and later at 1200 hrs, the Royal British Legion National holds a service of remembrance at the Bayeux Cemetery. All services are open to the public, all Standards [[The Royal British Legion|RBL]], NVA, [[Royal Navy|RN]], [[British Army|ARMY]], and [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] service and Regimental Associations are welcome to attend and parade. Details can be found at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326180301/http://www.rblsomme.org/ www.rblsomme.org] Bayeux is also the home of a memorial to all [[journalist]]s who have lost their lives while reporting. The memorial was designed by Samuel Craquelin, who is a French architect. The memorial lists the names of 1,889 journalists killed between 1944 and 2007. The memorial was established in conjunction with the organisation [[Reporters Without Borders]] and is located in Bayeux because of its historic liberation on 7 June 1944. It was inaugurated on 2 May 2007.<ref name=bayeux>{{cite web |url=http://en.rsf.org/the-french-town-of-bayeux-and-03-05-2007,21777 |title=The French town of Bayeux and Reporters Without Borders inaugurate a journalists memorial on the eve of World Freedom Day |publisher=Reporters Without Borders |date=2007-05-03 |access-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109061100/http://en.rsf.org/the-french-town-of-bayeux-and-03-05-2007%2C21777 |archive-date=2014-01-09}}</ref>
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