Normandy Landing – Battle of Normandy: welcome to the D-Day Overlord website

Marc Laurenceau presents the D-Day Overlord website, dedicated to one of the major events of the Second World War: the Battle of Normandy.

D-Day Overlord is the world’s biggest website dedicated to the Battle of Normandy in terms of content and visits. It allows you to discover in detail both the Normandy landings and the entire Battle of Normandy, with its 80 days of fighting from June 6 to August 25, 1944.

D-Day - Normandy landings

D-Day
6 June 1944

Battle of Normandt

Battle of Normandy
6 june – 25 August 1944

Normandy today

Normandy
Today

  • Tribute to the fighters of D-Day

The D-Day Overlord website is both an online encyclopedia and a virtual memorial dedicated to those who organized Operation Overlord and the liberation of France, to those who parachuted and landed in Normandy, and to those who fought for our freedom, so that they may never be forgotten. It makes the link between historical events and their commemoration today.

  • Contents of the D-Day Overlord website

On over 10,000 pages, D-Day Overlord presents previously unpublished accounts by veterans, precise explanations of the various military episodes in the Normandy campaign of 1944, maps of operations, lists of the units and combatants who took part in the various battles, a wealth of period photos (with the D-Day Iconography section) and current historical locations, reflections on the various D-Day films, a complete bibliography, all the equipment used, help for students…

D-Day Overlord is a veritable encyclopedia of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy, with everything you need to know and understand about the battles that took place there, the soldiers involved and their equipment.

This site will also help you plan your stay in Normandy. Discover accommodation options, historical books and guides, the calendar of commemorations, museums and suggested itineraries for organizing your visit to Normandy’s historic area.

  • Why this site?

Discover the editorial of D-Day Overlord.com, the most visited French-language website dedicated to the Battle of Normandy, and entirely written by Marc Laurenceau.

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