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The D-Day Landings on June 6, 1944 and the
subsequent Battle of Normandy marked a
turning point for our country and for Europe.
Accelerating the end of World War II, these
events opened a new page in international
history.
The 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and
the Battle of Normandy will gather veterans,
their families, numerous heads of state and
government, all those who want to pay tribute to
the liberators and celebrate renewed Liberty and
Peace.
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In Normandy, in addition to the official ceremonies,
hundreds of celebrations and other events will form
an unprecedented collective tribute.
We therefore considered it is important to provide this
agenda, which lists all the public events sponsored by
the Basse-Normandie Region and the French State.Their
aim in particular is to pay tribute to the veterans and
civilian victims, and to transmit the values of liberty and
peace to young generations.
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President of the Basse-Normandie Région
The times shown in this calendar may have been
changed since its publication. You can see the
updates on www.the70th-normandy.com or
obtain full details via the contacts indicated
for each event. Events with the note ‘Subject to
confirmation’ are subject to authorisation not yet
given at the time this calendar was printed.
Amiral BRAC DE LA PERRIÈRE
President of Normandie Mémoire
Photo credits : Conseil Régional de BasseNormandie/National Archives USA, G.Wait,
www.stephanedeve.com, ABMC
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Ceremonies and
events*
* Events are listed by date, then commune, then time.
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and their memories. On the theme of the post-war FrenchGerman reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the
Calvados, Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the second.
Free - Mémorial de Caen, Ouest-France, France Bleu BasseNormandie, France Bleu Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie www.memorial-caen.fr
Tuesday April 1st
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
Opening to public of the remnants of the Atlantic Wall Juno Park
A large underground gallery of the Atlantic Wall, leading to two
rooms of a former German command post, has been restored and
will be opened to the public in the Juno Park, a short way from
the Juno Beach Centre. Guided visits by the Canadian museum
staff. Included in the entrance fee to the Juno Park - Courseulles
sur Mer town council and Juno Beach Centre - 02 31 37 32 17 [email protected] - www.junobeach.org
Thursday April 17th
AVRANCHES [B6]
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - Salle Victor Hugo
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the third. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Tuesday April 8th
CAEN [D4]
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - Caen Memorial
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the first. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Saturday April 12th
Tuesday April 22nd
BÉNY-SUR-MER [D4]
ARGENCES [E4]
8pm: Candlelight ceremony - Canadian Military Cemetery of
Bény-Reviers
A ceremony where participants will light a candle in front of each
of the 2048 tombs in the cemetery. Special attention will be paid
to the La Chaudière regiment with the attendance of the Canadian
Minister for War Veterans. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir [email protected] - http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
2.30pm: "Living and living again in Val ès dunes 1940-1944"
Testimony - Forum, place de la République
The Val ès dunes tourist office will host theatrical readings of the
events which happened in the area during the war, at local libraries
and schools. These include accounts of the Airan derailing and
resistance in 1942, supply networks, bombings, destruction, the
battle of 1994 and liberation. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office 02 31 85 38 82 - [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
Tuesday April 15th
DEAUVILLE [E3]
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - Community centre
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - Caen Memorial
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
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Young People Messenger of Peace
6pm (subject to confirmation): Meeting of 6000 Scouts and
their families, from 15 different countries: pay tribute to the
Veterans, victims, participation in the collection of signatures
for registration on the UNESCO heritage inventory, St Laurent:
memorial ceremony at the Signal monument the Young People
Messenger of Peace. Planète Bleue SOS - [email protected]
10am: Arrival of the Bell of Peace and Liberty in Bayeux Bayeux Cathedral
Having departed Villedieu-les Poêles, the bell of Peace will arrive
on its trailer in Bayeux in the morning. Throughout the day, it will be
installed in the nave of the Cathedral, which will be emptied of its
seating for the occasion. At 11pm, before the doors are closed, the
veil made by the lace makers of Bayeux will be hung on the bell. Free Association Cloche de la paix et de la liberté pour la Cathédrale de
Bayeux (ACCBA) - www.clochebayeux6juin2014.blogspot.com
ALENÇON [E7]
3pm: Waves of war: Cap Fagnet car park
Discover a mysterious site dug into the chalk during the Second
World War: the German military hospital. By torchlight, explore
the area through an audio fiction written and produced by Pascal
Rueff with support from the town of Fécamp, the Seine-Maritime
department and the DRAC Haute-Normandie. €5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp
town council - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER [C3]
BAYEUX [C4]
TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE [C5]
FÉCAMP [F2]
2pm: "Living and reliving Val ès dunes 1940-1944" Testimony School
The Val ès dunes tourist office will host theatrical readings of the
events which happened in the area during the war, at local libraries
and schools. These include accounts of the Airan derailing and
resistance in 1942, supply networks, bombings, destruction, the
battle of 1994 and liberation. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office 02 31 85 38 82 - [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
Jamboree 2014
Wednesday April 23rd
Thursday April 24th
Sunday April 20th
BELLENGREVILLE [E4]
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the fourth. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Saturday April 19th
8.30pm-11pm Eyewitness accounts - Château des Matignon
How did British people experience the war in Great Britain? Free Torigni-sur-Vire Town hall - 02 33 56 71 44 - [email protected]
Friday April 11th
APRIL
Wednesday April 30th
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period during
which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6, €4.50 Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - General Council
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the fifth. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
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Saturday April 26th
Saturday May 3rd
AGON-COUTAINVILLE [A5]
Jamboree 2014
Starting at 2pm: CORE jubilee
The CORE is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its creation under
the sign of friendship between France and Germany. 10am: Service
in French and German at the Protestant church - starting at 2pm at
the CORE, festival of Franco-German friendship: games, national
and regional food, music by youngsters of several nationalities,
etc. Free - CORE - 06 68 36 98 63 - [email protected] www.core-coutainville.org
BAYEUX [C4]
International ecumenical celebration "Prayer for
Peace" - Cathedral
10am: As part of the "Boy scouts of America" Jamboree and
in collaboration with "L’œuvre nationale du Bleuet de France"
and ONACVG 14, a Prayer for Peace will take place in Bayeux
cathedral, with Scouts from all Allied countries and Germany.
Ecumenical celebration, in the presence of the Bishop and
representatives of the other religions. Normandie Mémoire [email protected] - www.normandiememoire.com
OUISTREHAM [E4]
8.30pm: International Concert “The Armed Man, Mass for
Peace” - Salle Legoupil
Over 200 musicians and choir singers: Choirs from Ouistreham
(F), Angmering (GB), Braine-l’Alleud (B), Lorh (D), and the Imperial
Brass Band (F) will interpret "The Armed Man, a Mass for Peace"
by K. Jenkins, conducted by George Jone. Prelude: concert by
Musiques Actuelles de l’EMIO (F) and Norwegian girls choir (N)
from the Chartier school in Bayeux. €6 - €3 - A Cœur Joie choir/
Town council - 02 31 97 18 63 - [email protected] www.70e.weebly.com
Unveiling and first ringing of the Bell of Peace Bayeux Cathedral
10am: The Bell of Peace will be unveiled and rung for the
first time during an international and multi-faith meeting of
young scouts. Boy Scouts of America - Normandie Mémoire www.tac-bsa.org/program/normandy
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reinforce friendship between French and Germans once more.
Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir - [email protected] http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
Sunday May 4th
BAYEUX [C4]
5pm: International Concert "The Armed Man, Mass for
Peace" - Cathedral
Over 200 musicians and choir singers: Choirs from Ouistreham
(F), Angmering (GB), Braine-l’Alleud (B), Lorh (D), and the Imperial
Brass Band (F) will interpret "The Armed Man, a Mass for Peace"
by K. Jenkins, conducted by George Jone. Prelude: concert by
Musiques Actuelles de l’EMIO (F) and Norwegian girls choir (N)
from the Chartier school in Bayeux. €6 - €3 - A Cœur Joie Choir,
Ouistreham - 06 86 65 00 30 - [email protected] www.70e.weebly.com
Wednesday May 7th
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the sixth. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Commander of Free French Commandos." As a university lecturer
and historian, Massieu studied the Second World War at length,
and particularly the military history of France’s Liberation. Being
immensely passionate about the saga of the 177 Green Berets, he
was allowed access to extensive archives. Free - Caen municipal
library - 02 31 30 47 00 - www.caenlamer.fr/bibliothequecaen/
Saturday May 10th
Wednesday May 14th
OUISTREHAM [E4]
CAEN [D4]
COUTANCES [B5]
9pm: The Ouistreham Jazz Big Band plays Glenn Miller Salle Legoupil - Stade Kieffer
The Ouistreham Jazz Big Band, an 18-strong ensemble play in the
tradition of American Big Bands to pay tribute to Glenn Miller,
composer and arranger, the symbol of swing in the 40’s. The famous
song ‘In the Mood’ will remain the unofficial hymn of the end of the
Second World War. Free - Ouistreham town council - 02 31 97 73 03 [email protected] - www.ville-ouistreham.fr
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen – Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6,
€4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
8.30pm: Concert: Requiem by Fauré and Requiem by Duruflé Cathedral
The Choeur de Lux Aeterna choir, along with the London Sinfonia
Chorus, together a hundred singers, present two concerts with
organ music. Programme: Requiem by Fauré, Requiem by Duruflé
in memory of the victims of the Second World War. Directed by
Robin Kimber, Choirmaster Frances Hook. Free, collection to
benefit the food bank - Frances Hook - [email protected] www.choeurdelux.fr
Thursday May 15th
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6,
€4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
The 70 voices of Freedom
70 testimonials, 70 groups of young people to collect
them, three "trees" to hang them on
70 groups, i.e. about 2 500 teenagers met 70 witnesses who
were hardly older than them when the events took place:
veterans, resistance fighters, deportees, emergency crews,
civilian victims, German soldiers, etc. At the same time, 500
students from vocational secondary schools and apprentices
made 3 "Liberty trees", supervised by Hervé Mazelin, an
artist designer. Extracts from the testimonials are written on
the leaves of these 6 m high steel trees. The trees will be
inaugurated at Ouistreham on 12 May at 3pm, at Utah Beach
on 2 June at 11am and at Montormel at 5pm.
