The Normandy Victory Museum Blog
The magazine offers articles dedicated to the history of the Second World War, and behind-the-scenes stories of the Normandy Victory Museum and to explore the region. Whether you are a visitor, an enthusiast or simply curious, you will find plenty to delve deeper into the themes addressed in the museum.
Omaha Beach: history, sightseeing, and practical advice
Omaha Beach is today one of the most visited sites on the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy. Behind its peaceful landscape, however, lies one of the most...
Operation Cobra: A decisive breakthrough in the Battle of Normandy
The summer of 1944 saw one of the most decisive American offensives of World War II unfold in Normandy. After weeks of grueling fighting in the...
Jean Gabin, the fighter: a commitment far from the film sets
On the occasion of the exhibition "Jean Gabin, war is not cinema", presented at Normandy Victory MuseumMany visitors discovered a little-known side of Jean...
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 salvaged two pieces...
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 operational Tiger II in the world thanks to...
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 the Normandy Victory Museum or the...
US photo records from 1944 with Utah and Omaha
On November 2, 2021, the Normandy Victory Museum acquired a set of documents of truly exceptional historical interest: these are three...
Women in war
In every country, they rolled up their sleeves and, in addition to their domestic roles, performed important tasks in industry, agriculture, healthcare, the military, and...
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 SNCF (French National Railways) in the 40s. More...