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

   
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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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, ...

Tiger tank

VIMOUTIERS

Tiger tank

WW2 Sites

Vimoutiers, Sunday the 20th August 1944: the Battle of Normandy is drawing to a ...

Astonia Tank - Memory Le Havre 1944

FONTAINE-LA-MALLET

Astonia Tank - Memory Le Havre 1944

Monuments and Places of Remembrance

Memorial commemorating the attack of September 1944.

Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER

Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach

WW2 Museums

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British Military Cemetery

BAYEUX

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

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

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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Pegasus Bridge

BENOUVILLE

Pegasus Bridge

WW2 Sites

The bridges of Ranville and Bénouville were recaptured in the early hours of ...

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, ...

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

DOUVRES-LA-DELIVRANDE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

It was completed on the south side of Douvres-la-Délivrande on grounds that ...

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 ...

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History

1944 and the Battle of Normandy