Thursday May 8th
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: 1939-45 Circuit - In front of Cap Fagnet Signal station
A slide show and guided visit of two blockhouses enable visitors to
discover the extent of the protection system built at Fécamp during
the Second World War. The second part of the tour takes you along
a hiking trail to the "German military hospital", a mysterious location
dug out of the rock with no record of how it was used. €5 - €3 - Free Fécamp town council - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
Initiative of the Basse-Normandie Region, directed with the
Caen Academy Rectorate, with the support of the DRAAF, the
ONACVG and the CRAJEP - [email protected]
Tuesday May 13th
OUISTREHAM [E4]
CAGNY [D4]
3pm: Preview of the film "Les français du 6 juin" - Le Cabieu
cinema
Big screen preview of the film "Les Français du 6 Juin". A film by
Cédric Condom, grandson of René Rossey, veteran of the Kieffer
commandos. This film is a 90-minute documentary on the French
soldiers in No. 4 Commando. A debate will follow the screening. Free Le Cabieu cinema - 02 31 97 39 52 - [email protected] www.cinemalecabieu.cine.allocine.fr
2pm: "Living and living again in Val ès dunes 1940-1944"
Testimony - Community centre
The Val ès dunes tourist office will host theatrical readings of the
events which happened in the area during the war, at local libraries
and schools. These include accounts of the Airan derailing and
resistance in 1942, supply networks, bombings, destruction, the
battle of 1994 and liberation. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office 02 31 85 38 82 - [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
Friday May 9th
FLERS [D6]
LA CAMBE [C3]
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - Lycée Guéhenno
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
3pm: Franco-German reconciliation ceremony - German
cemetery
The young members of the WBS will hold a bilingual
reconciliation ceremony at the German cemetery in La Cambe, to
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GISORS [I4]
OUISTREHAM [E4]
9.30pm: Show "June 44, Made in Normandy" - Château
From the history of Gisors, Capital of Normandy’s Vexin region, to
that of Normandy and France, the show retraces the D-Day landings
and the Battle of Normandy along with its 90 days of fighting.
The ancient medieval Castle is the backdrop for this spectacular
show that blends music with projected images, fireworks
(subject to confirmation) and special effects to commemorate
the 70th anniversary. €4 - €14 - Tourist Office - 02 32 27 60 63 [email protected] - www.tourisme-gisors.fr
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the seventh. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Friday May 16th
Sunday May 18th
LUC-SUR-MER [D4]
LESSAY [A4]
8.30pm: Concert "Les Moulinex and Overlord" - Casino
Overlord: a fanfare of six musicians who play Glenn Miller’s work
in a surprisingly original way. The musicians of Overlord propose
arrangements to make their appearance a festive and fun moment. Les
Moulinex: an accordionist and a singer propose a selection of themes
from War songs to popular music from liberated France. Luc-sur-Mer
Tourist Office, Jazz à Luc - 02 31 97 33 25 - [email protected] www.luc-sur-mer.fr - www.camionjazz.com.
6pm: Concert: Requiem by Fauré and Requiem by Duruflé Abbatiale
The Choeur de Lux Aeterna choir, along with the London Sinfonia
Chorus, together 100 singers, present two concerts with organ
music. Programme: Requiem by Fauré, Requiem by Duruflé in
memory of the victims of the Second World War. Directed by
Robin Kimber, Choirmaster Frances Hook. Free, collection to
benefit the food bank - Frances Hook - [email protected] www.choeurdelux.fr
TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE [C5]
8.30pm-11pm : Remembrance evening - Château des
Matignon
Eyewitness accounts from residents who lived through the war and
the bombings. Free - Torigni-sur-Vire Town hall - 02 33 56 71 44 [email protected]
Tuesday May 20th
SAINT-LÔ [B4]
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation - Allende room
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the eighth. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Saturday May 17th
CAEN [D4]
3pm: D-Day 1944 (70th anniversary of Normandy Landings) City centre library
Conference by Benjamin Massieu, author of "Philippe Kieffer:
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dit de l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie - 02 31 08 05 84 [email protected] - www.leditdeleau.fr
Wednesday May 21st
ALENÇON [E7]
VIRE [C6]
8.45pm: NormanD-Day, a concert for freedom with
Beethoven - Lycée Marguerite de Navarre, amphithéâtre
Nelson Mandela
D-Day: not nations pitted against each other but democracy against
fascism. In light of the fighting that still spills blood on our planet,
the younger generations must pursue the struggle for peace
and democracy. A project sponsored by the COUR of Caen Basse
Normandie, alongside 300 schoolchildren and adults from around
the region, based on an original idea by Didier Horry. €15 - €10 €5 - Regional University Choir and Orchestra - University of Caen
Basse-Normandie - 02 31 56 60 87 - www.cour-ucbn.org
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the ninth. Free - Caen
Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu Basse-Normandie, France Bleu
Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie - www.memorial-caen.fr
Friday May 23rd
CAEN [D4]
MOULT [E4]
2pm-5.30pm : Symposium "The D-Day Landings: from the
event to the epic" - Caen Memorial
Historians, geographers and sociologists will evoke the Landings,
referring to their various representations. This symposium will
also attempt to determine the main factors which, after the war,
led to the glorification of this military operation. Lastly, to try to
explain the progressive attenuation of war-like violence in current
representations, this symposium will reposition the individual solider or civilian - in the centre of the violence experienced
and the traumatisms suffered. Until May 23rd 2014. Free - Caen
University Quantitative History Research Centre / Caen Memorial www.memorial-caen.fr
2pm: "Living and living again in Val ès dunes 1940-1944"
Testimony - Foyer rural
The Val ès dunes tourist office will host theatrical readings of the
events which happened in the area during the war, at local libraries
and schools. These include accounts of the Airan derailing and
resistance in 1942, supply networks, bombings, destruction, the
battle of 1994 and liberation. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office 02 31 85 38 82 - [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
SAINT-LÔ [B4]
8.45pm: NormanD-Day, a concert for freedom with
Beethoven - Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô
D-Day: not nations pitted against each other but democracy against
fascism. In light of the fighting that still spills blood on our planet,
the younger generations must pursue the struggle for peace
and democracy. A project sponsored by the COUR of Caen Basse
Normandie, alongside 300 schoolchildren and adults from around
the region, based on an original idea by Didier Horry. €15 - €10 €5 - Regional University Choir and Orchestra - University of Caen
Basse-Normandie - 02 31 56 60 87 - www.cour-ucbn.org
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period during
which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6, €4.50 Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
Thursday May 22nd
Saturday May 24th
ALENÇON [E7]
ANISY [D4]
6.30pm: Civilians in the Battle of Normandy - Hôtel du
Département
A historical conference led by Jean Quellien, emeritus professor
of modern history at the University of Caen, specialist of the
Second World War in Normandy. Free - Orne Regional Authority www.orne.fr
10am-4.30pm: Bill Ross walk
A stroll from Anisy to Bernières-sur-Mer via Anguerny, Colomby/
Thaon, Basly, Bény-sur-Mer to travel back in time on the traces
of the Canadian regiments of Fort Garry Horse, La Chaudière and
Queen’s Own Rifles on June 6th 1944. 11 short ceremonies will be
held in the villages visited. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir [email protected] - http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
CREULLY [D4]
4pm: Water at the origin of victory: Vital water, everyday
water - Château
Educational visit involving Science, storytelling, music. A common
expression is "free like water" because popular wisdom attributes
this extreme freedom to water. But at a time when freedom
becomes the primary issue, what of the circulation of water? A
few words about the science, the stories and the music we will
share with you during the season. Free, reservation required. Le
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER [D4]
5pm: Lantern ceremony - in front of the Maison des
Canadiens
After the Bill Ross walk, the youngsters of WBS will hold a ceremony
in front of the Maison des Canadiens in Bernières-sur-Mer. A
hurricane lamp will be lit on the balcony of the building during the
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ceremony. It will remain lit until June 6th, 2014 at 10pm, as a call
stretching across space and time. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir [email protected] - http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
the region, based on an original idea by Didier Horry. €15 - €10 €5 - Regional University Choir and Orchestra - University of Caen
Basse-Normandie - 08 91 67 00 17 - www.cour-ucbn.org
CAEN [D4]
SAINT-JAMES [B7]
3pm: Memorial Day - American Cemetery
Commemorative ceremony in remembrance of all soldiers who died
in the wars, in particular during the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
Free - American Battle Monuments Commission - 02 33 89 24 90 [email protected] - www.abmc.gov
(70th
3pm: D-Day 1944
anniversary of Normandy Landings) ESAM
Showing of the film "D-Day, The Battle of Normandy" followed
by a debate with Claude Quétel (and Pascal Vannier, subject
to confirmation). This documentary looks back at the military
operations which achieved the liberation of France in under a
hundred days but which caused the death of tens of thousands
of both Allied and German soldiers, along with 20 000 civilians
in Normandy. Free - Caen municipal library - 02 31 30 47 00 www.caenlamer.fr/bibliothequecaen/
International forum of
European Youth Parliament
FRANCE
12.30pm-7.30pm: Historical tour in the footsteps of General
de Gaulle - Meeting point: coach park Caen Memorial
Guided coach tour departing the Caen Memorial to look back
over the return of General de Gaulle on June 14th 1944. Sites
visited: Courseulles/Graye sur mer, Creullet-Bayeux-IsignyGrandcamp. €28 per person. Reservation required - Libération
et Mémoire, les amis du Mémorial de Caen - 02 31 81 59 11 [email protected] - www.memorial-caen.fr.
