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

   
Pegasus Memorial Museum

RANVILLE

Pegasus Memorial Museum

WW2 Museums

from 8 . 0 0 €
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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 ...

‘La Percée du Bocage’ Museum

SOULEUVRE EN BOCAGE

‘La Percée du Bocage’ Museum

WW2 Museums

Via eight museographical display areas and a vast slide show, this sound and ...

from 6 . 0 0 €
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American Military Cemetery

SAINT-JAMES

American Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

"The U.S.A., proud of the exploits of their sons, humble before their ...

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

CAMBES-EN-PLAINE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Caen and Courseulles: 224 graves.

Ver-sur-Mer

VER-SUR-MER

Ver-sur-Mer

Towns and villages of character

Open Sky Museum

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE

Open Sky Museum

WW2 Museums

The open sky museum is a unique guiding concept on the theme of the "D-day ...

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 ...

from 5 . 0 0 €
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British Military Cemetery

HERMANVILLE-SUR-MER

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

1,005 graves.

Departmental Museum of the Resistance and Deportation

MANNEVILLE-SUR-RISLE

Departmental Museum of the Resistance and Deportation

WW2 Museums

In Manneville-sur-Risle, in the Boucles de la Seine Normande Regional Natural ...

Memorial Museum of Bloody Gulch

MEAUTIS

Memorial Museum of Bloody Gulch

WW2 Museums

Donville Manor was the site of extremely violent fighting between German and ...

from 7 . 5 0 €
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1944 and the Battle of Normandy