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In this section, we share with you the life of Normandy Victory Museum : objects that join the collections, donations, discoveries in the field, new scenes or even zooms on certain spaces of the journey.

Parts of the ship Carentan at Normandy Victory Museum

Two pieces from the ship Carentan join the Normandy Victory Museum

On December 21, 1943, caught in a storm, the ship Carentan sank, resulting in 17 French and British deaths. In 1984, Anthony Reed discovered the wreck and […]

The Tiger II tank on display at the Normandy Victory

A tank, Tiger II at Normandy Victory Museum

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, the Normandy Victory Museum presented a legendary tank and the only Tiger II in working order […]

Bailey Bridge of the Normandy Victory Museum before renovation

A genuine Bailey bridge installed at Normandy Victory Museum

In 2019, the museum had the opportunity to acquire a genuine Bailey bridge. After several stages of restoration, it was installed on the grounds of […]

US World War II Photographic Records Booklet

US photo records from 1944 with Utah and Omaha

On November 2, 2021, the Normandy Victory Museum acquired a collection of documents of truly exceptional historical interest: it […]

PTT jacket of resistance fighter René Duclos

The PTT jacket of resistance fighter René Duclos

In 2020, Normandy Victory Museum received as a donation an invaluable historical item: the jacket of a postal worker, a courier for the […]