CAEN [D4]
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of
Normandy, EYP France is hosting an event for Youth and
Europe, bringing together 150 young Europeans for 11 days,
to enable dialogue on European questions through shared
European history, in particular the D-Day landings.
CONDÉ-SUR-NOIREAU [D6]
On June 1st, the EYP will host the Vox Pop event, a public
event with a programme rich in music, art and videos.
8.30am-7pm: Visit of the D-Day Landing Beaches - Meeting
point: Ecole du Sacré Coeur car park
Only 5 % of Condé-sur-Noireau remained intact after all the
bombings. This visit to the beaches will enable you to associate
the liberation of the town and its reconstruction, events and
periods that strongly marked the region. This day of discovery
will be hosted by Yann Madgelaine, author of many works on the
D-Day landings. Several visits are included in the programme. €18,
reservation required - Pays de Condé et de la Durance Tourist Office 02 31 69 27 64 - [email protected] www.officedetourisme-conde-sur-noireau.blogspot.fr
The plenary session of the 2014 International Forum in Caen
will be held on June 4th and 5th at the Caen Memorial. This
is a crucial moment for the Forum as it is when all resolutions
prepared throughout the year will be debated and voted on.
Prices: see website Until June 8th 2014 - European Youth Parliament - France,
Ouest-France, Caen Memorial, IAE de Caen, Basse-Normandie
Region - 01 42 60 47 08 - [email protected] www.pejfrance.org
SAINT-JAMES [B7]
8pm: 40’s evening - Espace le Conquérant room
Dinner and dancing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of
the Battle of Normandy. €15 - Saint James Association of Local
Authorities - 02 33 89 62 24 - christelle.ameline@cdc-saintjames.
org - www.cdc-saintjames.fr
Tuesday May 27th
CAEN [D4]
8pm: Bill Carrothers quintet + "D-Day" choirs - Le Cargö
The music festival "Jazz sous les pommiers" entrusted a creation to
Bill Carrothers, an American composer and pianist, also passionate
about history and major wars. To accompany the music of his quintet,
a hundred or so young choir singers will be present from La Maîtrise
de Caen, the American Boys Choir, the "Le Fairage" school in Périers
and the "Guillaume de Caen" school in Caen. Prices: see website Caen Theatre (Production as part of "Jazz sous les pommiers"
festival) - 02 31 30 48 00 - [email protected] - www.theatre.caen.fr
Monday May 26th
CAEN [D4]
8.45pm: NormanD-Day, a concert for freedom with
Beethoven - Pierre Daure amphitheatre, Caen University Campus 1
D-Day: not nations pitted against each other but democracy against
fascism. In light of the fighting that still spills blood on our planet,
the younger generations must pursue the struggle for peace
and democracy. A project sponsored by the COUR of Caen Basse
Normandie, alongside 300 schoolchildren and adults from around
8.45pm: NormanD-Day, a concert for freedom with
Beethoven - Pierre Daure amphitheatre, Caen University Campus 1
D-Day: not nations pitted against each other but democracy against
fascism. In light of the fighting that still spills blood on our planet,
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the younger generations must pursue the struggle for peace
and democracy. A project sponsored by the COUR of Caen Basse
Normandie, alongside 300 schoolchildren and adults from around
the region, based on an original idea by Didier Horry. €17 - €15 - €7 Regional University Choir and Orchestra - University of Caen BasseNormandie - 08 91 67 00 17 - [email protected] - www.cour-ucbn.org
L’AIGLE [G6]
8pm-10pm: Vigils of reconciliation
The purpose of these vigils is to give the inhabitants of BasseNormandie the opportunity to speak, to recount their stories and
their memories. On the theme of the post-war French-German
reconciliation, the "Vigils" are held in 10 towns in the Calvados,
Manche and Orne departments. This vigil is the tenth and
last. Free - Caen Memorial, Ouest-France, France Bleu BasseNormandie, France Bleu Cotentin, France 3 Basse-Normandie www.memorial-caen.fr
JUNE
MORTAIN [C6]
SAINT-JAMES [B7]
OUISTREHAM [E4]
10am: Memorial day remembrance events
Showing of the film "Heroes of Old Hickory", Memorial day, troop
parade, music, veterans, military vehicles. Flyover of hill 314 by two
planes (subject to confirmation). Civilian and military personalities,
twinning committees will be present at the ceremonies alongside
the general public. A patriotic meal with entertainment will
close the day’s proceedings. Meal €30 - €20 - Mortain town
council - 02 33 79 30 30 - [email protected] www.ville-mortain.fr
10am-11.30am/2.30pm-5pm: Remembrance day - American
Cemetery - Grasslands in front of the Mont
Commemorative ceremony at the Saint-James American Cemetery in
tribute to the American and allied soldiers who fell during the battle
of Normandy, followed by a parachute drop by troops from several
allied countries around the Mont-Saint-Michel. Free - Les amis du
souvenir et de la liberté du Mont-Saint-Michel - 06 85 53 63 27 [email protected]
8am-4pm: The Commandos route
The children of the schools of Colleville-Montgomery, Saint-Aubind’Arquenay, Hermanville-sur-Mer, Ouistreham and the Jean Monnet
school, alongside the cadets of the Lorient school of Fusiliers Marins,
will follow the route taken by the Kieffer No. 4 Commando. Ceremonies
will be held in each town, with laying of wreaths and hymns by the
children, from Colleville to Amfréville via Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay,
Bénouville and Ranville. Free - Ouistreham - 02 31 97 73 03 [email protected] - www.ville-ouistreham.fr
Saturday May 31st
Monday June 2nd
LE HOMMET-D’ARTHENAY [B4]
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER [C3]
10am - 5.30pm: Historical conferences "Les Conflits dans les
Marais" - Community centre
Topics covered: defence of the marshlands in the Middle Ages,
the marshes during the Revolution, the role of the port of Carentan
during the First World War. The speakers will also discuss the
Second World War in the marshes. Midday meals available at
the La Terrette restaurant, booking required. Free - Hommetd’Artenay Town hall and Société d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de la
Manche - 02 33 56 21 72 - [email protected] www.facebook.com/LeHommetdArthenay
Wednesday May 28th
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6,
€4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
9pm: Bill Carrothers quintet + "D-Day" choirs - Place de
l’église
The music festival "Jazz sous les pommiers" entrusted a creation to
Bill Carrothers, an American composer and pianist, also passionate
about history and major wars. To accompany the music of his
quintet, a hundred or so young choir singers will be present from La
Maîtrise de Caen, the American Boys Choir, the "Le Fairage" school
in Périers and the "Guillaume de Caen" school in Caen. Free - La
Manche General Council in co-organisation with the Jazz sous les
pommiers festival - 02 33 05 98 41 - www.culture.manche.fr
8.45pm: NormanD-Day, a concert for freedom with
Beethoven - Pierre Daure amphitheatre, Caen University Campus 1
D-Day: not nations pitted against each other but democracy against
fascism. In light of the fighting that still spills blood on our planet,
the younger generations must pursue the struggle for peace
and democracy. A project sponsored by the COUR of Caen Basse
Normandie, alongside 300 schoolchildren and adults from around
the region, based on an original idea by Didier Horry. €17 - €15 - €7 Regional University Choir and Orchestra - University of Caen BasseNormandie - 08 91 67 00 17 - [email protected] - [email protected] www.cour-ucbn.org
JUNE
Thursday May 29th
COUTANCES [B5]
Sunday June 1st
2.30pm: Bill Carrothers quintet + "D-Day" choirs - Le Cargö
The music festival "Jazz sous les pommiers" entrusted a creation to
Bill Carrothers, an American composer and pianist, also passionate
about history and major wars. To accompany the music of his
quintet, a hundred or so young choir singers will be present from
La Maîtrise de Caen, the American Boys Choir, the "Le Fairage"
school in Périers and the "Guillaume de Caen" school in Caen. €18 €16 - 33rd "Jazz sous les pommiers" festival in co-production with
Théâtre de Caen - 02 33 76 78 50 - [email protected] www.jazzsouslespommiers.com
CAEN [D4]
11am: 10 ceremonies for a town - Place Monseigneur des
Hameaux
The last ceremony in the "10 ceremonies for a town" project,
consisting in the organisation of one ceremony per month between
September 2013 and June 2014 in the capital of Basse-Normandie,
a city that for the most part was liberated by the Canadian army
on July 9th and 19th 1944. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir [email protected] - http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
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2.30pm: Guided walking tour of Sword Beach in the steps of
the Commandos - Memorial Flame to French Commandos
Guided tour covering the Occupation and Liberation of Ouistreham.
This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our history, that of
"Kieffer’s green berets” part of the No. 4 Anglo-French commando
which liberated Ouistreham. Free - Ouistreham tourist office - 02 31
97 18 63 - [email protected] - www.ville-ouistreham.fr
10.30am: Primary school children honour American
soldiers - American cemetery
Primary school children are accompanied by an elected
representative or veteran "sponsor" from Guilberville. Wreathlaying and performance of American national anthem by the
children. Laying of flowers on the tombs of American soldiers. Free Guilberville school - [email protected]
SAINT-LÔ [B4]
Tattoo of Freedom - City centre
Saint-Lô will host two military music events on the 3rd and on the 4th
of June 2014. A hundred musicians will take part in the festivities to
commemorate the 70th anniversary. On June 3rd, a parade will pass
through the town to celebrate with Saint-Lô residents of all ages.
