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

   
Montormel Memorial

MONT-ORMEL

Montormel Memorial

WW2 Museums

August 1944, the Battle of Normandy ended. The allied armies crushed under a ...

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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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LCVP Higgins Boat, American landing craft

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS

LCVP Higgins Boat, American landing craft

WW2 Museums

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, ...

Airborne Museum

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE

Airborne Museum

WW2 Museums

The Airborne Museum first opened its doors back in 1962, in the centre of ...

from 9 . 9 0 €
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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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Juno Beach Centre

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER

Juno Beach Centre

WW2 Museums

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

Néville-sur-Mer Blockhaus

VICQ-SUR-MER

Néville-sur-Mer Blockhaus

WW2 Sites

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 ...

German Military Cemetery

HUISNES-SUR-MER

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Unique German mausoleum in France. This round building with two floors has a ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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1944 and the Battle of Normandy