Take a look at the installation of a real Bailey Bridge in the museum. This was in the autumn of 2019
An authentic Bailey bridge for the museum
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THE MUSEUM BLOG
Topic: historics-collectibles
The museum’s collections are estimated at 20,000 pieces, of which nearly 15,000 are exhibited in the Normandy Victory Museum. These objects were collected by the founders in different ways: purchases, excavations, donations… here is the story of some of them.
Exceptional acquisition of registers from 1944 with photos of Utah and Omaha
Discover three books of coastal photos of the Utah and Omaha sectors, from Grandcamp-Maisy. These documents of exceptional historical interest are on display at the Normandy Victory Museum, and we’d like to share the images with you here.
A newcomer to the “Poche de Roncey” scene (Pocket of Roncey)
Enter the scene of the Poche de Roncey and discover a newcomer who moved in with the officers of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 in March 2021.
Resistance fighter René Duclos’s PTT jacket now belongs to the museum
The PTT jacket of René Duclos, a member of the French Resistance, was donated to us by his family in 2020. A priceless gift for which we thank them. This jacket, now on display at the museum, allows us to tell you the story of its owner.
Three helmets testify…
Discovered under a barrel, still covered in dust, these three helmets are riddled with impacts from the fighting. A camouflaged German helmet from a Heer unit, an SS helmet with remnants of camouflage and a heavily damaged American light helmet can be seen.
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Push open the doors of history
Visit the Normandy Victory Museum Musée de la Bataille des haies. We are in Normandy, Manche dpt, France.