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

   
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 ...

British Military Cemetery

VALDALLIERE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Near to Bény Bocage: 789 graves.

British Military Cemetery

ROTS

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Between Caen and Bayeux: 117 graves.

Memorial of the 19th August 1942

DIEPPE

Memorial of the 19th August 1942

WW2 Museums

Located in the ancient municipal theater, built in 1926 next to the seaside, ...

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World War II Museum

QUINEVILLE

World War II Museum

WW2 Museums

Located north of Utah Beach, the Memorial de la Liberté Retrouvée presents a ...

Pont Rouge Blockhaus

PALUEL

Pont Rouge Blockhaus

Other sites and monuments

From the Pont Rouge on the seafront in Veulettes sur Mer/ Paluel, a ...

Maisy Military Battery

GRANDCAMP-MAISY

Maisy Military Battery

WW2 Sites

Forgotten for the past 60 years, this German artillery battery was nevertheless ...

from 7 . 2 0 €
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Py Park underground passages

FOLLIGNY

Py Park underground passages

WW2 Sites

D-Day Omaha Museum

VIERVILLE-SUR-MER

D-Day Omaha Museum

WW2 Museums

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Les Gateys National Cemetery

SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-BOIS

Les Gateys National Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

The "Les Gateys" National Necropolis is dedicated to the soldiers of the French ...

Halifax LV956 Memorial Tablet

FORGES-LES-EAUX

Halifax LV956 Memorial Tablet

Historic sites and monuments

On the way back from a mission in Tergnier (02), Halifax LV956 III HD-R of the ...

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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 ...

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1944 and the Battle of Normandy