News from the Normandy landing beaches and historical battlefields from the Battle of Normandy.
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…
August 17, 2022. More than two years after the announcement made in January 2020 of a new commercial project inspired by the theme of the Battle of Normandy and finally…
March 14, 2020 (Update: April 26, 2020): after the temporary closure of several Landing museums, unprecedented D-Day commemorations in Normandy. Author: Marc Laurenceau The spread of the Covid-19 virus has…
The monument inaugurated on July 29, 2019 at a place called Le Coton in Cerisy-la-Salle, which shape is inspired by an airplane wing and on which is affixed the plaque…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…