Normandy D-Day
Welcome 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
See D-Day from both sides at the Atlantic Wall Museum
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.Normandy Beaches
Utah – Omaha – Gold – Juno – Sword
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...A D-Day tour of the Normandy Coast
D-Day Landings in Normandy
For all those interested in military history or who want to pay homage to those who liberated Western Europe in the World War II, here's a brief gazeteer of places of interest associated with the Allied invasion of Normandy beginning June 6th 1944. Sainte-Mère Eglise
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...Pegasus Bridge
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...The Longest Day
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...Omaha Beach - The Beach of Blood
Site of one of the bloodiest battles of the D Day Landings, Colleville sur Mer, Normandy
Of the five beaches where the Allies came ashore on the 6th June 1944, this was the only landing area where the outcome was ever in doubt.
D-Day News Archive
Sarkozy 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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Normandy Food&Drink
A guide to Normandy’s Culinary Delights