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 7th September 2008
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Normandy D-DayWelcome to the D-Day landings section. Here you will find a summary of the main events and points of interest that chronicle one of the greatest turning points not only in Normandy history but also in European history including:
Omaha Beach Utah Beach Juno Beach Sword Beach Gold Beach Pegasus Bridge St. Mere Eglise Pointe du Hoc The Longest Day Operation Overlord See also: www.normandy1944.info www.musee-grand-bunker.com Holidays & Leisure |
Normandy D-Day
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D-Day News ArchiveSarkozy to attend 8th May ceremony in OuistrehamRemains of German Soldiers Uncovered American Bomb Alert Canadian Historians Pay Homage to War Heros Saint-Lô Holds D-Day Liberation Ceremony French Legion of Honour for American Veteran D-Day Celebration at the British Memorial Garden New Booklet on US Madeleine Memorial 63rd Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day Landings  Normandy Beach Guide Check out our guide to beaches in Normandy covering the three departments of Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie that share this magnificent coastline. European blue flag beaches, surfing beaches, facilites on offer at each resort and even a battlefield guide to the D-Day landing beaches - we've got it all covered here ! |
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Don’t miss out on the D-Day festival to be held in Bayeux from 5th – 7th June. An exciting progamme of festivities to celebrate the arrival of the Allied Forces 64 years ago!
The Grand Bunker museum at Ouistreham offers a unique visitor experience. Not only can you step back in time to June 1944 to see how the fifty-strong garrison lived in this bunker but, from the top of the observation tower, you can enjoy panoramic views over the D-Day Landing beaches.
The beaches of the Normandy coastline were the target for the greatest amphibious military operation in history. Here's our battlefield guide to the D-Day landing beaches...
At 1 :30am on 6th June 1944, the American 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions were dropped in the South-East corner of the Cotentin Peninsula. Their task? Read on to find out more...
The British 6th Airborne Division, commanded by Major General Richard Gale, whose insignia was the winged horse, Pegasus, was given the task to capture the two bridges over the River Orne and the Orne Canal at Benouville...
D-Day, 6th June 1944, Normandy Landings, Operation Overlord, the Débarquement en Normandie and the Longest Day are all names given to the greatest amphibious invasion in history. Read on to learn more about one of the most momentous days in the history of Europe...