News of the Normandy landing beaches

You will find on this page all the news from the historic areas of Normandy (from 2016 to 2019), from the landing beaches to the drop zones of Operation Overlord, through the battlefields of the 1944 battles in the Calvados, Manche and Orne counties.

Archives 2016

Archives 2017

Archives 2018

	August 17, 2022. “Tribute to the Heroes”, the project that is being debated. More than two years after the announcement in January 2020 of a new commercial project inspired by the theme of the Battle of Normandy and finally entitled “Tribute to the Heroes”, a public consultation opens from August to October 2022 to better define the contours of this theme park. This is an opportunity for all supporters and detractors of this project to contribute to the debate.
	14 March 2020: temporary closure of several Normandy Landing museums The spread of the Covid-19 virus, also known as the Coronavirus, has led to the temporary closure of a number of museums in the historic area of the Battle of Normandy.
	July 29, 2019: inauguration of the monument in memory of Joseph T. Cagney 75 years to the day after the death on mission of the American pilot Joseph T. Cagney, a monument was inaugurated in his memory on the commune of Cerisy-la-Salle. A ceremony, organized by the association D-Day Overlord and the municipality of Cerisy-la-Salle, was held in the presence of his family.
	June 10, 2019: summary of the 75th anniversary of the landing in Normandy Announced as one of the last major memorial events in the presence of several hundred veterans, this 75th anniversary was marked by an extraordinary popular enthusiasm, even more consequent than previous commemorations.
	May 16, 2019: traffic conditions on June 6, 2019 in Normandy An exceptional traffic control and regulation system will be activated on the 6th of June only, from 6 am to 11 pm, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
	May 16, 2019: Rosie the Riveter in Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day Five “Rosies” will travel to Normandy on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the landing, specifically at the Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery on June 6, 2019.
	May 3, 2019: 2 million visitors expected at Omaha Beach on June 6, 2019 The American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer expects a record influx in 2019, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day, with more than two million visitors expected.
	April 27, 2019: Will the site of Pointe du Hoc in Normandy have disappeared in 20 years? Threatened by natural erosion and a significant human activity (especially tourist), the famous WW2 historic site of the Pointe du Hoc could disappear in the next twenty years if nothing is done to protect it.
	March 12, 2019: will the Franco-American ceremony take place in Colleville-sur-Mer on June 6, 2019? Only a few weeks from June 6, 2019, the date, time and location of the Franco-American binational ceremony on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings are still to be kown.
	February 24, 2019: Death of French veteran Jean Masson Wounded on 6 June 1944 at Sword Beach, Jean Masson belonged to the 1st battalion of fusiliers marins commandos, the famous ‘Commando Kieffer’. He died on 23 February 2019 at the age of 95.
	February 13th, 2019: 2 million euros for the battery of Longues-sur-Mer A project to improve the accessibility conditions of the historical site of the Longues-sur-Mer battery was voted on February 7th 2019 by the community of communes of Bayeux Intercom.
	February 8th, 2019: Daks over Normandy 2019 From 2 to 8 June 2019, at the initiative of “Daks over Normandy” more than thirty DC-3 / C-47 will meet on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the landing and the Battle of Normandy, carrying out parachute drops as well as overflights of the Normandy historical space.
	February 4th, 2019: 14th edition of the “Acadian Week” festival From August 8th to 15th, 2019, the towns of Courseulles-sur-mer, Luc-sur-mer, Douvres-la-Délivrande, Carpiquet, Authie, Beny-sur-mer, in Calvados host the fourteenth edition of the “Acadian Week” Bringing Normandy and Canada together for a colorful festival.
	January 29th, 2019: the 2019 edition of the D-Day Race at Juno Beach The third edition of the “D-Day Race” will take place from 18 to 19 May 2019 in Courseulles-sur-Mer. This sports activity, held at the historic sites of Juno Beach, is an obstacle course inspired by Operation Overlord.
	January 21st, 2019: “L-Birds back to Normandy”, an exceptional gathering of World War II aircraft From June 6 to 9, 2019, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, the “L-Birds back to Normandy” association organizes an unprecedented gathering of World War 2 aircraft called L-Birds.
	January 19th, 2019: Two German bunkers from World War II discovered in Rouen On the occasion of archaeological excavations carried out on the forecourt of the cathedral of Rouen, Normandy, two German shelters, built during the Second World War, were discovered. They were not known to historical services until then.
	January 12th, 2019: Accommodations in Normandy are already full for the 75th anniversary of D-Day While the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings is only five months away and the location of the international ceremony is still unknown, the accommodation services are already sold out.