Omaha Beach Memorial Museum

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France

The Omaha Beach Museum describes the history of the D-Day Landings on Omaha Beach in Normandy on 6 June 1944 during World War II. Located on Omaha Beach itself, 300m from the beach the museum showcases a large collection of uniforms, weapons, personal objects and vehicles. Dioramas, archival photographs, maps and thematic signs, as well as a film featuring veterans' testimonies, will guide you through the story of the D-day landings on Omaha and Pointe du Hoc.

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Founded: 1944
Category: Museums in France

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The Happy Dublin Biker (2 months ago)
Amazing displays of photos, articles, uniforms and equipment from WW2 and D Day. Very helpful friendly staff. Worth a visit.
Alexandre Rodrigues (7 months ago)
Very nice place, with a lot of material about the D-day and a nice souvenir store that sale's the famous cricket used in the invasion by the paratroopers.
Pablo R Romo (Savage Health Coach) (9 months ago)
Great place to visit and remember D-Day 7.5 EU general entrance They have a souvenir store
Anne Marie Rawlinson (9 months ago)
We saw a short film first which was really interesting and then all the museum artifacts were fascinating. The whole thing put into prospective just how hard those battles were to get up the beach with no cover and a ridge of German soldiers bombarding them with gunfire
Kevin A (10 months ago)
I have to say, compared to the Juno beach museum, this one was smaller and had less details. Mostly wax figures and a 15 minute movie on 1 floor. I think its great for kids and those who are just getting familiar with d day but if you are looking for details, I would look elsewhere.
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