D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

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There are many sites, museums and memorials relating to 6th June 1944 and to the Battle of Normandy that followed, in Normandy.

Main phases

The main phases of the Battle of Normandy

Chronologically, there were three definable phases to the operation on June 6th 1944...


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Utah Beach © WWII
 

Omaha Beach, Juno Beach, Sword Beach...

An amazing armada of Allied troops, British, American, Canadian and more, landed on Normandy’s beaches on 6th June 1944...
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75th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

Commémoration du D-Day à Arromanches © Sabina Lorkin-Anibas Photography
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Sites and attractions

D-Day sites and museums

   
Museum of the Resistance and Deportation

FORGES-LES-EAUX

Museum of the Resistance and Deportation

WW2 Museums

This 2 storey museum retraces the dark years of the Second World War with ...

from 5 . 0 0 €
Base rate - full rate adult

Airship Hangar

ECAUSSEVILLE

Airship Hangar

WW2 Museums

The hangar was built by the french national navy as a shelter for the airships, ...

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Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, known as ‘Canadian Cemetery of Virtue’

HAUTOT-SUR-MER

Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, known as ‘Canadian Cemetery of Virtue’

Historic sites and monuments

The Vertus War Cemetery is a memorial site dedicated to Operation Jubilee of ...

Caen Memorial

CAEN

Caen Memorial

WW2 Museums

Bruneval Memorial

SAINT-JOUIN-BRUNEVAL

Bruneval Memorial

WW2 Sites

Enjoy an outdoor history lesson of one of the most daring operations by the ...

German Military Battery Site

LONGUES-SUR-MER

German Military Battery Site

WW2 Sites

A major constituent of the Atlantic Wall, the Longues-sur-Mer artillery battery ...

Navy & Co Battlefield Tours

CARENTAN LES MARAIS

Navy & Co Battlefield Tours

Historic sites and monuments

It’s a D-Day tour as told by a modern day Combat Veteran, stand where they ...

Museum of Underwater Wrecks

COMMES

Museum of Underwater Wrecks

WW2 Museums

Vestiges from the D-Day Landings brought up from the depths of the sea, ...

British Military Cemetery

HERMANVILLE-SUR-MER

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

1,005 graves.

Bayeux Sightseeing Tours

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE

Bayeux Sightseeing Tours

Historic sites and monuments

Want to learn more about D-Day ? Visit the famous invasion beaches, historic ...

Canadian Military Cemetery

CINTHEAUX

Canadian Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Between Caen and Falaise: 2,959 graves. Located on the road from Caen to ...

German Military Cemetery

HUISNES-SUR-MER

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Unique German mausoleum in France. This round building with two floors has a ...

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History

1944 and the Battle of Normandy