On June 6, 1944, the allies landed in Normandy
at various strategic points:
At Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Gold beach, Sword Beach
and Juno Beach the Allied troops swarmed ashore
to libertae France and Normandy from
the German occupation.
Operation Overlord, planned in 1943 achieved
total surprise, 135.000 men and 20.000 vehicles attacked
the enemy positions and thus started the long road
to final Allied victory over the Nazis.
On that day, Normandy lived one of the most
important days of its history and the many museums
commemorating D-Day make us realise how their
sacrifices during those initial decisive hours changed
the world's future.
Normandy-Terre-Liberté
consists of 8 chronological circuits starting from
Bayeux, which trace the unfolding the D-DAY
Campaign through the towns and villages so charged
with history.
Among the many D-Day Museums in Normandy to
visit:
The Battle of Normandy Museum Memorial in Bayeux:
02 31 92 93 41
The General de Gaulle Memorial Museum in Bayeux:
02 31 92 45 55
The
Peace Memorial in Caen: 02 31 06 06 44
The Radar Museum in Dover-La-Délivrande:
02 31 06 06 45
The
Atlantic Wall Museum in Ouistreham: 02 31 97 28
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The N°4 Commando Museum in Ouistreham:
02 31 96 63 10
Omaha Beach Museum in SAINT LAURENT sur Mer:
02 31 21 97 44
The
Utah Beach D-Day Museum in Sainte Marie du Mont:
02 31 71 53 35
The American Gold Beach Museum - in Ver sur
Mer: 02 31 22 58 58
The D-Day Underwater Wrecks Museum in Port
en Bessin 02 31 21 17 06
Bayeux
is the ideal Normandy base from which to
visit the D-Day Beaches.
Not only is Bayeux a place of memory and history,
it is also a welcoming tourist city with many friendly
hotels and restaurants
which do honour to the whole range of savours in our
Normandy gastronomy.