Free - Saint-Lô Town hall - 02 33 77 60 00 - www.saint-lo.fr
MOYON [B5]
8.30pm: Eyewitness accounts of life during the war - Salle
des loisirs (activity room)
Video and audio accounts of life during the Second World War
collected by the Public digital library (Espace Public Numérique)
of Moyon, will be presented over the evening. Free - Familles
Rurales Moyon (EPN) - 02 33 57 16 81 - [email protected] www.memoiresdeguerre.jimdo.com
Wednesday June 4th
CAEN [D4]
7.45am-1pm: "La Remontée du temps au fil de l’eau" - From
the Port of Caen to the PEGASUS Bridge memorial
140 young people in 70 canoes will travel back in time over water
from the Port of Caen to Pegasus Bridge. Military fanfares, old rigging,
a jazz band, a choir will participate in this ceremony. Balloons will
be released by young people, veterans and former members of the
resistance will close the ceremony. Free - DRJSCS with the support
of CDCK 14 - 02 31 52 73 19 - [email protected] www.basse-normandie.drjscs.gouv.fr
Tuesday June 3rd
CARENTAN [B4]
8.30pm-9.30pm: And if we were building peace altogether? Carentan theatre
This show looks at peace and reconciliation between people,
inviting young French, German and American people to act
together and heal historical wounds. Who better than these
young people to express the hope of no longer knowing these
dark times of the war and to not forget that peace needs to be
cultivated now and for time to come. Free - Association des Amis
de la Maison de la Paix - [email protected] www.maisondelapaix-normandie.org
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period during
which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6, €4.50 Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
CARENTAN [B4]
2pm: Remembrance ceremony for the Fourth Special Service
Brigade - Collège Maîtrise Notre-Dame
Students of the Maîtrise Notre Dame high school will organise the
inauguration of a commemorative plaque for the Royal Marines
Commando of the 4th Special Service Brigade. Free. Reservation
required - Collège Maîtrise Notre Dame school - 02 31 36 16 60 [email protected] - www.college-notre-dame.fr
2pm: Commemorative parachute drop from DC-3/C47
aircraft - Ponts D’Ouve zone
Commemorative parachute jump from a large fleet of Douglas DC-3/
C47 planes. The fleet will fly over from England and release the first
jump of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team under the "Dakotas
over Normandy" programme (subject to confirmation). Free - Round
Canopy Parachuting Team Inc - www.daksovernormandy.com
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5pm: Cole’s Bayonet Charge Monument - Route de SaintCôme-du-Mont, Ferme Ingouf
Inauguration of the site and monument to Colonel Robert Cole, 101st
Airborne Division, who was decorated with the highest American
military medal, the Medal of Honour, for the bayonet charge on
Carentan. In the presence of local authorities, the families and
veterans of the 101st Airborne. Free - Carentan Historical Center /
Carentan Town hall - 02 33 42 00 42 - [email protected] www.paratrooper-museum.org
Norman Coast illuminations
June 5th - 11pm (Subject to confirmation): During the
events organised for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day
Landings and the Battle of Normandy and as a tribute to
the veterans, the entire Norman coast will be illuminated
on June 5th 2014 at nightfall, in the same colours at a given
time and without interruption. Over a distance of 80 km,
24 brilliant, successive, fully automated and synchronised
firework displays will light up the sky on all 24 major sites
of the Landings.
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
8.30pm-9.30pm: And if we were building peace altogether? Italian Theatre
This show looks at peace and reconciliation between people,
inviting young French, German and American people to act together
and heal historical wounds. Who better than these young people
to express the hope of no longer knowing these dark times of the
war and to not forget that peace needs to be cultivated now and
for time to come. Free - Association des Amis de la Maison de la
Paix - [email protected] - www.maisondelapaixnormandie.org
Communes concerned: Merville-Franceville, Ouistreham,
Hermanville-sur-Mer,
Colleville-Montgomery,
Lion-surMer, Luc-sur-Mer, Langrune-sur-Mer, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer,
Bernières-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Graye-sur-Mer, Versur-Mer, Asnelles, Arromanches-les-Bains, Longues-sur-Mer,
Port-en-Bessin, Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, Colleville-surMer, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Vierville-sur-Mer, Cricquevilleen-Bessin, Grancamp-Maisy, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, SaintMartin-de-Varreville.
Free - Normandie Mémoire - [email protected] www.normandiememoire.com
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
8.30pm: "The German armed forces in Normandy before the
Landings" – Les Logis de la Baronnie
Conference by Jean-Luc Leleu, CNRS research engineer /
University of Caen Basse-Normandie. Free - Ville de Douvres-laDélivrande - 02 31 36 24 24 - [email protected] www.douvres-la-delivrande.fr
Fleurie. Open to all, presence of bagpipe players. Free - Bénervillesur-Mer - 02 31 87 91 14 - [email protected] www.blonville.org
SAINT-LÔ [B4]
BÉNOUVILLE [D4]
Tattoo of Freedom - Stade Louis Villemer
Saint-Lô will host two military music events on the 3rd and on the 4th
of June 2014. A hundred musicians will take part in the festivities
to commemorate the 70th anniversary. On June 4th, a spectacular
show will be held at the Louis Villemer stadium after the other
general public events, in a 4000-seat arena. Free - Saint-Lô Town
hall - 02 33 77 60 00 - www.saint-lo.fr
Ceremonies - 4th Commando monument and Major Howard
memorial stone
(Subject to confirmation) 4pm: ceremony with veterans of the Kieffer
Commandos and the Fusiliers Marins de Lorient (4th Commando
memorial) and then at 11.30pm, a Midnight Ceremony with a tribute
speech to Major Howard by his daughter and by the Mayor, followed
by the performance of a voice recording by the Major looking back
over his landing in Bénouville (Major Howard memorial). Free Bénouville Town hall - 02 31 44 62 01 - [email protected] www.mairie-benouville.fr
Thursday June 5th
ALENÇON [E7]
6.30pm: Concert - West Esplanade of the community centre
Open concert by the Police Band of West Yorkshire to welcome the
"Ox and Bucks" veterans, their families and friends. Free - Bénouville
Town hall - www.mairie-benouville.fr
8.30pm: The Liberation of Orne June-August 1944 - Hôtel du
Département
Historical conference by Gérard Bourdin, doctor in history and former
history and geography school teacher. Free - Orne Regional Authority www.orne.fr
BERJOU [D6]
10am-6pm: 70th anniversary of the liberation of Berjou Liberation Museum
Commemoration of the Liberation of the village of Berjou and its
outskirts with the visit of veterans of the 43rd Wessex Infantry Division
and the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry who fought to liberate the
village (June 5th or 6th). The museum will present its new book with
the presence of the author for a dedication session. Free - Libération
de Berjou 39/45 - 06 71 82 24 96 - [email protected] www.musee-berjou.fr
BÉNERVILLE-SUR-MER [E4]
Inauguration of a commemorative monument - Mont-Canisy
Inauguration of a memorial on the site of the Mont-Canisy gun
batteries, in tribute to the crews of the British ships Warspite and
Ramillies. As part of the Neptune operation, these battleships were
positioned in the Bay of the Seine on the dawn of June 6th. Their
mission was to neutralise the coastal gun batteries on the Côte
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BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER [D4]
LE MESNIL-PATRY [D4]
Midnight-8am: “47 000” - In front of the Maison des
Canadiens
In the night of June 5th (midnight) till June 6th (8am): reading of the
names of the 47,000 Canadian solders who died during the Second
World War. The first and last names of each Canadian soldier who
died to liberate France will be read out . Their identity will be spoken
to the sea. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir - [email protected] http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
6.30pm: Canadian remembrance ceremony - Monument to
Queen’s Own and First Hussars
Ceremony organised by the young members of WBS. During the
bilingual commemorative ceremony, a plaque explaining the battle of
Mesnil-Patry will be inaugurated. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir [email protected] - http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
9pm: Concert for Liberty - Cathedral Saint-Pierre
The Conservatory of Lintercom, the regional orchestra of BasseNormandie, the Bournemouth Symphony orchestra and the choir of
La Scola de l’Orne, under the direction of Jean Deroyer, will perform
the "Mass for Peace" by K. Jenkins. This concert will celebrate the
reconciliation of people, human rights, peace and all forms of liberty.
Free - Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de Musique et de
Danse LINTERCOM Lisieux-Pays d’Auge-Normandie - 02 31 48 31 85 [email protected] - www.lintercom.fr
JUNE
6 June 1944: Official
Commemorative Ceremonies
For the full programme and all the practical
information you need, visit
LISIEUX [F4]
6.30pm: Conference series "The price of Liberty" - Town Hall,
Council room
The purpose of "the Price of Liberty" conference series is to reveal
the complexities of the Liberation, by covering relatively unknown
topics. Robert Lerouvillais will open the series of conferences with
a presentation on the strategic importance of the port of Cherbourg
in the supplies and logistics networks for the Allied forces. Free Musée de la Libération - 02 33 23 39 30 - [email protected] www.ville-cherbourg.fr
www.the70th-normandy.com
RANVILLE [E4]
2.30pm: Remembrance for the future
Commemoration of the D-Day landings and the 10th anniversary of
the twinning with a German town - 2.30pm: Inauguration of the J.
