The National Guard Monument is located on Omaha Beach in Vierville-sur-Mer in Remembrance of the National Guard Units which participated in the amphibious assault on D-Day 6 - 7 June 1944.
The monument has been built on top of the original German Bunker (WN72) which houses a 88 mm cannon.
Address
Boulevard de Cauvigny
Vierville-sur-Mer, Calvados
14710
France
Coordinates
49.37911, -0.90276
Parking
There are several car parks located next to the memorial.
A memorial to the soldiers of the 29th Division's 116th Infantry Regimental Combat Team who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day opening the Vierville Draw to begin the liberation of Europe.
A memorial in memory of the 180 members of the RAFs 21st BDS who landed on Omaha beach on D-Day. Of the 180 that landed there 8 were killed and 37 wounded.
A memorial in memory of Jean Roger Sainteny who was an important member of the resistance as the head of the Normandy area for the Resistance Alliance network under the pseudonym "Dragon".
