Saturday 28th may
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
14th International Peace Walk
Departure from Montebourg at 10 a.m., around 5 p.m. arrival in Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Differents starts possible.
Information and registration : marcheinternationalepourlapaix@gmail.com
Contact : town hall >0033 233 41 41 48
7.15 p.m. : Airborne Museum, conference about international news (in french)
Contact : airborne museum > 0033 233 41 41 35
Sunday 29t may
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. : “History and memories” book fair
Covered market parking, with the special guest : Pierre Servent.
Contact : town hall >0033 233 41 31 18
Tuesday 31st may
Hiesville
2 p.m. : Path of memory: Historic walk (9km) with commentaries. Follow the paths of 101st airborne paratroopers.
Departure at Lecaudey farm (goueys road)
Cost: 2€/person, free/ -10 years. Payment on the spot, limited places.
With prior booking with the tourist office : 0033 233 21 00 33 / ot.sme@ccbdc.fr
Wednesday 1st june
Gourbesville
10.30 a.m. : Ceremony at the 90eDIV/82nd Airborne Monument.
Contact : U.S Normandy > 0033 671 26 22 09
Catz / Normandy Victory Museum
- Greenfield room
10 a.m. : RCPT team’s briefing before their parachute jump above Azeville
free
Contact : 0033 233 71 74 94
Amfreville
11.30 a.m. : Ceremony at the 507e PIR Monument.
Contact : U.S Normandy > 0033 671 26 22 09
Azeville / german battery
1 p.m. : Parachute jumps at the german battery with men in ww2 uniforms from the RCPT team.
Discount for the entrance of the battery.
Contact : 0033 233 40 63 05
Beuzeville-au-Plain
6.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the Bienaimé Agnés square.
Contact : town hall > 033 233 41 31 18
Foucarville
8.30 p.m. : Concert near the bunker
Contact : townhall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Thursday 2nd june
Amfreville
1.30 p.m. : Cauquigny chapel, mass and blessing of the stained glass windows dedicated to priest Maternowski. Limited places.
Contact : U.S Normandy > 0033 671 26 22 09
Picauville
10 a.m. : U.S.A.F monument, ceremony in honor to the troops and crews from the 101st and 82nd Airborne with military authorities, a large unit of American soldiers (paratroopers and flight crew) and german paratroopers.
Contact: Picauville se souvient in partnership with the town hall – 0033 233 41 02 48
3.15 p.m. : Gueutteville hamlet, ceremony dedicated to te priest Maternowski.
Contact : US Normandy > 0033 671 26 22 09
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
5 p.m. : Ceremony for the temporary cemeteries
5.30 : Ceremony at Airborne Monument (AVA)
5 p.m. : Ceremony at Alexandre Renaud monument
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Carentan-les-Marais
4 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. – 7 p.m. : Le Cotentin cinema : screening of the movie “The girl who wore freedom”. For the last session Q&A with the director Christian Taylor.
Price : 6.90€ and 10€ for the last session.
4.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the 2nd Armored Division (city hall)
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 42 74 00
Catz/Normandy Victory Museum
- Greenfield room
3 a.m. : RCPT team’s briefing before their parachute jump above Graignes
Free, limited places.
- Outside
6 p.m. : Dioramas with the “2nd Armored in Europe” group.
6.30 p.m. 5th Anniversary of the museum(by invitation)
Contact : 0033 233 71 74 94 / info@nvm.museum
Saint-Côme-du-Mont / D-Day Experience
6 p.m. : Screening “saving private Ryan” . FV
Price : 9€/pers, 7€ 7-12 yrs
Contact : 0033 233 23 61 95 / contact@dday-experience.com
Ravenoville
7 p.m. : Madeeson and co concert
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Graignes
1 p.m. : Parachute jumps at the german battery with men in ww2 uniforms from the RCPT team.
Friday 3rd june
Catz / Normandy Victory Museum
- Greenfieldroom
9 a.m. : RCPT team’s briefing before their parachute jump above Carentan.
Free, limited places.
Around 4 p.m.. : Meeting with ww2 veterans and Andrew Biggio, author of “The Rifle”‘.