Watson bust (Town Hall gardens) in the presence of HRH Prince
Charles (subject to confirmation) - 3.30pm: Parachute drop by 300
soldiers onto the village (subject to confirmation). Ranville Town hall 02 31 78 76 08 - [email protected] - www.ranville.fr
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER [C3]
10pm: KINO-D.DAY - Le Cavey Omaha Beach
Kino-D.DAY is a residence for international audiovisual creation
during which a director must "shoot, edit and screen" their short film
on the "Battle of Normandy and surrounding events" in no more than
120 hours. The general public is invited to see these films at five truly
spectacular screenings at historical sites. Free - Landing Production www.kinodday.com
SAINT-VAAST-EN-AUGE [E4]
2pm: D-Day commemoration - Church and Cemetery
Each year on June 5th, Saint Vaast en Auge holds a remembrance
ceremony for the twelve British and Canadian paratroopers who fell
and are buried in the cemetery. Free - Saint-Vaast-en-Auge Town
hall - 02 31 79 52 63 - [email protected]
FOUCARVILLE [B3]
10pm: Commemorative parachute drop from DC-3/C47
aircraft - Prisoner of war camps
Commemorative parachute drop from Douglas DC-3/C47 planes, by
the Round Canopy Parachuting Team (subject to confirmation) Free Round Canopy Parachuting Team Inc - www.daksovernormandy.com
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT [B3]
9am-5pm: Militaria sale
(subject to confirmation) Collectible military equipment and articles
for sale or exchange. Free - Club du Souvenir Militaire - 02 33 71 56 54 [email protected]
GRANDCAMP-MAISY [C3]
3pm: Message to the children of tomorrow - Espace
Peregory
After school projects on the history of the last 70 years, the 11
to 15 year-olds will write a message for the children of 2044, in
a hermetically-sealed canister which will be buried in a concrete
bunker and capped with a bronze plaque bearing the inscription
June 6th 2014 - June 6th 2044. A genuine time capsule for the
future. Free - Grandcamp-Maisy Town hall - 06 36 59 86 24 [email protected]
7.30pm: Commemorative parachute drop from DC-3/C47
aircraft - Utah Beach Museum
Commemorative parachute drop from Douglas DC-3/C47 planes, by
the Round Canopy Parachuting Team (subject to confirmation). Free Round Canopy Parachuting Team Inc - www.daksovernormandy.com
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
4pm: June 6th ceremony - Signal monument
Official ceremony at the signal monument in Sainte-Mère-Église,
attended by personalities and representatives of authorities Sainte-Mère-Église Town hall - www.saintemereeglise.fr
3pm: Tribute to Rangers - Espace Peregory
Young generations express their recognition and their gratitude to
the 2200 rangers who fought here. Each child will write a message
to a Ranger who is still alive or was killed in combat or died after
the war. These messages will be tied to balloons and released in
to the sky. The project concerns children from nursery school age
up to 15. Free - Grandcamp-Maisy Town hall - 06 36 59 86 24 [email protected]
8.30pm: Requiem by Fauré / Sonoran Desert Chorale
(Arizona) - Church
The 45 choir singers of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert Chorale, one of
the best choirs in the South Western United States, have prepared
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at length for their concerts in France to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the Normandy landings. The choir is accompanied by
an excellent organist. Free - Conceptio Network - u.mayerhofer@
conceptio.cc - www.conceptio.cc
Friday June 6th
ASNELLES [D3]
9am-6pm: Walk from Asnelles to Port en Bessin in the steps
of the liberators - Asnelles bunker, Boulevard de la Mer
A walk to retrace the steps of the commandos on June 6th 1944.
The 47 Royal Marine Commando landed on the beach near
Asnelles in order to liberate Port en Bessin, 15 km away. The walk
will last all day in the company of French and British families and
friends, with commentary in French and English. Free - 47 Royal
Marine Commando Association - [email protected] www.47commando.org.uk
TROARN [E4]
11pm: Commemoration ceremonies for the towns of TroarnBures and Saint-Samson - Saint Samson (bridge on RD 675
road)
Commemorative ceremonies for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day
landings. Firing of the Saint-Samson bridge (subject to confirmation).
Free - town of Troarn - 02 31 23 31 38 - [email protected] www.ville-troarn.fr
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BAYEUX [C4]
JUNE
its new book with the presence of the author for a dedication
session. Free - Libération de Berjou 39/45 - 06 71 82 24 96 [email protected] - www.musee-berjou.fr
Blessing of the Bell of Peace and Liberty in Bayeux Cathedral
To commemorate the 70th anniversary, the bell of Peace will be
blessed during official ceremonies on June 6th in the presence
of civilian and inter-religious personalities, along with the bell’s
nine godmothers or godfathers of different nationalities. Free.
Association Cloche de la paix et de la liberté pour la Cathédrale de
Bayeux (ACCBA) - www.clochebayeux6juin2014.blogspot.com
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER [D4]
8am: Canadian remembrance ceremony - In front of the
Maison des Canadiens
This is the first bilingual commemorative ceremony to be held on
a D-Day landing beach, throughout the region. Tributes will be
made especially to the Queen’s Own Rifles regiment of Canada.
Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir - [email protected] http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
7pm: Theatre - Summer 44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital - Allée des
Augustines (in front of the entrance to the Bayeux tapestry)
Summer 44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were turned
into makeshift hospitals. The town housed and treated thousands
of wounded. With a cast of young actors from ACTEA, this
period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical visits
of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July 2014
€7.50 - €3 - Free - Centre Hospitalier Général - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
10pm: Canadian remembrance ceremony - In front of the
Maison des Canadiens
The last bilingual commemorative ceremony to be held on a D-Day
landing beach, throughout the region. It has been held at 10pm
each June 6th since 2007. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir [email protected] - http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
CAEN [D4]
9pm: Gratitude and Peace concert / Sonoran Desert Chorale
(Arizona) - Notre-Dame Cathedral
The 45 choir singers of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert Chorale, one of
the best choirs in the South Western United States, have prepared
at length for their concerts in France to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the Normandy Landings. The Gratitude and Peace
concert illustrates our hope for a more peaceful world today. Free Conceptio Network - [email protected] - www.conceptio.cc
8pm: KINO-D.DAY - Amphithéâtre Pierre Daure - Caen
University - Campus 1
Kino-D.DAY is a residence for international audiovisual creation
during which a director must "shoot, edit and screen" their short film
on the "Battle of Normandy and surrounding events" in no more than
120 hours. The general public is invited to see these films at five truly
spectacular screenings at historical sites. Free - Landing Production www.kinodday.com
BÉNOUVILLE [D4]
0.20am: Fireworks display
Fireworks near to Pegasus bridge after the Midnight ceremony of
June 5th at 11.30pm (subject to confirmation). Free - Bénouville
town council - 02 31 44 62 01 - [email protected] www.mairie-benouville.fr
Starting at 8.30pm: Screening of the IMAX film "D-Day
Normandy 1944" from Pascal Vuong - Zénith
"D-Day Normandy 1944" is the first 3D Imax film on the D-Day
Landings and the Battle of Normandy. It combines education
with a spectacular motion picture and provides a different
perspective on this duty of remembrance which forms the very
essence of a commemoration such as the 70th anniversary of
the D-Day Landings. The screening on June 6th is a unique
event: for the first time in Normandy, a documentary feature
film dedicated to the D-Day Landings and the Battle of
Normandy will be screened in 3D on a giant screen of 23 m
long. Free, upon invitation. Collect the invitations from the
partners - Basse-Normandie Region, Calvados General
Council, Manche General Council, Zénith, N3D LAND Films [email protected] - www.zenith-caen.fr
11.15am: Commemorative ceremonies
(Subject to confirmation) parade of British cadets and laying of
flowers on English tombs with the children of Bénouville. 12.30pm:
parade from the Town Hall to Pegasus Bridge with Major Howard’s
veterans and the Rifle Cadets. 12.45pm: commemoration ceremony
at the Major Howard Esplanade. 1pm: crossing of Pegasus Bridge.
