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

   
British Military Cemetery

CHOUAIN

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Bayeux and Tilly-sur-Seulles: 47 graves.

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 ...

Liberators Museum - Normandy 1944

ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS

Liberators Museum - Normandy 1944

WW2 Museums

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Museum of the Landings

SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT

Museum of the Landings

WW2 Museums

Built on the very beach where the first American troops landed on June 6, 1944, ...

British Military Cemetery

FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Caen and Caumont-l'Eventé: 520 graves.

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 ...

Museum of Underwater Wrecks

COMMES- PORT EN BESSIN

Museum of Underwater Wrecks

WW2 Museums

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

Museum of the Crisbecq Battery

SAINT-MARCOUF

Museum of the Crisbecq Battery

WW2 Sites

This unique 4 hectare site in France, offers visitors about 21 bunkers, ...

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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 ...

British Military Cemetery

RANVILLE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Near to Pegasus Bridge: 2,562 graves.

Aéro-Mémoire 39-45

RIVES D'ANDAINE

Aéro-Mémoire 39-45

Museums

Exhibition about the aeronautic heritage of 1939/45, a chance to explore the ...

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Astonia Tank - Memory Le Havre 1944

FONTAINE-LA-MALLET

Astonia Tank - Memory Le Havre 1944

Monuments and Places of Remembrance

Memorial commemorating the attack of September 1944.

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1944 and the Battle of Normandy