Roosevelt and Churchill agreed early in the war that Germany must be stopped first if success was to be attained in the Pacific. They were repeatedly urged by Stalin to open a "second front" that would alleviate the enormous pressure that Germany's military was exerting on Russia. Large amounts of Soviet territory had been seized by the Germans, and the Soviet population had suffered terrible casualties from the relentless drive towards Moscow. Roosevelt and Churchill promised to invade Europe, but they could not deliver on their promise until many hurdles were overcome. Open by appointment outside normal opening times - For groups only. Extra charge, available on application. Less than a week later, on June 11, the beaches were fully secured and over 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at Normandy.

After learning about the preparations for the Normandy jump and attending Colonel Wolverton's briefing, take a seat in a real C-47 converted into a dynamic flight simulator to relive the crossing of the Channel on the night of D-Day. Thanks to a modern and immersive museography including from June 2019 a new space of 500 m², follow the evolution of the fighting from 6 to 12 June 1944, date of the final liberation of Carentan. This text was adapted from an article written by David Traill, a teacher at South Fork High School in Stuart, FL, and the article: Schamel, Wynell B. and Richard A. Blondo. "D-day Message from General Eisenhower to General Marshall." Social Education 58, 4 (April/May 1994): 230-232. From June 2019, to better understand what was at stake in these battles and to place them in the wider context of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy, discover the film D-Day Normandy 1944, projected in 3D on a Giant 3D screen for an unprecedented visual and sound experience... Two museums, a flight simulator, a 3D cinema - D-Day Experience will appeal to all your senses. Don't just learn about history, live it!Groups by arrangement - Tours of The D-Day Story and / or Overlord Embroidery available by arrangement for pre-booked groups (fee applies).

The D-Day Story is full of personal stories of courage and determination;comradeship and sacrifice;secrecy and deception;innovation and tactics. It is a story in which ordinary people worked together to achieve an extraordinary outcome, exemplifying ‘the epic made personal; the personal made epic’. All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors - All areas inside the main museum. Some areas of LCT 7074 are not accessible.By dawn on June 6, thousands of paratroopers and glider troops were already on the ground behind enemy lines, securing bridges and exit roads. The amphibious invasions began at 6:30 a.m. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture beaches codenamed Gold, Juno and Sword, as did the Americans at Utah Beach. U.S. forces faced heavy resistance at Omaha Beach, where there were over 2,000 American casualties. However, by day’s end, approximately 156,000 Allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches. According to some estimates, more than 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the D-Day invasion, with thousands more wounded or missing.

According to his secretary-chauffeur Kay Summersby, as recounted in David Eisenhower’s book, "Eisenhower spent most of the day in his trailer drinking endless cups of coffee, 'waiting for the reports to come.' Few did, and so Eisenhower gained only sketchy details for most of the day about the British beaches, UTAH and the crisis at OMAHA, where for several hours the fate of the invasion hung in the balance."Please note -museum staffreserve the right to search bags and all visitors must agree to this as a condition of entry to the museum. Then discover the historic house of the "Dead Man's Corner", occupied by the German paratroopers from 6 to 8 June and inside which their command post and infirmary have been faithfully reconstructed.