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News from the Normandy landing beaches and historical battlefields from the Battle of Normandy.

10 June 2019

Summary of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 2019

Collector vehicles on the beach of Arromanches June 6, 2019 Photo: Kathryn Whitaker June 10, 2019: summary of the 75th anniversary of the landing of Normandy Author: Marc Laurenceau While the first commemorations of...

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16 May 2019

June 6, 2019 traffic conditions in Normandy – D-Day 75th anniversary

As in 2014, the traffic restrictions of June 6, 2019 mainly concern the department of Calvados. Photo: DDTM Calvados May 16, 2019: the traffic conditions in Normandy on June 6, 2019 for the 75th...

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16 May 2019

Rosie the Riveter in Normandy for the D-Day 75th anniversary

On the left, the poster created by J. Howard Miller to fight against absenteeism in the factory. On the right, Norman Rockwell's illustration appeared in one of the Saturday Evening Post magazine in May...

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12 May 2019

Death of D-Day veteran Ralph K. Manley – 101st Airborne Division

Death of American veteran Ralph K. Manley After the United States entered the war in 1941, it was with his twin brother, Roland, that Ralph enlisted in airborne troops. Roland was called to serve...

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3 May 2019

Two million visitors expected at Omaha Beach in 2019

9384 military and 4 American civilians rest in this cemetery, located near the town of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, and overlooking Omaha Beach. Photo: ABMC May 3rd, 2019: the Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery anticipates a record influx...

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29 April 2019

Death of Bernard Dargols, French hero of the Battle of Normandy

Death of French veteran Bernard Dargols Bernard Dargols had participated in the Battle of Normandy in the US uniform of the 2nd Infantry Division. Photo : D-Day Overlord April 29, 2019: Death of Bernard...

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27 April 2019

Will the site of Pointe du Hoc in Normandy have disappeared in 20 years?

Threatened by natural erosion and significant human activity (mainly tourism), the famous historic site of Pointe du Hoc could disappear in the next twenty years if nothing is done to protect it. Photo: D-Day...

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29 March 2019

Publication of the book D-Day Hour by Hour by Marc Laurenceau

The book "D-Day Hour by Hour" presents in an original way the unfolding and the stakes of the Overlord operation through 357 chronological events, supplemented by detailed descriptions of the historical sites and equipment...

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12 March 2019

The Franco-American ceremony of June 6, 2019

The Franco-American ceremony of the 75th anniversary of D-Day Heads of State and Government at the Colleville-sur-Mer American Military Cemetery on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Normandy Landing, June 6, 2019....

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24 February 2019