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

   
Azeville Battery

AZEVILLE

Azeville Battery

WW2 Sites

Located at 7kms in the North East from Sainte-Mère-Eglise, this battery built ...

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Chapel of La Madeleine - US Memorial

SAINT-LO

Chapel of La Madeleine - US Memorial

WW2 Museums

Former Saint-Lô leper house, now restored, Madeleine Chapel shelters the ...

French-British Museum of Commando N°4

OUISTREHAM

French-British Museum of Commando N°4

WW2 Museums

3.6 m x 1.10m scale model. Landing site and recapture of the casino by the ...

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Memorial to civilian life in the Second World War

FALAISE

Memorial to civilian life in the Second World War

WW2 Museums

The Battle of Normandy started on D Day - 6 June 1944 - lasted 3 months and put ...

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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 ...

British Military Cemetery

SAINT-MANVIEU-NORREY

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Between Caen and Caumont-l'Eventé: 2,183 graves.

1944 Historical Route

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS

1944 Historical Route

Historic sites and monuments

This 40 km circular trail takes round thirteen sites which were critical points ...

British Military Cemetery

TILLY-SUR-SEULLES

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Between Caen and Balleroy: 1,222 graves.

The Hillman Fortress

COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY

The Hillman Fortress

WW2 Sites

Located on the southern exit of the town on the road to Biéville-Beuville, ...

Canadian Military Cemetery

CINTHEAUX

Canadian Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

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

Radar Museum

DOUVRES-LA-DELIVRANDE

Radar Museum

WW2 Museums

The only radar station kept in its originals state of the D-Day Landing ...

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Juno Beach Centre

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER

Juno Beach Centre

WW2 Museums

Museum dedicated to the Canadian soldiers who landed in Normandy in 1944. ...

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1944 and the Battle of Normandy