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.

B-17 Commemorative Tablet

PALUEL

B-17 Commemorative Tablet

Historic sites and monuments

Large memorial stone paying tribute to the crew of the aircraft B-17- 42-29537 ...

‘The Brave’ Monument: a poignant hommage to the GIs

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER

‘The Brave’ Monument: a poignant hommage to the GIs

Historic sites and monuments

Standing proud, looking skywards, the ebb and flow of the sea at its feet, ...

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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British Military Cemetery

HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located between Caen and Caumont-l'Eventé: 1,137 graves.

German Military Cemetery

SAINT-DESIR

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located near to Lisieux: 3,735 graves.

Juno Beach Centre

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER

Juno Beach Centre

WW2 Museums

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

British Military Cemetery

BAYEUX

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

The British Bayeux War Cemetery is located in the immediate vicinity of the ...

Atlantic Wall Museum – The Grand Bunker

OUISTREHAM

Atlantic Wall Museum – The Grand Bunker

WW2 Museums

Established inside a former Atlantic Wall firing command post, this museum ...

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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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Néville-sur-Mer Blockhaus

VICQ-SUR-MER

Néville-sur-Mer Blockhaus

WW2 Sites

Museum of the Second World War

LES TROIS LACS

Museum of the Second World War

WW2 Museums

Objects and documents of the time spread over 1,000 m² recount the history of ...

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1944 and the Battle of Normandy