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Museums · Manche
Musée Airborne
A first parachute-shaped building houses a WACO glider in its original condition, as well as many display cases filled with period documents.
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On 6 June 1944, the Allied forces landed on the Normandy coast, between the Manche and the Calvados. From Utah and Omaha to Juno and Sword beaches, the coastline still bears the traces of this decisive operation: batteries, remains of the artificial harbour, military cemeteries and museums.
This selection lets you follow the course of events, from Sainte-Mère-Église to the Pointe du Hoc, from Arromanches to Pegasus Bridge, all the way to the Caen Memorial, which places D-Day within the history of the 20th century. Allow at least two days for the essentials.
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Museums · Manche
Musée du Débarquement Utah Beach
The Utah Beach museum is set on the very site of the American naval landing of 6 June 1944. With archive documents, models and a film, the story of D-Day is retraced in a unique way.
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Museums · Manche
Batterie d'Azeville
Near Sainte-Mère-Église, a guided visit of a German coastal defence battery.
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Museums · Calvados
Pointe du Hoc
A steep rocky promontory stormed by the American Rangers on 6 June 1944, whose ground, shattered by craters, and blockhouses still bear witness to the fighting.
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Museums · Calvados
Musée Mémorial d'Omaha
Presentation of a collection of military vehicles, weapons, costumes and insignia used by American and German soldiers during the Second World War.
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Museums · Calvados
Cimetière Américain de Normandie
With an area of seventy hectares, the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer is one of the fourteen American cemeteries of the Second World War.
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Museums · Calvados
Musée du Débarquement
Tells the story of the artificial harbour built in the wake of the landings. Guided visit (in 7 languages). 4 parts: presentation of animated models, slide show, free visit, archive film.
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Museums · Calvados
Arromanches 360
Overlooking the Arromanches site, the circular cinema "Arromanches 360°" projects on 9 screens the film "The Price of Freedom".
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Museums · Calvados
Centre Juno Beach
A place of remembrance in homage to Canadians and a cultural centre, the Juno Beach Centre, which opened its doors at Courseulles-sur-Mer on 6 June 2003, presents the civil and military war effort of the whole population of Canada and different faces of contemporary Canadian society.
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Museums · Calvados
Mémorial Pegasus
At dawn on 6 June 1944, the first Allied liberators landed at Ranville – Bénouville.
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Museums · Calvados
Musée mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie
The Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum is entirely devoted to those few weeks of our contemporary history.
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Museums · Calvados
Le Mémorial de Caen
Visit the Caen Memorial, the first museum devoted to the history of the twentieth century.
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