- Outside
9 a.m. to noon : Dioramas with the “2nd Armored in Europe” group.
- Inside
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. : display with The Enigma machine with Edmond Kern.
included in the ticket price.
6.30 p.m. : Preview of the documentary “Bedfords boys” by Florent Plana.
with prior booking or included in the ticket price of te day.
8 p.m. : A10 Canteen restaurant, concert with Charly M. And specials menus. 40’s outfit required.
Contact : 0033 233 54 51 83
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
- City hall
10 a.m. : Ceremony at Gavin and Ridgway Monument
10.45 a.m. : Ceremony at the Km 0
- Church square
4 p.m. : Memorial mass.
7 p.m. : concerts
9 p.m : Normandy Jazz Patrol concert
11.15 p.m : Use of the lighthouses of anti-aircraft search as well as anti-aircraft protection vehicles by Eure Liberté 44
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Chef-du-Pont
noon : Picnic in town with concerts
2.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the Rex combs’ square
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
noon : ww2 military vehicles exhibition
7 p.m. – 8 p.m. : cheerleaders parade
8 p.m. : dancing bal
Carentan-les-Marais
Around 11 a.m. : Historic parachute jump of men in WW2 uniforms from C-47 planes on the Purple
Heart lane (according to the weather) Saint Come du Mont road with the RCPT. Concerts on the Drop-zone.
4 p.m. : Official Ceremony at le Carré de Choux, to honor the 101st Airborne Division, with WW2 veterans and schools. Followed by a military parade until the city hall and the Monument Signal (front of the town hall).
5.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the Signal Monument.
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 42 74 00
Saint-Germain-de-Varreville
Around 6 p.m. : parachute jump of men in WW2 uniforms.
6.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the Pathfinders monument
Contact : town hall > 0033 604 07 53 83
Picauville
7 p.m. : Ceremony at the 90 DIV monument.
8 p.m. : Friendship dinner at JC Falmbart room. Come and share your dinner with americanand german soldiers.
30€/pers, with prior booking with Picauville se souvient.
Contact : Picauville se souvient > 0033 233 41 02 48
Saturday 4th june
Foucarville
10 a.m. : Ceremony at german war camp.
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Angoville-au-Plain
10.30 a.m. : Mass
11.30 a.m.: Ceremony dedicated to the medic Robert E. Wright and Kenneth J.Moore.
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 42 74 00
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
11 a.m. : Animated and commented demonstration of ww2 us paratroopers (reenactment)
5.15 p.m. : Parade with 800 musicians.
9 p.m : concerts all the evening with “Blue Grass Burger” and “Big dood ans hot swinger” bands
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Picauville
2 p.m. : ceremony about the C-47 crash ( Aa-70-DL s/n #42 100819)
Contact : Picauville se souvient > 0033 233 41 02 48
Amfreville
2 p.m. : Path of memory: Historic walk (8km) walk with commentaries about the the 82nd Airborne and gliders. Departure from the 507 DIV parking.
Price: 2€/person with prior booking with the tourist office of la Baie du Cotentin: 0033 233 21 00 33 / ot.sme@ccbdc.fr
Ecausseville/ Airsip hangar
3 p.m. : 1940’s fashion concours and parade.
Come and admire some 1940’s outfits and understand clothes tendances of this period.
Animations : clothes seller, cars exhibitions.
price : 5€/pers and concours entrance.
Contact : 0033 613 21 64 81
Carentan-les-Marais
2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. : concerts at the republique square
4.30 p.m. : Huge parade with the Carentan Liberty March , women and men in ww2 uniforms and the exodus (reenactment), ww2 military and civilians vehicles and some ww2 veterans.
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 42 74 00
Catz/ Normandy Victory Museum
- Inside
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. : Reenactment of ww2 field hospital.
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. : display with The Enigma machine with Edmond Kern.
included in the ticket price.
- greenfield room
10.30 a.m. : Conference about the Enigma machine and her restoration with students from ESIX Cherbourg.
free with prior booking.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. : Parachute folding demonstration by the RCPT.
- outside
Around 3 p.m : crossing off 250 bicycles from the “way of Liberty” and american soldiers. crossing of 150 Harley motorbikes.
