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Thought you lot might appreciate this list of the best Normandy POIs. It's not an exhaustive list of all the sites, just some of my own faves. Remember the Normandy battlefield was huge so there are hundreds if not thousands of monuments, memorials, vestigies, museums and cemeteries.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=204005082330024779706.0004ec665f19b34ae32d3&msa=0&ll=49.407399,-0.840454&spn=1.715673,4.158325
Arromanche (Gold)
Musée du débarquement
Place du Six Juin 1944
14117 Arromanches-les-Bains, France
+33 2 31 22 34 31
www.musee-arromanches.fr
49°20'24.9"N 0°37'14.5"W
British six pounder antitank gun
American M3 half-track
British 25 pounder field artillery gun
40 mm anti-aircraft Bofors gun
Location : near the Landing museum above
49°20'24.9"N 0°37'14.5"W
Arromanches 360
Chemin du Calvaire
14117 Arromanches-les-Bains, France
+33 2 31 22 30 30
www.arromanches360.com
49°20'19.1"N, 0°37'04.2"W
Sherman tank
Location: take a street going up right of the Landing museum
Asnelles (Gold)
WN37
Location: Maurice Mosnier up on the seafront
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/asnelles_wn36.htm
49°20'31.2"N 0°35'04.2"W
Azeville (Utah)
WN134 Azeville Batterie
50310 Azeville
France
+33 2 33 40 63 05
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_38.htm
49°27'39.4"N 1°18'22.8"W
Bayeux (Gold)
Musée de la Bataille de Normandie
Boulevard Fabian Ware
14400 Bayeux, France
+33 2 31 51 46 90
49°16'24.4"N 0°42'42.0"W
German Hetzer tank
British Churchill tank
American tank Sherman M4
Location : near the Memorial museum above
49°16'24.4"N 0°42'42.0"W
General Eisenhower Statue
Location: on the southern ring road of D572 toward Saint-Lô
49°16'19.3"N 0°41'25.0"W
Bayeux CWGC
Location: opposite the Museum
49°16'24.8"N 0°42'53.4"W
Benouville (British AB Ops)
WN13 Pegasus Bridge
Gondree Cafe
British Centaur IV Tank
Location: West side of Pegasus bridge
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/benouville_wn13.htm
49°14'33.8"N 0°16'29.3"W
Major Howard Bust
3x Glider Monument Markers
Location: East side of Pegasus Bridge down footpath beside river
49°14'29.9"N 0°16'25.0"W
Bernieres sur Mer (Juno)
WN28
Location: in the town center, on the seafront
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/beniers_wn28.htm
49°20'08.5"N 0°25'11.8"W
Caen
Mémorial de Caen
Esplanade Général Eisenhower
14000 Caen, France
+33 2 31 06 06 44
www.memorial-caen.fr
49°11'50.9"N 0°23'02.5"W
Catz
Normandy Tank Museum
La Fourchette - Avenue du Cotentin, 50500 Catz
+33 2 33 44 39 45
http://www.normandy-tank-museum.fr
49°18'20.8"N 1°11'42.8"W
Chouain
Jerusalem CWGC
49°12'36.4"N 0°39'07.1"W
Colleville Montgommery (Sword)
General Montgomery statue
Location: at the edge of the D514 & D60A roads
49°17'26.5"N 0°16'56.7"W
Piper Bill Millin Statue
49°17'35.9"N 0°16'55.9"W
WN17 Hillman
Location : on the road connecting Colleville-Montgomery to Bieville-Beuville
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/hillman.htm
49°15'53.1"N 0°18'34.5"W
Colleville sur Mer (Ommaha)
US Cemetery
Omaha Beach
14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 51 62 00
www.abmc.gov
49°21'36.9"N 0°51'25.1"W
WN62
US Combat Engineer Memorial
US 1st Inf Div 'Big Red One' Memorial
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/wn62.htm
49°21'37.1"N 0°50'51.1"W
WN61
Location: private garden behind caravan
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/wn61.htm
49°21'33.8"N 0°50'20.1"W
WN60 BEST VIEW of Omaha Beach
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/wn60.htm
49°21'23.4"N 0°49'50.6"W
Overlord Museum
14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 22 00 55
http://www.overlordmuseum.com
49°20'52.0"N 0°51'22.5"W
Courseulles sur Mer (Juno)
Juno Beach Centre
Voie des Français Libres
14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 37 32 17
junobeach.org
49°20'11.0"N 0°27'41.9"W
Sherman tank
Location : on the sea front, in the town center
49°20'08.2"N 0°27'28.8"W
Royal Winnipeg Rifle Memorial
Location : on the sea front, in the town center
49°20'08.7"N 0°27'18.5"W
Crepon (Gold)
CSM Stan Hollis VC Action
www.strijdbewijs.nl/normandie4/nor04.htm
49°18'51.5"N 0°33'25.2"W
Green Howards memorial
49°18'56.3"N 0°33'00.1"W
Cricqueville en Bessin (Omaha)
Point du Hoc STP75
Cricqueville-en-Bessin
14230 Isigny-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 51 90 69
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/point_du_hoc.htm
49°23'35.5"N 0°59'11.6"W
Fontaine Étoupefour
British Churchill tank (Hill 112)
Location : near the 43rd Wessex Infantry Division monument
49°07'24.0"N 0°27'36.3"W
Foucarville (Utah)
WN12 & STP12
Location: STP12 in field behind the beach
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/ravenoville.htm
49°27'44.0"N 1°13'48.2"W
Géfosse Fontenay (Omaha)
WN90
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/grandcamp_wn90.htm
49°22'23.1"N 1°06'00.7"W
Graignes Mesnil Angot (US AB Ops)
Graignes Church Massacre
49°14'39.5"N 1°12'21.3"W
Grandcamp Maisy (Omaha)
Musée des Rangers
30 Quai Crampon
14450 Grandcamp-Maisy, France
+33 2 31 92 33 51
grandcamp-maisy.fr
49°23'20.5"N 1°02'34.7"W
Rangers Monument
49°23'15.4"N 1°02'28.1"W
NEW Maisy Batterie
Les Perruques
14450 Grandcamp-Maisy, France
+33 6 78 04 56 25
http://www.maisyBatterie.com
49°22'37.5"N 1°03'33.8"W
NEW WN83
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/grandcamp_maisy.htm
49°22'29.7"N 1°03'43.2"W
NEW WN84
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/grandcamp_wn84.htm
Location: private farm land
49°22'22.8"N 1°04'10.0"W
La Breche D'Hermanville (Sword)
Centaur British tank
Location : at the edge of the D514 road
49°17'47.4"N 0°18'00.6"W
La Cambe (Omaha)
German war cemetery
Route Nationale
14230 La Cambe, France
+33 2 31 22 70 76
www.volksbund.de
49°20'31.0"N 1°01'35.0"W
La Fiere (US AB OPs)
Iron Mike 82nd AB Div Memorial
49°24'03.8"N 1°21'47.5"W
La Madeleine (Utah)
Musée Utah Beach
Sherman Tank
LCI
Km Marker 00
Location: Utah Beach
50480 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France
+33 2 33 71 53 3553 35
49°24'55.0"N 1°10'29.7"W
WN5
Anti tank gun
NEW US Navy Memorial
Location : 200m on the left of the Museum, on a blockhouse
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_43.htm
49°24'59.3"N 1°10'31.9"W
L'Épinette (Gold)
Museum of Underwater Wrecks
Location: at the edge of D6 road toward Bayeux, at the exit of the city
49°20'02.7"N 0°45'23.9"W
Lion sur Mer (Sword)
Liberation Monument
Churchill Tank
Location : at the western exit of the town, at the edge of the D514 road
49°18'21.9"N 0°19'29.0"W
Longues sur Mer (Gold)
WN48 Longues sur Mer Batterie
Site de la Batterie
Rue de la Mer, 14400 Longues-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 21 46 87
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/longues_sur_mer.htm
www.bayeux-tourism.com
49°20'34.9"N 0°41'29.5"W
Merville Franceville Plage (British AB Ops)
WN01 Merville Batterie
Colonel Otway Bust
British 5.5 inches heavy gun
Place du 9ème Bataillon
14810 Merville-Franceville-Plage, France
+33 2 31 91 47 53
www.batterie-merville.com
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/merville.htm
49°16'12.1"N 0°11'46.7"W
Montormel
Memorial De Montormel Hill 262
Mémorial de Coudehard - Montormel
Les Hayettes
61160 Coudehard, France
+33 2 33 67 38 61
www.memorial-montormel.org
48°50'16.0"N 0°08'32.6"E
Mont Pinçon
Mont Pinçon
Location: coming from Aunay-sur-Odon, at Mont Pinçon top take a lane on the right (facing the broadcasting station) and drive one kilometre
48°58'16.5"N 0°37'51.5"W
Ouistreham (Sword)
Atlantic Wall Museum STP08
Avenue du 6 Juin
14150 Ouistreham, France
+33 2 31 97 28 69
www.musee-grand-bunker.com
49°17'14.3"N 0°15'09.3"W
Port en Bessin (Gold)
WN56
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/port_en_bessin_wm56.htm
49°20'57.4"N 0°45'15.4"W
Ranville (British AB Ops)
Pegasus Memorial Musee
Brigadier Hill Statue
Horsa Glider
Rue Major John Howard
14860 Ranville, France
+33 2 31 78 19 44
http://www.musee-memorial-pegasusbridge.fr/
49°14'32.5"N 0°16'18.8"W
General Gale Memorial Bust
Location: situated in the courtyard of the town hall
3 Rue Airbornes 10
14860 Ranville, France
49°13'54.9"N 0°15'24.8"W
Ranville CWGC
Location: in the town centre, near the church
49°13'52.0"N 0°15'30.6"W
Saint Aubin sur Mer (Juno)
WN27 blockhouse
Location : in the town centre, on the sea front
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/st_aubin_wn27.htm
49°19'56.2"N 0°23'38.6"W
Saint Côme de Fresné (Gold)
WN36
49°20'25.6"N 0°35'43.8"W
Saint Côme du Mont (US AB Ops)
Dead Man's Corner Museum
2 Vierge de l'Amont
50500 Saint-Côme-du-Mont, France
+33 2 33 42 00 42
www.paratrooper-museum.org
49°19'43.1"N 1°16'07.5"W
Saint Germain la Blanche Herbe (Utah)
Ardenne Abbey
14280 Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
France
+33 2 31 29 37 37
imec-archives.com/abbaye.php
49°11'48.8"N 0°24'54.3"W
Saint Laurent sur Mer (Omaha)
Musée Mémorial d'Omaha Beach
Avenue de la Libération
14710 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 21 97 44
www.musee-memorial-omaha.com
49°22'01.5"N 0°52'55.6"W
WN65
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/wn64_&_wn_65.htm
49°21'52.1"N 0°51'49.2"W
Saint Marcouf (US AB Ops)
STP135 Crisbecq Batterie
Route des Manoirs
50310 Saint-Marcouf, France
+33 6 68 41 09 04
www.batterie-marcouf.com
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_37.htm
49°28'45.5"N 1°17'42.9"W
Sainte Marie du Mont (US AB Ops)
Brecout Manor
49°23'19.3"N 1°13'36.3"W
Major Richard 'Dick' Winters Statue
49°23'27.4"N 1°12'54.3"W
Saint Martin de Varreville (Utah)
M8 vehicle
2nd Armoured Division Sherman
M3 Half-track
Location : near the Landing monument
49°26'38.1"N 1°12'32.2"W
WN10
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_40.htm
1st casemate:
49°26'46.6"N 1°12'40.0"W
2nd casemate:
49°26'41.9"N 1°12'34.7"W
Saint Martin des Besaces
Breakthrough Museum
Musée La Percée du Bocage
5 rue du 19 Mars 1962
14350 Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, France
+33 2 31 67 52 78
www.laperceedubocage.com
49°00'39.5"N 0°51'00.1"W
Sainte Mère Église (US AB Ops)
US Airborne Museum & John Steele Steeple
14 Rue Eisenhower
50480 Sainte-Mère-Église, France
+33 2 33 41 41 35
www.musee-airborne.com
49°24'30.6"N 1°18'54.8"W
Ver sur Mer (Gold)
Musée América Gold Beach
4 Place Amiral Byrd
14114 Ver-sur-Mer, France
+33 2 31 22 58 58
www.versurmer.fr
49°20'41.2"N 0°30'54.7"W
Robert Kiln Place & Sexton armoured vehicle
Location : at the edge of the D514 road, in the city center
49°20'36.0"N 0°30'59.9"W
WN32 Mare Fontaine Batterie
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/mare_fontaine.htm
49°19'22.9"N 0°31'43.8"W
WN33
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/ver_sur_mer_wn33.htm
49°20'42.8"N 0°31'04.6"W
Vierville sur Mer (Omaha)
WN72
National Guard Monument
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/wn71_&_wn72.htm
49°22'45.0"N 0°54'10.3"W
WN73
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/wn73.htm
49°22'50.2"N 0°54'21.3"W
Mulberry Harbour
49°22'37.4"N 0°54'17.9"W
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:sweet: :goodpost:
That should keep some of us old :wheelchair: busy for a while :clap:
Excellent stuff :cool:
We're in Sainte-Mere-Eglise for a few days in July ....I'll look some of them up :tank:
Quote from: Bryn on February 23, 2014, 08:39:35 AM
Excellent stuff :cool:
We're in Sainte-Mere-Eglise for a few days in July ....I'll look some of them up :tank:
Well its keeping Bryn and I very happy. More of the same :ohplease: Steve
Quote from: Charlie747 on February 23, 2014, 10:11:10 AM
Well its keeping Bryan and I very happy. More of the same :ohplease: Steve
Who's Bryan ? :hammer:
I shall be there June 5+6, I just feel the need to be there, can't explain why, no great family military tradition.
Coman
Quote from: Bryn on February 23, 2014, 10:12:48 AM
Who's Bryan ? :hammer:
:oops: Finger prob now resolved ....................................Sorry mate...................I do know how you feel on this one as I've been demoted to Charlie247 on the Belfry attendance list :mfr_lol:
Yep, there is a slight difference between 747 and 247
Quote from: doebag on February 23, 2014, 10:38:19 AM
Yep, there is a slight difference between 747 and 247
:mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on February 23, 2014, 10:30:14 AM
:oops: Finger prob now resolved ....................................Sorry mate...................I do know how you feel on this one as I've been demoted to Charlie247 on the Belfry attendance list :mfr_lol:
:laugh:
Could be worse.... someone I know insists on calling me Byrn :asshole:
If you click on the google maps link, you can download the KML file and then use that to convert to whatever format you need... not done that yet. If anybody does it before I get round to doing it, please feel free to post it.
:banana:
Any thoughts on which is better? Self guided or a tour company like Overlordtour?
Quote from: charlie mac on February 23, 2014, 04:04:44 PM
Any thoughts on which is better? Self guided or a tour company like Overlordtour?
My standard mantra on this is that it depends on the level of detail you want and how much you already know. 'Most' guides won't give you much more than you can get from a good guidebook. If you're already bit of a history buff and or you just want to tour the major sites go with a decent guidebook. The Major Holt guide is excellent as is any of the guides from the battlezone or the battleground Europe series'. However, what you get with a good battlefield guide is local knowledge. I always recommend Paul Woodage D-Day Historian (http://www.ddayhistorian.com/) (formerly of Battlebus fame), he is the BEST battlefield guide of the for the Normandy area - THE go to guy for anybody who wants to know anything about Normandy.
What you don't want is a guide that will just take you to museums, you can do that yourself. What you want is a guide to tell you facts and stories of the battle and anecdotes from the actual veterans themselves. This is what you get with Paul. If you have a relative that was in the battle let him know and he'll tailor the tour for you. The most important thing is to remember that every inch of ground was fought over and the operational area is massive and took many weeks... what this means in practice is that if you won't learn about the battle in 1 or 2 days, especially if you like long lunches. If your time is short focus on one or two specific aspects, operations or unit actions, and remember most of the battle was thought inland.
Great info, thanks!
That long list is going to keep me busy for a while ... Thanks for posting. :yes:
Hmmm I can feel a tour coming on... Thanks for that :D
There'll be lot's of other stuff happening that isn't on this list:
June 04, 2014
10:00 am
Gourbesville (50) - Monument 82nd A/B & 90th Inf - Ceremony - Wreath laying
11:30 am
Amfreville (50) - Monument 507th PIR - Ceremony - Wreath laying
2:00 pm
Carentan (50) - DZ to be confirmed - Parachute drop from C-47s by RCPT
5:00 pm
Carentan (50) - Route of St Côme - Inauguration Cole monument
6:00 pm
Carentan (50) - Signal monument - Ceremony - Wreath laying
June 05, 2014
10:00 am
Picauville (50) - USAAF monument, prieure square - Ceremony - Wreath laying
Merville (14) - Merville battery - Inauguration 'Cross and Sword' monument
10:30 am
St Côme du Mont (50) - Church - Inauguration plaque Joe Beyrle
2:00 pm
Chef du Pont (50) - Square Rex Combs - Ceremony 508th PIR
3:30 pm
St Vaast en Auge (14) - Cemetery - Ceremony 6th Airborne Div.
4:00 pm
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - Signal Monument - Ceremony - Wreath laying
5:00 pm
Merville (14) - Merville battery - Ceremony 9th Para Bn.
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - Airborne museum - Inauguration museum's extension
7:30 pm
Ste Marie du Mont (50) - DZ Utah Beach - Parachute drop from C-47s by RCPT
8:00 pm
Ste Marie du Mont (50) - La Madeleine - Utah Beach - Ceremony - Wreath laying
10:45 pm
Normandie (14)(50) - All along the coast - Lighting, Fireworks
June 06, 2014
09:00 am
Ste Marie du Mont (50) - Danish monument - Ceremony - Wreath laying
09:30 am
Ranville (14) - Crossroad of 6 june - 13th Bn Memorial - Ceremony - Wreath laying
10:00 am
Ste Marie du Mont (50) - Start in front of the museum Utah Beach - Ivy March
11:00 am
Ranville (14) - British cemetery - Remembrance ceremony
Ste Marie du Mont (50) - Angelo Chatas monument (Beauguillot) - Ceremony - Wreath laying
7:00 pm
Picauville 90th Inf. Div. monument - Ceremony - Wreath laying
June 07, 2014
08:30 am
Carentan (50) - Carentan - Liberty March
10:30 am
Amfreville (50) - Hameau Flaux - De Glopper Panel - Unveiling stele.
Merville (14) - Merville battery - Ceremony 3 Commando
5:00 pm
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - Church square - Ceremony for peace
5:30 pm
Graignes (50) - Church - Ceremony - Wreath laying
June 08, 2014
09:30 am
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - DZ La Fiere - Parachute drop from C-47s by RCPT
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - Monument temporary cemetery - sportfield - Ceremony - Wreath laying
10:00 am
Brevands (50) - Monument 101st Airborne - Ceremony - Wreath laying
12:00 pm
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - La Fiere DZ - Military parachute drop
4:00 pm
Ste Mere Eglise (50) - Iron Mike monument - La Fiere - Ceremony - Wreath laying
EDIT: more here (http://www.normandie-tourisme.fr/docs/6672-1-flyer-d-day-70e-anni-en-pdf.pdf?type=Finjan-Download&slot=000001BD&id=000001BC&location=0A64020C)
On the 6th June the Zenith IMAX, Caen are showing a 40 minute 3D Documentary 'D-Day Normandy 1944'.
Tickets are FREE. I knew of 3 evening showings but they're full. However, when I contacted them they offered me a morning showing, which I snapped up - they're going VERY quickly.
If you want a ticket get in there now. Contact the Calvados General Council who will mail you the tickets - if there are any left...
www.calvados.fr
Excellent list - spend most of my free time around Ypres so looking for some alternative for me and my fellow Legion Riders and this is great, saves a lot of leg work.
Thanks muchly.
Thanks Stephen :-)
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?363604-Normandy-D-Day-POIs (http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?363604-Normandy-D-Day-POIs)
Cool thanx I go to Ypress once per year to show my respects and get my baccy, always great to visit other stuff in the area also done the usuall places.
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