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

   
Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER

Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach

WW2 Museums

from 7 . 8 0 €
Base rate - full rate adult

Ver-sur-Mer

VER-SUR-MER

Ver-sur-Mer

Towns and villages of character

British Military Cemetery

BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Caen and Troarn: 2,175 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, ...

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 ...

Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy

BAYEUX

Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy

WW2 Museums

from 7 . 5 0 €
Base rate - full rate adult

German Military Cemetery

SAINT-DESIR

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located near to Lisieux: 3,735 graves.

Site of the Pointe du Hoc

CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN

Site of the Pointe du Hoc

WW2 Sites

Captured on the morning of the 6th of June 1944 by Colonel Rudder's Rangers, ...

Canadian Military Cemetery

BENY-SUR-MER

Canadian Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Situated on the road D35 north of Reviers. 2049 graves are taken care by the ...

Bruneval Memorial

SAINT-JOUIN-BRUNEVAL

Bruneval Memorial

WW2 Sites

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

The Bunker, Museum of the Atlantic Wall

OUISTREHAM

The Bunker, Museum of the Atlantic Wall

WW2 Museums

from 7 . 5 0 €
Base rate - full rate adult

German Military Cemetery

THEREVAL

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

In 1957, the exhumation service of the Volksbund transferred soldier’s ...

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History

1944 and the Battle of Normandy