OT Baie du Cotentin – Sainte Mère Eglise et Carentan

Ste Mère Eglise / Carentan
Surtout nuageux
7°C
 
  • Home Page
  • The D-Day Landings
  • Sea and marshes
  • Brochures
  • Contact us
  • Home Page
  • The D-Day Landings
  • Sea and marshes
  • Brochures
  • Contact us
    • #5359 (no title)
    • Craft beer in Sainte Mère Eglise
    • Dreknor, viking ship
    • Les Délices d’Antain – farm products
    • Tour de France Normandy 2016
    • Viviers Utah Beach
    • D-Day 1944
      • 74th D DAY Anniversary June 2018 – Normandy
      • 75th D DAY Anniversary June 2019 – Normandy
      • 72nd Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy – May-June 2016
      • 71st Anniversary of D-Day Normandy, June 2015
      • Airdrops
      • Carentan
        • LCVP PA30-4 Landing craft
      • 70th anniversary of D-Day : june 2014
      • Sainte-Mère-Eglise
        • American cemeteries
        • D-Day 1944 : la borne 0
        • The site of la Fiere
        • On the night of 5th to 6th June 44, a fire …
      • Utah Beach
    • Links – partners
    • Accommodation & eating out
      • Where to stay
        • B&Bs
        • Hotels
        • Hotels-restaurants
        • Gîtes and self-catering accommodation
        • Campsites
        • Motorhomes service area
        • Group accommodation
      • Places to eat
    • Exploring
      • Creativity
      • Local products
        • Vergers de la Chapelle
      • Pass 2018 -discounts in museums leisure visits
      • The Normandy Landings 1944
        • Military shop
          • La Petite Musette
          • Utah Beach Militaria
        • The D-Day Landings
        • Museums
        • Sites and monuments
        • Historical routes and guided tours
          • Kit’M app for Android and Ios
      • Historical associations
      • Nature and the great outdoors
        • Natural sites
        • River excursions
        • Parks and gardens
      • Heritage and traditions
        • Chateaux and manor-houses
        • Listed churches
        • Station 70 – Musée de la RN13
        • Carentan
          • Trail The Treasures of Carentan
          • Trail Carentan a Medieval Town
        • Traditions and local products
    • Things to do
      • Tea salon
        • Biscuit de Sainte Mère Eglise
        • Biscuits of Quinéville
      • Sports and leisure activities
        • Hiking and cycling
          • Cycling
          • Rent your bike
            • Campsite le Haut Dick – Carentan
            • Cycles des Marais – Carentan
          • Walks and hikes
        • Stand Up Paddle
        • Swimming pools
        • Tennis
        • Big thrills
        • Fishing
        • Horse riding
        • Sailing and watersports
      • Going out
        • Cinemas, bars and tea rooms
        • What’s on
        • Festival « Mange ta soupe », 5th Edition
        • Horse Festival in Sainte Mere Eglise
      • Markets
    • Information
      • Getting around
      • Getting here
      • Interactive map
      • Tourist offices
        • Information in Picauville
        • Information in Sainte Marie du Mont
        • Tourist Office in Carentan
        • Tourist Office in Sainte Mère Eglise
        • Contact us
        • Brochures
      • Useful info
    • Sea and marshes
    • Home Page
      • Home page I discover
    • Contacts
    • Photos gallery
    • 74ème Anniversaire du Débarquement – Programme Juin 2018
    • Exhibitions – 73rd D-Day anniversary
    • Practical information – 73rd D-Day anniversary in Normandy
    • Reconstruction of Military Camps
  • Facebook
  • fr
  • en

Accessibilité

  • Normal
  • Grande taille
Cartographie
  • D-Day 1944
    • 74th D DAY Anniversary June 2018 – Normandy
    • 73rd D-Day anniversary 2017 Normandy
    • Carentan
    • Utah Beach
    • Sainte-Mère-Eglise
    • Airdrops
    • 75th D DAY Anniversary June 2019 – Normandy
  • Exploring
    • Pass 2018 -discounts in museums leisure visits
    • The Normandy Landings 1944
    • Nature and the great outdoors
    • Heritage and traditions
    • Creativity
    • Local products
  • To stay
    • Where to stay
    • Places to eat
  • Things to do
    • Hiking and cycling
    • Sports and leisure activities
    • Going out
    • Markets
  • Information
    • Tourist offices
    • Getting here
    • Useful info
    • Getting around
    • Interactive map
    • Links – partners
Suivant precedent