1.10pm: ecumenical service at the religious monument in front
of the town hall. Free - Bénouville Town hall - 02 31 44 62 01 [email protected] - www.mairie-benouville.fr
6pm: Concert - Avenue du Commandant Kieffer, Major
Howard Esplanade or in front of sports hall
Public concert (tattoo) by the "The Band of Liberation" (group
booked). Free - Bénouville town council - 02 31 44 62 01 [email protected] - www.mairie-benouville.fr
BERJOU [D6]
10am-6pm: 70th anniversary of the liberation of Berjou Liberation Museum
Commemoration of the Liberation of the village of Berjou and its
outskirts with the visit of veterans of the 43rd Wessex Infantry
Division and the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry who fought to
liberate the village (June 5th or 6th). The museum will present
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CONDÉ-SUR-NOIREAU [D6]
See website. €8 - Bloody Gulch Memorial and Compagnie du
Petit Coupeville - 02 33 42 03 22 - [email protected] www.manoirdedonville.com
Starting at 5.30pm: Commemoration of June 6th 1944 starting at L’Atelier
70th anniversary of the bombings that flattened the town in 1944:
laying of flowers in the cemeteries, prayers in front of the memorial
to the civilian victims of D-Day (Town Hall) with representatives
from twin towns and "marraines de guerre" women letter writers
to soldiers on the front, along with families of those who lived there
in 1944. Programme available on request. Free - Condé-sur-Noireau
town council - 02 31 59 15 50 - [email protected] www.condeintercom.fr
MONTCHAMP [C5]
5.30pm: Celebration of 70th anniversary of D-Day - Monument
to the deported, place du Général de Gaulle
Tribute to the Allied soldiers, members of the resistance, deportees
and civilian victims of the Battle of Normandy. Speech by the
Mayor of Longchamp. Wreath-laying. Presentation to veterans of
insignias commemorating the 70th anniversary. Drinks reception
in the village hall. Free - Village of Montchamp - 02 31 68 60 07 [email protected]
GRANDCAMP-MAISY [C3]
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
10.30am: Wreath-laying on the tomb of Captain Kieffer Cemetery
Kieffer’s tomb lies in the Grandcamp cemetery. A wreath is laid
on his tomb on June 6th every year. Free - Grandcamp-Maisy
town council - 02 31 22 64 34 - [email protected] www.grandcamp-maisy.fr
8.30pm: Jazz concert - Covered market
The OMACA will host the Melon Jazz Band. Their presentation will
be in two parts: Jazz from 1935-50 typical of the D-Day era, and for
the second part classic jazz numbers. Free - Office Municipal d’Action
Culturelle d’Animation - 02 31 64 00 02 - [email protected] www.pontleveque.fr
11am: Wreath-laying on the Memorial to Lieutenant
Lommel - route de Vierville
Lieutenant Lommel was a Ranger who took part in capturing La Pointe
du Hoc. Free - Grandcamp-Maisy town council - 02 31 22 64 34 [email protected] - www.grandcamp-maisy.fr
RANVILLE [E4]
9.30am: Remembrance for the future
Commemoration of the D-Day landings and the 10th anniversary
of the twinning with a German town - 9.30am: Reception of
veterans at Carrefour du 6 Juin Speeches and national anthems 10am: Religious ceremony - 10.45am: Ceremonies at the French
war memorial and in front of the Belgian memorial plaque. 11am
(British cemetery): Remembrance service, national and European
anthems attended by school children. Prayers in front of the
tomb of an unknown German soldier. 6pm: concert with German
and British bands. Free - Ranville town hall - 02 31 78 76 08 [email protected] - www.ranville.fr
GRANVILLE [A5]
3pm: Guided Second World Ware visit - Place de Isthme
Normandy was a key region in the outcome of the Second World
War. Although Granville managed to escape a great deal of
destruction during the Allied assault, it was occupied by the
Germans. What was life like under the Occupation and how was
Granville liberated? Free - Municipal Tourist Office - 02 33 91 30 03 [email protected] - www.ville-granville.fr
5pm: Walk around the Roc - Pointe du Roc
Walk on the site of the Batterie du Roc - inauguration of the new
interpretation footpath and digital mini-site presenting the events of
WWII in Granville. Free - Municipal Tourist Office - 02 33 91 30 03 [email protected] - www.ville-granville.fr
SAINT-CHARLES-DE-PERCY [C5]
3.45pm: Commemoration of the 70th anniversary - British
military cemetery
Tribute to the Allied soldiers, members of the resistance, deportees
and civilian victims of the Battle of Normandy. Speech by the mayor
of Saint-Charles-de-Percy. Wreath-laying. Free - Village of SaintCharles-de-Percy - 02 31 66 91 03 - [email protected]
GRAYE-SUR-MER [D4]
Commemoration of 70th anniversary
Commemorative ceremonies in the presence of veterans. 8.30pm:
concert by the group Inns of Court. Free - Village of Grayesur-Mer - 02 31 37 90 59 - [email protected] www.graye-sur-mer.org
COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY [D4]
MÉAUTIS-CARENTAN [B4]
6.30pm: 70th anniversary commemorative ceremony at Bill
Millin Memorial - Place du Débarquement
The public are invited to join in the tributes to the D-Day fighters
at the foot of the Bill Millin Memorial, which was inaugurated on
June 8th 2013 in the presence of local officials, bagpipe players
of all nationalities and veterans. The tunes played by Lord Lovat’s
piper on June 6th 1944 will be played once again in commemoration.
Free - D Day Piper Bill Millin association - 02 31 97 12 61 www.ddaypiperbillmillin.com
11.30pm: Cinema-theatre, guided night-time visits and
reconstitution of camp, Bloody Gulch memorial, Manoir de
Donville
Cinema-theatre show with guided night-time visits of the battle
field and reconstituted camp (school, shelter, grocery shop,
museum) telling the story of the night of June 5th and the morning
of June 6th 1944, experienced by the civilian couple living in the
manor, with an interactive visit of the battlefield and its ruins with
actors and vehicles. Jazz concert depending on the programme.
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
7pm-11pm: Douce France - Sports hall
This show was developed especially to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the Landings. Sylviane Lebon takes us on a festive
stroll through history and songs from a difficult time when under the
Occupation, French people still tried to enjoy themselves. Price: see
town councils - Multi-Miss Productions with Langrune-sur-Mer and
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer - www.sylvianelebon.com
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT [B3]
10am: Ivy division walk
Guided walk along the route taken by the 4th infantry division from
the beach to liberate Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. €7 - Club du Souvenir
Militaire - 02 33 71 56 54 - [email protected]
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Commemorative parachute drop from DC-3/C47 aircraft Behind village hall
Commemorative parachute drop from Douglas DC-3/C47 planes, by
the Round Canopy Parachuting Team (subject to confirmation). Free Round Canopy Parachuting Team Inc - www.daksovernormandy.com
JUNE
Chambois-Falasie pocket. Here we find a town with a very specific
status, which enabled it to preserve its heritage: Bagnoles-del’Orne. Filled with anecdotes and emotions, discover how Bagnolesde-l’Orne lived through this disruptive period of human history.
€3 - Free - EPIC Bagnoles-de-l’Orne Tourisme - 02 33 37 85 66 [email protected] - www.bagnolesdelorne.com
9pm: Liberation Ball
Open air ball for 3 hours, with music from the 40s and 50s. Free Club du Souvenir Militaire - 02 33 71 56 54 - [email protected]
BAYEUX [C4]
3pm and 7pm: Theatre - Summer 44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital Allée des Augustines (in front of the entrance to the Bayeux
tapestry)
Summer 44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were turned
into makeshift hospitals. The town housed and treated thousands
of wounded. With a cast of young actors from ACTEA, this
period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical visits
of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July 2014
€7.50 - €3 - Free - Centre Hospitalier Général - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
9am - sunset: Tandem parachute jump - In front of Cotentin
farm museum
Enjoy a tandem parachute drop with A2 Parachutisme. All members
of the public over the age of 10. Take-off from Cherbourg-Maupertus
airport, free-fall jump over Sainte-Mère-Église, landing in the
village in front of the Cotentin farm museum. €365 per jump - Baie
du Cotentin Tourist Office - Sainte-Mère-Église - 02 33 21 00 33 [email protected] - www.ot-baieducotentin.fr
Starting at 6pm: Liberation festival - Place de Gaulle or
Halle aux grains / Cathedral
Open-air photographic exhibition, featuring veterans, civilians and
children. Open stage and readings for young and old alike. Big Band
Jazz. In the evening, Liberty ball with a free hand to Anita Covelli
and here Big Band who will play jazz standards and post-war French
songs - Gospel concert too. Free - Town of Bayeux - 02 31 92 03 30 [email protected] - www.mairie-bayeux.fr
9pm: Concert for Liberty - Church
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy,
the Regional Orchestra of Basse-Normandie will offer a musical
evening with a spectacular choir and orchestra to celebrate
Peace and Freedom. Free - Orchestre Régional de BasseNormandie - 02 31 82 05 00 - [email protected] www.orchestrenormandie.com
TINCHEBRAY [C6]
BRETTEVILLE-L’ORGUEILLEUSE [D4]
8pm-2am: Open air musical evening - Place Saint-Rémy
Show and ball with a band, singers and dancers in the centre of
the village. Music from the 40s and 50s hosted by the members
of Normandie en fête. Free - Tinchebray Association of Local
Authorities - 02 33 64 23 55 - [email protected] www.cdcdupaysdetinchebray.fr
7pm: Canadian remembrance ceremony - Place des
Canadiens
Canadian remembrance ceremony organised by the young members
of the Westlake Brothers Souvenir association, on the initiative of
the Anciens Combattants de Bretteville-l’Orgueilleuse veterans
association. Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir - [email protected] http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
TROARN [E4]
4pm: D-Day landing commemoration in Troarn-Bures and
Saint Samson - Troarn, Bures-sur-Dives, St Samson
4pm: ceremony at Bures-sur-Dives (Captain Jukes memorial) - 5pm:
ceremony in Troarn (place Paul Quellec) - 6pm: Drinks reception in
the Troarn community centre. Free - Village of Troarn - 02 31 23 31 38 [email protected] - www.ville-troarn.fr
Saturday June 7th
ARROMANCHES [D3]
Air show featuring Patrouille de France display team
(Subject to confirmation) GIP Arromanches will host an air display
lasting 45 minutes over the artificial port. The show will feature a
aerobatics display by the Patrouille de France and a demonstration
by a Rafale aircraft. Free - GIP Arromanches - 06 82 73 65 40 [email protected]
wonders and history! Free - Isigny-Grandcamp intercommunal
Tourist Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
confirmation), an evening event opening ceremony and a liberation
ball. Free - Trévières Association of Local Authorities - 02 31 51 39 52 www.cdc-trevieres.com
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
GRANDCAMP-MAISY [C3]
11am: Commemoration of the Battle of Normandy in graphic
novel form - Marquees Festival du livre de jeunesse on the
green beach
As part of the festival, school children and the general public are
given the opportunity to meet the authors of the graphic novel series
"Normandie 44", including J. B. Dijan, and the editor and historian
of note, I Bournier. This series made up of five albums, tells the story
of the landings of the allied forces on all the Normandy beaches,
mixing eyewitness accounts with history. Free - Festival du livre de
littérature jeunesse et de bandes dessinées de Cherbourg - 06 60
70 54 19 - [email protected] - www.festivaldulivre.com
12pm-4.30pm: Military vehicle parade - Quai Campron and
Port
For the D-Day celebrations, re-enactment enthusiasts from the
MVCG France association will offer a display of the best pieces
of their collection, with a parade of approximately 180 vehicles
Jeeps, Dodges, GMC, tanks and plenty of others (subject to
confirmation). A rendezvous not to be missed for fans of mechanical
wonders and history! Free - Isigny-Grandcamp intercommunal
Tourist Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
GRAYE-SUR-MER [D4]
COUDEHARD [E6]
3pm: Commemoration of 70th anniversary
Commemorative ceremonies for the D-Day landings in the presence
of British and Canadian veterans, British and Canadian regiments
(Inns of Court, 26 Squadron Royal Engineers, Royal Winnipeg Rifles),
6pm: reception, 7pm: concert. Free - Graye-sur-Mer - 02 31 37 90 59 [email protected] - www.graye-sur-mer.org
Inauguration of a monument to the 1st Polish Armoured
Division - Near to church
Installation of a monument with the bust of General Maczek
and descriptive signs on the location of the fighting. Free Association Nationale du Souvenir de la 1° Division Blindée
Polonaise - 06 48 01 26 68 - [email protected] http://ans1dbp.blog4ever.com
ISIGNY-SUR-MER [B4]
6pm-7.30pm : Military vehicle parade - Town centre
For the D-Day celebrations, re-enactment enthusiasts from the
MVCG France association will offer a display of the best pieces
of their collection, with a parade of approximately 180 vehicles
Jeeps, Dodges, GMC, tanks and plenty of others (subject to
confirmation). A rendezvous not to be missed for fans of mechanical
wonders and history! Free - Isigny-Grandcamp intercommunal
Tourist Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
CREULLY [D4]
10am-6pm: Air show "The aircraft of June 6th 1944" - Stade
d’Aéromodélisme Régional
Presentation and air display of large models of the aircraft that
took part in the Battle of Normandy. Over 100 European pilots
from Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, Spain and France will attend
this exceptional show, to be held on the lands of the former
ALG -B9 aerodrome, where the Canadian Typhoons were based
in 1944. Free - Aéro Model Club du Bessin - 02 31 37 59 60 [email protected] - www.amcb.jimdo.com
CAEN [D4]
ECAUSSEVILLE [B3]
8pm: 2014 Tattoo of Freedom - Zenith arena
International military music festival unique in Normandy.