5p.m. to 8 p.m. : crossing of Notek convoy, ww2 german vehicles.
7 p.m. : Madeeson’s concert.
Museum closing at 9 p.m.
Contact : 0033 233 71 74 94
Liesville-sur-Douve
8.30 p.m.: on the church : Somme Battlefield Pipe Band concert.
Price : 10€/pers, free -12 yrs. with prior booking
Contact : 0033 606 71 56 56 (morning only)
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont / Utah Beach
3 p.m. : Ceremony at the Easy company monument.
Afternoon : ww2 vehicles exhibition and cheerleaders parade
9 p.m. : “T Becker Trio” concert
8.30 p.m. : Conference with Fabrice Gérard, about the French Resistance and her part in DDAY in the Liberation.
With prior booking.
Contact : 0033 233 71 53 35.
From saturday 4th june to sunday 12nd june
Osmanville
10 a.m. : Private guided tour of the WN89 bunker. RDV at 9.45 a.m. at the Station 70 museum. Only in french.
Price : 5€/pers, free -12 yrs.
Contact : 0033 674 72 25 15
Saturday 4th and sunday 5th june
Méautis/ Memorial Bloody Gulch
9 p.m. : jazz concert with “two of us” band.
10.45 p.m. : Night show about the manor battle.
Price : 12€/pers. Free -5yrs.
Contact : 0033 233 42 03 22
Sunday 5th june
Brévands
Private ceremony
10 a.m.: Ceremony in honor of the American paratroopers from the 101st Airborne, at le
Moulin Place.
Contact: town hall > 0033 233 42 74 00
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
11 a.m. : Ceremony at the French Resistance monument
4.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the US Navy monument
6 p.m – 7 p.m. : Bagpipe concert
evening : Cheerleaders parade
9 p.m. : Concert of Philippe Gehanne
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 71 58 00
11 p.m. : Historic walk, Follow in the footsteps of the ww2 paratroopers. Start at the war memorial and go around the Holdy battery. 5kms.
With prior booking
price : 10€/pers.
Contact : holdy battery > 0033 233 44 81 20
Liesville-sur-Douve
5.30p.m.: on the church : Somme Battlefield Pipe Band concert.
Price : 10€/pers, free -12 yrs. with prior booking
Contact : 0033 606 71 56 56 (morning only)
Sainte-Mère-Eglise / La Fière
Around 11 a.m. : Historic parachute jumps of men in original uniforms with RCPT.
Around 1 p.m.: Military parachute jumps
4 p.m: Official Ceremony at Iron Mike Monument, with military paratroopers and ww2 veterans.
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
2.30 to 4 p.m. : Dancing day
4.30 p.m : Vintage talent show and music entertainments.
5.30 p.m.: Troops come back from la Fière followed by a military vechicles parade, ww2 american veterans and the West Celtic Pipe Band.
9 p.m. : Concerts with Mary Lou and Reload bands.
11.55 p.m.: Fireworks
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Saint-Côme-du-Mont
Normandie-World War II International Film & Media Festival – FULL-
Contact : www.wwiifoundation.org or by email: nathalie-wwiifoundation.org
Carentan-les-Marais
11 a.m. : Convoy of ww2 military and civilians vehicles. And parking at the Grand Valnoble square.
noon: picnic at the Republique square with concerts of Charly M and Bul Mazette bands.
Picnic with prior booking : 06 29 07 35 28.
Contact : town hall > 0033 233 42 74 00
Catz/ Normandy Victory Museum
- Inside
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. : Reenactment of a ww2 field hospital
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. : Display with The Enigma machine with Edmond Kern.
included in the ticket price.
- Greenfield room
11 a.m. : Conference about the Trippelwagen with Grégory Oswald. (only in french)
2.30 p.m. : Preview of the documentary “Bedfords boys” by Florent Plana.
with prior booking or included in the ticket price of te day.
- Outside
3.50 p.m. : Madeeson’s concert.
Free.
Museum open until 9 p.m.
Contact : 0033 233 71 74 94
Carquebut
9 p.m. : 40’s bal at the Château de Franquetot.