The D-Day Landings

Vous êtes ici : OT Baie du Cotentin - Sainte Mère Eglise et Carentan» Exploring» The Normandy Landings 1944 » The D-Day Landings

Warning: getimagesize(/home/clients/244abbd765c9e6fc3cf93108574e5c38/web/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Sainte-Marie-du-Mont-0079-Copier.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/clients/244abbd765c9e6fc3cf93108574e5c38/web/wp-content/themes/baieducotentin/functions.php on line 519

On 6th June 1944, the invasion of Normandy by the Allies announced the beginning of the Battle of Normandy, a decisive episode of the Second World War. The Battle of Normandy took place in the three departments of Lower-Normandy and lasted for 10 weeks. It began with the landing of Allied soldiers and paratroopers on the beaches of Calvados and the Cotentin. The Allies chose the Baie de Seine for their invasion, between the east coast of the Cotentin and Ouistreham. The Baie de Seine was a strategic area, allowing Allied troops to take the harbour of Cherbourg and gain access to supplies.

On D-Day, on the night of 5th-6th June 1944, 150 000 men crossed the Channel aboard 9 000 ships, under the protection of 120 warships and more than 3 000 fighter and bomber aircraft. The Allies landed on several zones between Carentan, Sainte-Mère-Eglise and Utah Beach.

The Americans deployed remarkable logistics using enormous material resources. The primary objective of this operation was to reach the coast and establish a bridgehead between the Cotentin and the Orne.

The decision to attack on 6th June 1944 had been difficult for General Eisenhower to take, given the risks and forecasts of casualties. Despite the weaknesses of some American units, the Allies crossed the famous “Atlantic Wall ” 24 hours after landing on the beaches.

Discover all the sites, museums and guided tours dedicated to the D-Day landings in the Bay of Cotentin .

Museums

Several museums are devoted to D-Day in the Cotentin. Ready for an enlightening visit ?

Sites and monuments

Steles, vestiges of the landings, plaques... Discover D-Day historical sites and monuments.

Tours and guided tours

Take a night tour, a tour in a jeep, or enjoy a free visit to the open air museum...

Military Shop

Original pieces, materials, accessories...

There is currently an initiative to list the Landing Beaches as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Normandy is appealing to the general public to support the application. More information on www.liberte-normandie.com   

Booking

Réservation en ligne

Pass' Baie du Cotentin

Pass Baie du Cotentin 2018

For 1 €/adult,
more than 70 € discounts!

PASS' 2018

Picture gallery

galerie_photoDiscover our area : landscapes, activities, heritage sites….

See the gallery

Places to visit around the D-Day

  • D-Day 1944
    • 74th D DAY Anniversary June 2018 – Normandy
    • 73rd D-Day anniversary 2017 Normandy
    • Carentan
    • Utah Beach
    • Sainte-Mère-Eglise
    • Airdrops
    • 75th D DAY Anniversary June 2019 – Normandy
  • Exploring
    • Pass 2018 -discounts in museums leisure visits
    • The Normandy Landings 1944
    • Nature and the great outdoors
    • Heritage and traditions
    • Creativity
    • Local products
  • To stay
    • Where to stay
    • Places to eat
  • Things to do
    • Hiking and cycling
    • Sports and leisure activities
    • Going out
    • Markets
  • Information
    • Tourist offices
    • Getting here
    • Useful info
    • Getting around
    • Interactive map
    • Links – partners

Office de tourisme
de Ste Mère Eglise

6 Rue Eisenhower
50480 Sainte-Mère-Église

Tél. : 02 33 21 00 33

Office de tourisme
de Carentan

24 place de la République
Carentan
50500 Carentan Les Marais

Tél. : 02 33 71 23 50

© 2019 OT Baie du Cotentin – Sainte Mère Eglise et Carentan

Baie du Cotentin Office de tourisme de France