The Overlord museum is located near Omaha Beach on the D514 roundabout leading to the American Normandy Cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer. The museum is visible from the roundabout along with three tanks which line the road leading to the museum including a Sherman and a T-10.
The museum traces the events from the D-Day landings to the liberation of Paris. The museum has 10,000 items on display representing the 6 armies present on D-Day including a large collection of vehicles including a reconnaissance plane, V1 flying bomb, over 10 armoured fighting vehicles and 30 soft skin vehicles. Many of which have been fully restored to working order and accurately equipped.
Open 7 days a week
February - March / October - November - December
10:00am to 5:30pm
April - May / September
10:00am to 6:30pm
June - July - August
9:30am to 7:00pm
Full price | €9.50 |
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Reduced price | €7 |
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Longitude: | -0.85584462 |
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Latitude: | 49.34786396 |
The museum is mainly dedicated to the 1st US Infantry Division, The Big Red One who landed on Omaha beach on D-Day. The museum located in Colleville-sur-Mer near the entrance to the American Normandy Cemetery.
Read moreThe Normandy American Cemetery covers 172.5 acres and is situated on the cliffs overlooking Omaha Beach east of St-Laurent-sur-Mer it is a cemetery and memorial to American Soldiers who died in Europe during the Second World War.
Read moreA memorial to the officers and men of the first US infantry division who were killed fighting for the liberation of the world.
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