Historical record of events


What did the Committee take part in?


1 - 4 museums were built on the landing coast. The Committee manages the D.Day Landing Museum at Arromanches, the Memorial General de Gaulle at Bayeux and the Memorial Pegasus at Ranville. The 4th museum is the Battle of Tilly Museum. The Committee was also involved in the creation of the American Airborne Troops Museum at Sainte-Mère-Eglise, the Utah Beach Landing Museum at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, the N°4 Commando Museum at Ouistreham, the Rangers Museum at Grandcamp-Maisy, the Fort-du-Roule Museum at Cherbourg and the Merville Battery Museum at Merville.



2 - Rebuilding of the Saint-Pierre Church spire at Caen destroyed during the Allied bombing.

3 - The building of the monument of Liberation at Bayeux in 1952, inaugurated by General de Gaulle.

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