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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Sites and attractions

D-Day sites and museums

   
German Military Cemetery

SAINT-DESIR

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Located near to Lisieux: 3,735 graves.

Montormel Memorial

MONT-ORMEL

Montormel Memorial

WW2 Museums

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

from 5 . 5 0 €
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Cap Fagnet Blockhaus

FECAMP

Cap Fagnet Blockhaus

WW2 Sites

from 3 . 0 0 €
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Normandy Jeep Tours

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE

Normandy Jeep Tours

Historic sites and monuments

Jeep tours through the D-Day landing sites. Enjoy the unforgettable experience ...

LCVP Higgins Boat, American landing craft

CARENTAN LES MARAIS

LCVP Higgins Boat, American landing craft

WW2 Museums

Museum of the Resistance and Deportation

FORGES-LES-EAUX

Museum of the Resistance and Deportation

WW2 Museums

This 2 storey museum retraces the dark years of the Second World War with ...

from 5 . 0 0 €
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Mont Canisy Battery

BENERVILLE-SUR-MER

Mont Canisy Battery

WW2 Sites

The natural protected site of Mont Canisy looms 110 metres above the sea. From ...

Juno Beach Centre

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER

Juno Beach Centre

WW2 Museums

from 7 . 0 0 €
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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 ...

from 7 . 5 0 €
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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 ...

from 4 . 0 0 €
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François Mutschler Centre

PONTAUBAULT

François Mutschler Centre

WW2 Museums

Pegasus Memorial Museum

RANVILLE

Pegasus Memorial Museum

WW2 Museums

from 8 . 0 0 €
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1944 and the Battle of Normandy