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

   
The Little Chapel of Saint-Michel

MORTAIN-BOCAGE

The Little Chapel of Saint-Michel

Monuments and Places of Remembrance

Perched on its 323 m high rocky spur, it offers a panoramic view across to the ...

The Marie Harel statues

VIMOUTIERS

The Marie Harel statues

Monuments and Places of Remembrance

Thanks to "Gone with the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell, the International ...

Les Gateys National Cemetery

SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-BOIS

Les Gateys National Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

The "Les Gateys" National Necropolis is dedicated to the soldiers of the French ...

Polish Military Cemetery

URVILLE

Polish Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Caen and Falaise, the Urville-Langannerie Polish War Cemetery ...

Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy

BAYEUX

Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy

WW2 Museums

House of the Liberation

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER

House of the Liberation

WW2 Museums

American Cemetery of Normandy

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER

American Cemetery of Normandy

WW2 Cemeteries

Located on the coast, between Arromanches and Grandcamp Maisy, this vast 70 ...

World War II Museum

QUINEVILLE

World War II Museum

WW2 Museums

Located north of Utah Beach, the Memorial de la Liberté Retrouvée presents a ...

Museum of the Landings

ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS

Museum of the Landings

WW2 Museums

from 8 . 2 0 €
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British Military Cemetery

THUE ET MUE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Caen and Bayeux: 377 graves.

Le Val Ygot Launch Site

ARDOUVAL

Le Val Ygot Launch Site

WW2 Sites

La Val Ygot at the heart of the Eawy Forest is home tot the V1 bomber launching ...

from 3 . 0 0 €
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British Military Cemetery

TILLY-SUR-SEULLES

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Between Caen and Balleroy: 1,222 graves.

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History

1944 and the Battle of Normandy