The Tattoo of Freedom will bring together 500 musicians
from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, America, France, Britain,
Norway, the Netherlands and Poland, for a two and
a half hour show at Caen’s Zenith arena, to celebrate
the liberation in music! €20 - €25 - D-Day Landing
Commemoration Committee - [email protected] www.tattoodelaliberte.com
10am-6pm: Parachute drop at Ecausseville - Airship hangar
Parachute drop by tens of parachutists from a collection of
C447 aircraft, on the old airship landing runway, followed by
demonstrations of folding round canopy parachutes (subject to
confirmation). Beverage stand and roast. Free except for museum
entrance and inside Hangar - Association des amis du Hangar à
Dirigeables d’Ecausseville - 06 07 11 55 36 - [email protected] www.aerobase.fr
LA-HAYE-DU-PUITS [A4]
5pm: Ceremony at the monument to the 79th DIUS Monument to 79th DIUS
Ceremony with elected personalities and children from local schools
to pay tribute to our liberators. In the presence of Major General
Megan Tatu (commanding the 79th Sustainment Support Command US Army Reserve). Exhibition on the Infantry division that liberated
the town at the Salle Jacques Bertrand, Saturday June 7th and
Sunday June 8th. La-Haye-du-Puits town hall - 02 33 46 01 42 [email protected] - www.ot-lahayedupuits.com
MÉAUTIS-CARENTAN [B4]
FORMIGNY [C3]
CARDONVILLE [C3]
5.15pm-5.45pm: Military vehicle parade through Town centre
For the D-Day celebrations, fans of re-enactment from the MVCG
France association will offer a display of the best pieces of
their collection, with a parade of approximately 180 vehicles
Jeeps, Dodges, GMC, tanks and plenty of others (subject to
confirmation). A rendezvous not to be missed for fans of mechanical
BAGNOLES-DE-L’ORNE [D7]
3pm: Bagnoles-de-l’Orne under the Occupation and at
Liberation - Tourist Office
After the Landings, the battle continued. And in particular around the
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11.30pm: Cinema-theatre, guided night-time visits and
reconstitution of camp, Bloody Gulch memorial, Manoir de
Donville
Cinema-theatre show with guided night-time visits of the battle
field and reconstituted camp (school, shelter, grocery shop,
museum) telling the story of the night of June 5th and the morning
of June 6th 1944, experienced by the civilian couple living in the
manor, with an interactive visit of the battlefield and its ruins with
actors and vehicles. Jazz concert depending on the programme.
10th giant picnic live from the USA
Omaha Beach is called "Bloody Omaha." The picnic on the beach,
the symbolic site for so many, is another testimony to the men who
fought and died for our freedom. Each year since 2005, over 1500
people of all generations and nationalities take part to this picnic.
This friendly and family-oriented gathering is another approach to
this debt of remembrance to our liberators. In the afternoon, various
events are proposed, including a military vehicle parade (subject to
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See website. €8 - Bloody Gulch Memorial and Petit Coupeville
theatre company - 02 33 42 03 22 - [email protected] www.manoirdedonville.com
town in the presence of school children and young people from
the Cabalor catchment area. Exhibition "Tell me about your village"
by the schools of Motten and Ranville. Ranville town council 02 31 78 76 08 - [email protected] - www.ranville.fr
MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE [E4]
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
10.30pm-3am: The Allied ball - Michel d’Ornano sports
centre
The group Musica, featuring 10 musicians, will provide
entertainment for the evening. Music from the 40s. Active military
personnel from all Allied nations will be invited along with
German soldiers. Presence of veterans of the British 9th Parachute
Battalion. Entrance €10 includes one drink. Additional free drink for
attendees dressed in period clothing - Franco-British Association
for the Management of the Merville Battery - 06 72 63 87 51 [email protected] - www.batterie-merville.com
8.30pm: KINO-D.DAY - Casino Joa, cinema
Kino-D.DAY is a residence for international audiovisual creation
during which a director must "shoot, edit and screen" their short film
on the "Battle of Normandy and surrounding events" in no more than
120 hours. The general public is invited to see these films at five truly
spectacular screenings at historical sites. Free - Landing Production www.kinodday.com
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT [B3]
3.30pm-4.30pm : And if we were building peace altogether? Utah Beach - Podium near to museum
This show looks at peace and reconciliation between people,
inviting young French, German and American people to act
together and heal historical wounds. Who better than these
young people to express the hope of no longer knowing these
dark times of the war and to not forget that peace needs to be
cultivated now and for time to come. Free - Association des Amis
de la Maison de la Paix - [email protected] www.maisondelapaix-normandie.org
OSMANVILLE [C3]
5.45pm-6.15pm: Military vehicle parade through Town centre
For the D-Day celebrations, re-enactment enthusiasts from the
MVCG France association will offer a display of the best pieces
of their collection, with a parade of approximately 180 vehicles
Jeeps, Dodges, GMC, tanks and plenty of others (subject to
confirmation). A rendezvous not to be missed for fans of mechanical
wonders and history! Free - Isigny-Grandcamp intercommunal
Tourist Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
OUISTREHAM [E4]
9am-sunset: Tandem parachute jump - In front of Cotentin
farm museum
Enjoy a tandem parachute drop with A2 Parachutisme. All members
of the public over the age of 10. Take-off from Cherbourg-Maupertus
airport, free-fall jump over Sainte-Mère-Église, landing in the
village in front of the Cotentin farm museum. €365 per jump - Baie
du Cotentin Tourist Office – Sainte-Mère-Église - 02 33 21 00 33 [email protected] - www.ot-baieducotentin.fr
Starting at 5.30pm: Open air projection: Outside esplanade of
Le Cabieu Cinema
(Subject to confirmation) Presentation of period vehicles by the
Mémoires d’Omaha Beach 44 association, exhibition followed by an
open-air screening at nightfall: "Le Mur de l’Atlantique" (the Atlantic
Wall). Free - Le Cabieu cinema - 02 31 97 39 52 - cinemalecabieu@
wanadoo.fr - www.cinemalecabieu.cine.allocine.fr
11am-12pm: And if we were building peace altogether? Podium at Place de l’église
This show looks at peace and reconciliation between people,
inviting young French, German and American people to act
together and heal historical wounds. Who better than these
young people to express the hope of no longer knowing these
dark times of the war and to not forget that peace needs to be
cultivated now and for time to come. Free - Association des Amis
de la Maison de la Paix - [email protected] www.maisondelapaix-normandie.org
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
2.30pm: Discovery of the Liberation of Pont-l’Evêque
We invite the public to enjoy a guided tour to discover the history
of the first hours of the liberation of Pont-l’Evêque. Free - Town of
Pont-l’Evêque - 02 31 64 89 33 - [email protected] www.lesdominicaines.com
PORT-EN-BESSIN [C3]
5pm: International ceremony for Peace - Stage at Place de
l’église
In the presence of American and German veterans, local children
will glorify peace. This ceremony is at the heart of the activities of
June 7th 2014. Friendship, fraternity, links between people are the
values transmitted by the young participants. A symbolic rendezvous
where emotion and peace take meaning and form. For sharing. Free Baie du Cotentin Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 21 00 33 [email protected] - www.ot-baieducotentin.fr
4pm-6pm: Liberation parade
Convoy of historical vehicles used in the D-Day landings (subject to
confirmation). Veterans will travel in cars accompanied by a fanfare.
