2024 D-Day commemorations calendar
80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
This page presents the calendar of the various commemorative ceremonies organized in 2024 to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
The program is currently under construction. It will be published as information becomes available from the organizers. For further information, please contact the event organizers directly.
To propose a ceremony or an activity, send your information by e-mail.
Location: Normandy (place to be defined)
– Evening (timetable to be confirmed): large-scale open-air show using drones to celebrate the launch of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Location: Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados)
– Evening: sound and light show with extras from the attack on the Merville battery.
Location: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (Calvados)
– Time to be confirmed: international Normandy landing ceremony.
Location: Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados)
– Evening: sound and light show with extras from the attack on the Merville battery.
Location: Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados)
– Evening: sound and light show with extras from the attack on the Merville battery.
Location: Carentan-les-Marais (Manche)
– All day: Jeep rally at the Marina, Haut Dick canal. Information: +33 (0)6 83 11 16 44.
Location: Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados)
– Evening: sound and light show with extras from the attack on the Merville battery.
Publication to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings
Through more than 350 precise events that marked D-Day, the starting point for the liberation of Western Europe, Marc Laurenceau brings Operation Overlord to life hour by hour, minute by minute. These chronological “snapshots” shed light on what was at stake, the resources deployed and the consequences of one of the most daring military offensives ever.
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