Free entrance
Contact : leholdy@orange.fr / 0033 233 71 56 54
Monday 6th june
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
9 a.m. : Ceremony at the Leadership monument (Winters monument)
10 a.m. : Franco-Danish Ceremony.
Contact: D DAY landing Museum – 0033 233 71 53 35
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont / Utah Beach
11 a.m. : Inauguration ceremony at the Lone Sailor monument.
noon : Display with the ETO group (paratroopers, war correspondents…)
2.30 p.m. : Official ceremony at the federal monument on Utah Beach
Contact: D DAY landing Museum – 0033 233 71 53 35
Catz/Normandy Victory Museum
- Inside
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. : Reenactment of a ww2 field hospital
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. : display with The Enigma machine with Edmond Kern.
included in the ticket price.
-
Greenfield room
3 p.m. : Preview of the documentary “Bedfords boys” by Florent Plana.
With prior booking, or included on the ticket of the day.
- Outside
5 p.m : 40’s and 50’s concerts at the A10 canteen restaurant.
Contact : 0033 233 71 74 94
Sainte-Mère-Eglise
10.30 a.m. : Ceremony at the Iron Mike monument, with some 82nd Airborne soldiers, french army and the choir of Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan army school.
Noon : church square, giant picnic and concert with Ducky Jim trio.
2.30 p.m. : Concert on the church by the choir of Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan army school.
3 p.m. : Concert for the Peace.
3.30 p.m. : Concert of the Foreign Legion at the Airborne Museum
5.30 p.m. : Ceremony at the Monument Signal
6.30 p.m. : Inauguration of the Teddy Roosevelt statue, St-Ode roundabout.
Contact : city hall > 0033 233 41 31 18
Brévands
10 a.m. : Ceremony dedicated to Raymond Dean, RAF pilot.
Contact : town hall > 02 33 42 74 00
Carentan-les-Marais
morning (to be confirmed) : convoy of ww2 vehicles
Contact : C.A.P.A > 0033 634 03 46 45
4.30 p.m.: Cinéma le Cotentin, screening of the documentary “The girl who wore freedom”, followed by a Q&A with a part of the team and the director Christian Taylor.
Ticket online
Contact : 0033 233 71 26 58
9 p.m. : Concert with Nashville Exile band
11 p.m. : Fireworks at the harbor.
Saint-Hilaire-Petitville
2.30 p.m. : Boat tour with commentarie about the battle on the swamps. ( only inf french)
Contact : Les bateliers des marais >06 83 60 08 12
Méautis / Bloody Gulch Memorial
3 p.m. : Jazz concert avec “Two of us” band.
5 p.m. : Night show about the manor battle.
Price : 12€/pers. Free -5yrs.
Contact : 0033 233 42 03 22
Tuesday 7th june
Catz / Normandy Victory Museum
6 p.m. : Display about the paratroopers’ equipment and the association ETO will show the role of the gliders.
Free
Contact : 0033 233 71 74 94
Saint-Côme-du-Mont / D-Day Experience
6 p.m: Screening of the 2nf and 3rd episode oof Band of Brothers series. French version.
Price : included on the ticket of the day
Contact : 0033 233 23 61 95
Friday 10th june
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont / Utah Beach
11 p.m. : Fireworks
Contact : 0033 233 71 53 35
Saturday 11th june
Azeville / German bunker
7 p.m. : Theatrical guided visit about the battle of the bunker.
Price : entrance + 3€.
Contact : 0033 233 40 63 05
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
Salle du pôle de vie : Screening of “The girl who wore freedom”
Private with invitation.
Contat : 0033 233 71 53 35
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont / Utah Beach
Silkies Hike Normandy : Hike for soldiers and retired soldiers only. Start from Utah Beach. 8 kms.
Contact and booking : Irreverent warriors > 713-202-9291 / normandy@irreverentwarriors.com
Sunday 31st july
Saint-Martin-de-Varreville
Ceremony dedicated to the General Leclerd and his 2nd Armored Division. Followed by te mass.
Exhibition and military camp.
Contact : 0033 964 06 99 72
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