Free - 47 Royal Marine Commando Association/Town of Port en
Bessin - www.47commando.org.uk
RANVILLE [E4]
Remembrance for the future
Commemoration of the Normandy landings and 10th anniversary
of the Franco-German Twinning. Commemorations at Longueval,
10.30am. 4pm: 10th anniversary of the twinning with a German
Starting at 7pm: Liberty banquet - Covered market
The Liberty banquet is a tradition in Sainte-Mère-Église. The event
brings together American veterans, international parachutists,
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TINCHEBRAY [C6]
elected officials, local families and tourists. €29 - €19 - Free Amis des Vétérans Américains - [email protected] www.avanormandie.org
8.30pm: Screening of a documentary followed by a debate
and exchange of accounts - Salle Augustin Garnier
Screening of archive images of the 28th and 30th American divisions
around Tinchebray at the time of the liberation of the villages of
Larchamp, Beauchene and Tinchebray. The second part of the
evening features a conference hosted by local historians, with
eyewitness accounts from people who lived through the events.
Large programme of film evenings (June 14th to 21st). Free Tinchebray Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 64 23 55 [email protected] - www.cdcdupaysdetinchebray.fr
11pm: Fireworks display - Place de l’église
(Subject to confirmation) Fireworks display, music and light show
on the historical site of the place de l’Eglise in Sainte-Mère-Église.
Site renowned for the famous US paratrooper John Steele caught on
the church bell tower in the night of June 5th-June 6th 1944. Free Sainte-Mère-Église Town hall - www.saintemereeglise.fr
SANNERVILLE [E4]
11am-10.30pm: Sannerville 1944-2014: Youth, Peace and
Europe
Ceremony attended by veterans and soldiers of the British Third
Infantry Division. Barbecue open to the public (booking required,
€6). Parachute jump over the drop zone with Pathfinder Group
Europe. Parade of military Jeeps and war period vehicles in the
town. Screening of the film “Goodwood”. Show “80 days for
Liberty”. Firework display (subject to confirmation). €7 seated €4 standing - Free for children under 10 - Sannerville Town hall 02 31 23 32 57 - [email protected]
VIMOUTIERS [F5]
10am-11pm: Les Camembertises, a Taste of Camembert
Country
6th edition of the festival: Liberation. June 7th, 8th and 9th: Three
days of events in Camembert country - exhibitions, walks - on
donkeys, bicycles, on foot - visits to gardens, cider producers,
farms, etc. Entrance to most concerts and sites is free. Certain
events may incur a charge. Until June 9th 2014 - Pays du camembert
Tourist Office - 02 33 67 49 42 - [email protected] www.camembertises.com - www.tourismecamembert.fr
SÉES [F7]
Sunday June 8th
9pm: Concert for Liberty - Cathedral
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy,
the Regional Orchestra of Basse-Normandie will offer a musical
evening with a spectacular choir and orchestra to celebrate
Peace and Freedom. Free - Orchestre Régional de BasseNormandie - 02 31 82 05 00 - [email protected] www.orchestrenormandie.com
BAYEUX [C4]
11am: Liberation parade - Grande Rue
As part of the Normandy D-Day Festival. Following in the footsteps of
the XXXth British Corps, more than 150 period vehicles will travel along
the main street of the first town to be liberated. An original, historic
parade for everyone to pay tribute to the British liberators. Free Bayeux Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
TILLY-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
10am-5.30pm: Le Val de Seulles remembers: remembrance
ceremonies
Several remembrance ceremonies in the presence of the remaining
witnesses and veterans will be held around the Val de Seulles
area. 10am: Verrières. 11am: Lingèvres. 4pm: Audrieu. 4.30pm:
Tessel. 4.45pm: Saint-Pierre. 5.30pm: Tilly-sur-Seulles. Free - Town
councils involved - 06 07 59 46 02 - [email protected] www.tilly1944.com
5pm-6pm: Bessin sings for peace and reconciliation - NotreDame Cathedral
Songs, harmonic music and spoken texts about peace, freedom
and the reconciliation of the peoples and individuals of Europe
and the world. Free - La Chorale Gourmande - 02 31 92 19 91 [email protected]
2pm: The role of Native Indians in the Second World War Cadence community centre
A Comanche delegation will present its tribe’s culture and the
role of the Code Talkers on June 6th 1944 and during the Second
World War. Presence of many descendants of the Code Talkers
and native American veterans, including Charles Chay, who
landed on Omaha Beach on June 6th with the Big Red One. Free Association Tilly 1944 - 06 07 59 46 02 - [email protected] www.tilly1944.com
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER [D4]
9am-1pm: Remembrance Walk
Walk the path taken by the Queen’s Own Rifles, the Fort Garry
Horse and the Régiment de La Chaudière on June 6th 1944.
Passing through Bény-sur-Mer, Basly, Anguerny and Anisy.
Free - Westlake Brothers Souvenir - [email protected] http://westlakebrothers.free.fr/spip/
Starting at 8.30pm: The Val de Seulles remembers - Stadium
Jazz concert (two groups, including the Melon Jazz Band) with
the participation of traditional Comanche dancers and singers at
the stadium, then fireworks (subject to confirmation) followed by
a ball. Free - Chamber of commerce of Val de Seulles, Tilly-surSeulles town council and Association Tilly 1944 - 06 07 59 46 02 [email protected] - www.tilly1944.com
For the complete programme of ceremonies and
events, visit the 70th anniversary web site
www.the70th-normandy.com
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FÉCAMP [F2]
CAEN [D4]
3pm: 39-45 tour- In front of the Cap Fagnet signal station
A slide show and the visit of two blockhouses allow the visitor to
discover the extent of the protection system installed at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour gives
access, via a hiking trail, to the "German military hospital", a place
dug out of the rock for which there are no records of how it was used;
€5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
3pm: 2014 Tattoo of Freedom Parade - Departure Place
Fontette
As part of the international festival of military music,
the Liberty Tattoo, see all the participants from the
show at the Zenith in a parade through the streets of
Caen. Leaves from Place Fontette at 3pm. Ends at the
Caen Hippodrome for the mass band grand finale. The
motorised troops of the Garde Républicaine will lead the
way! Free - D-Day Landing Commemoration Committee [email protected] - www.tattoodelaliberte.com
LA FIÈRE [B3]
9am-11am: Parachute Display
Parachute jump (subject to confirmation) of 50 parachutists from
450 m altitude, from a C-47 W7 43 30652. This aeroplane, based at
Geneseo in the state of New York, dropped the parachutists from the
505th PIR of the 82nd airborne division, to the west of Sainte-MèreÉglise on June 6th 1944. Free - Sainte-Mère-Église and Picauville www.libertyjumpteam.org
8pm: 2014 Tattoo of Freedom - Zenith
The Tattoo of Freedom is an international festival of
military music, unique to Normandy, which brings together
around 500 Belgian, Canadian, Danish, American,
French, British, Norwegian, Dutch and Polish musicians
for a show lasting 2 and a half hours 30 at the Zenith
in Caen to celebrate liberty rediscovered in music! €20
to €25 - D-Day Landing Commemoration Committee [email protected] - www.tattoodelaliberte.com
MÉAUTIS-CARENTAN [B4]
11.30pm: Cinema-theatre, guided visit by night and camp
reconstruction - Bloody Gulch Memorial, Manoir de Donville
Cinema-theatre show with guided night-time visits of the battle
field and reconstituted camp (school, shelter, grocery shop, museum)
telling the story of the night of June 5th and the morning of June
6th 1944, experienced by the civilian couple living in the manor,
with an interactive visit of the battlefield and its ruins with actors
and vehicles. Jazz concert depending on the programme. See
website). €8 - Bloody Gulch Memorial and the Petit Coupeville
theatre company - 02 33 42 03 22 - [email protected] www.manoirdedonville.com
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
11am: Commemoration of the Battle of Normandy in graphic
novel form - Chapiteaux Festival du livre de jeunesse on the
green beach
As part of the festival, school children and the general public are
given the opportunity to meet with the authors of the graphic novels
series "Normandie 44", including J. B. Dijan, and the editor and
historian of note, I Bournier. This series made up of five albums, tells
the story of the landings of the allied forces on all the Normandy
beaches, mixing individual’s own personal stories with history. Free Festival du livre de littérature jeunesse et de bandes dessinées
de Cherbourg - 06 60 70 54 19 - [email protected] www.festivaldulivre.com
MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE [E4]
10.30am-12pm: Religious Service for Peace - Merville
Battery Site
Open air religious service with Catholic priests, and Anglican
and Lutheran ministers. Free - Franco-British Association for
the Management of the Merville Battery - 06 72 63 87 51 [email protected] - www.batterie-merville.com
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
9pm-6am: The Landing Ball - Parc de l’Edit
Ball held in the marquee in the Parc de l’EDIT, with Canadian or
English orchestra and music and decorations from the time of the
landings. Associations from Courseulles will put on dance displays
and take part in the event. €5 - UCIA Courseulles - 06 74 88 21 86 [email protected] - www.ucia-courseulles.fr
ROTS [D4]
10am: Le Relais de la Mémoire in Rots: Canadian Day The Church of Saint-Germain then at the Stela of the
Canadians, Chemin de la Cavée
A scheme for passing memories on to and by the young, bringing
together children from 5 nations together with veterans, with
meetings every 5 years. Paying tribute to the Canadians who
liberated Rots with the Amicale du Régiment de la Chaudière
(friends of the regiment), a delegation from the current regiment and
a group of young Canadians from a school in Ontario. Free - Rots
Town hall - 02 31 26 50 54 - [email protected] - www.rots.fr
CREULLY [D4]
10am-6pm: Air show "The aeroplanes from the June 6th
1944" - Regional Aeromodelling stadium
Airborne display of flying models of the aeroplanes that took
part in the Battle of Normandy. Over 100 European pilots from
Belgium, Switzerland, