American Cemetery ( Colleville-sur-mer)
Open daily (except on January 1st and December 25 th) from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Free entrance, correct attire required (dogs prohibited). The most famous and the most touching cemetery of World War II. This cemetery and memorial, about 172 acres in extent, was completed in1956 and groupes all fallen soldiers who were initialy burried at Vierville and other battle places around. It's one of the fourteen permanent American World War II cemeteries constructed on foreign soil to honour the memory of American servicemen and women who gave their lives to liberate Europe's oppressed people. The graves area contains precisely aligned 9 387 white headstones in Carrare (307 are Unknowns) against the immaculately maintained emerald green law. The Memorial consists of a semi-circled colonnade with a loggia housing battle maps relating the events of D-Day. A large 22-foot bronze sculpture is centered in the open arc. "The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" overlooks a large reflecting pool and the Garden of the Missing, located behind. Near the sea-side, a panoramic table indicates the different locations of the landing beaches on June 6th 1944. A large stairway takes you straight to the landing ground of "Omaha Beach". The lay-out of the Cemetary gives the feeling of being in the Unites States. Free use as a permanent burial ground was granted by the government of France in perpetuity without charge or taxation.

Contact
14710 COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER - Ph.: 02.31.51.62.00 - Fax: 02.31.51.62.09
normandy.cemetery@abmc-er.org
www.abmc.gov

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The Museum Omaha June 6th 1944 (Saint-Laurent-sur-mer)
Just 200m behind Omaha Beach, the museum presents each phase of the US sector, from the occupation up to D-Day. Exhibition of weapons, uniforms, military vehicules, a 155mm gun, a landing craft used on D-Day, a Sherman tank. Panels and noticeboards on different themes.
Visite lasts 45 mn.
Open: February 15th to November 15th.
Opening hours: February 15th to March 15th: 10.00 -12.30 AM / 2.30-6.00 PM.
March 16th to May 15th and also from October 1st to November 15th: 9.30 AM - 6.30 PM.
May 16 th to June 30th and September 1st to September 30th: 9.30 AM - 7.00 PM.
July 1st to August 31st : 9.30 AM - 7.00 PM.
Prices : Adults 5 € - Students 4,5 € - Child. 2,5 €

Contact
14710 ST-LAURENT-SUR-MER - Ph..: 02.31.21.97.44 - Fax: 02.31.92.72.80
musee-memorial-omaha@wanadoo.fr
www.musee-memorial-omaha.com

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Musée D.Day Omaha (Vierville-sur-mer)
Unique documents and photos exposed in an old American building: the famous German ENIGMA coding-materiel, an exceptionel collection of optical instruments, radios, Commando-motorbikes, and all other motored materiel used at D-Day.
Photographes authorised.
Open: April 1st to November 11th.
Opening Hours: daily: 9.30 AM - 7.30 PM (Summer period)

Contact
Route de Grandcamp-Maisy - 14710 VIERVILLE SUR MER - Ph.: 02.31.21.71.80 - Fax : 02.31.21.71.80
www.vierville-sur-mer.htm

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Omaha Beach

Breathtaking succession of sand and beaches lined by the famous cliffs.
Many monuments all around commemmorating the events and some German bunkers too. Very nice and large panoramic vieuw at the American Cemetery.

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Vierville ... the relics
During low tide at Vierville you can see the rests of an artificial harbour, constructed like the one at Arromanches. It was partly detroyed by a storm at the end of June 1944 but that didn't stop the discharging on the beaches of men and materiels. It was the key to the succes of the Battle of Normandy.
More than 500 000 men, 100 000 vehicules and 1 100 000 tons of materiels where unloaded here in only 5 months time.