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

   
‘La Percée du Bocage’ Museum

SOULEUVRE EN BOCAGE

‘La Percée du Bocage’ Museum

WW2 Museums

Via eight museographical display areas and a vast slide show, this sound and ...

from 6 . 0 0 €
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British Military Cemetery

VALDALLIERE

British Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

Near to Bény Bocage: 789 graves.

World War II Museum

QUINEVILLE

World War II Museum

WW2 Museums

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

Pegasus Bridge

BENOUVILLE

Pegasus Bridge

WW2 Sites

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

German Military Cemetery

LA CAMBE

German Military Cemetery

WW2 Cemeteries

The cemetery is home to 21,300 graves. On site: a visitor information centre ...

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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Navy & Co Battlefield Tours

CARENTAN LES MARAIS

Navy & Co Battlefield Tours

Historic sites and monuments

It’s a D-Day tour as told by a modern day Combat Veteran, stand where they ...

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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Ver-sur-Mer

VER-SUR-MER

Ver-sur-Mer

Towns and villages of character

‘Chaudron de la Libération’

VIMOUTIERS

‘Chaudron de la Libération’

Monuments and Places of Remembrance

When Vimoutiers was destroyed by American bomber pilots, this cauldron was used ...

Museum of the Landings

ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS

Museum of the Landings

WW2 Museums

The Hillman Fortress

COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY

The Hillman Fortress

WW2 Sites

Located on the southern exit of the town on the road to Biéville-Beuville, ...

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History

1944 and the Battle of Normandy