D-Day Experience – Dead Man’s Corner Museum
Normandy Landing and Battle Museums
The Dead Man’s Corner Museum houses an impressive collection dedicated to the battles between German and American paratroopers from June 6 to 8, 1944. Housed in a historic building that was successively the command post of Major von der Heydte (6th German Parachute Regiment) and then Lieutenant Colonel John H. “Iron Mike” Michaelis (second in command of the 502nd US Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division), it features uniforms, equipment, and various memorabilia belonging to those involved in Operation Overlord.
In 2014, the museum acquired a Dakota C-47, built in 1943 and a veteran of the parachute drops over Normandy on the night of June 5-6, 1944. Now transformed into a flight simulator, you’ll experience a reenactment of the airborne assault with remarkable sound and visual effects. This experience, dubbed the “D-Day Experience,” is preceded by a brilliantly imagined briefing.
Practical Information
- Contact
Address: 2 Village de l’Amont, 50500 Saint-Côme-du-Mont
Telephone: +33 2 33 23 61 95
Website: D-Day Experience – Dead Man’s Corner Museum
- Access
Parking:
– Coach parking near the museum.
– Parking for light vehicles near the museum.
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