Margaux LECLUSE, auteur sur Normandy Victory Museum

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The hedgerow Hell, one of the Greatest Battles in History

12, Nov 2020 | Battles

The summer of 1944 witnessed terrible clashes between the US military and the German army in Normandy. For 11 weeks, in the Cotentin, then in the center and in the south of the Manche, the American army, led by General Eisenhower, fought hard against the troops of the Reich. The staff’s objective is to liberate Normandy and move towards Brittany and Mayenne, then towards eastern France. Sadly, nothing is going to turn out the way the Allies expected.

Lee Miller, the model, the woman and the war

19, Oct 2020 | Women in war

Muse of the greatest artists of her time, Lee Miller embodied the feminine ideal of the 1930s. During the war, she proved to be an outstanding reporter at the time of the liberation of the camps. Photographing the enemy seems liberating for this bruised woman whose life and work are still intimately linked.

Sophie Scholl and the “White Rose”, a female symbol of German resistance

13, Oct 2020 | Women in war

On February 22, 1943, three German students from the University of Munich were executed. They are accused of acts of high treason and subversive propaganda for repeatedly distributing leaflets. Among them, Sophie Scholl, a young woman barely 20, became a symbol of resistance and courage against Hitler’s murderous madness.

Lee Miller, the model, the woman and the war

by Margaux LECLUSE | 19 Oct 2020 | Women in war

Sophie Scholl and the “White Rose”, a female symbol of German resistance

by Margaux LECLUSE | 13 Oct 2020 | Women in war

Behind the barrels of a cellar, three helmets found bear witness to the horror of the fighting

by Patrick FISSOT | 31 Aug 2020 | historics-collectibles

Discovered under a barrel, still covered in dust, these three helmets are riddled with impact from the fighting. We can recognize a camouflaged German helmet from a Heer unit, an SS helmet with some remains of camouflage as well as a heavily damaged American light helmet.

An exceptional donation for the museum: the jacket of the French Post Office, of a resistance member of the Centurie-OCM Network

by Patrick FISSOT | 31 Aug 2020 | Historical figures, historics-collectibles

An additional piece of history enters the museum. René Duclos’ jacket will be on display in a few weeks with its history. So that we never forget the sacrifice of these men, for our Freedom.

June 17, 1940, in La Manche …

by Patrick FISSOT | 16 Jul 2020 | Battles

As the 7th German division commanded by Rommel, inexorably advances towards Cherbourg and as the war draws near to La Manche, a handful of diehards cling to the lines of defense in Le Cotentin and try to halt the dazzling advance of the enemy.

The A10 Airfield at Carentan, an American airfield in 1944

by Rédaction NVM | 16 Jul 2020 | Mythical places

Did you know ? The Normandy Victory Museum is located on a former historically known American military aerodrome: the A10 Airfield. It is still in operation and small aircraft can still use its shortened runway, 400 meters long.

“Women in war” Thematic exhibition

by Rédaction NVM | 5 Mar 2020 | exhibitions, Women in war

In 1939, when men were mobilized, women were on all fronts. They are found in domestic tasks as usual but also in the production of weapons, mechanics, fields, in hospitals, in the resistance and in battles. This exhibition pays tribute to them and highlights their sometimes overlooked actions.

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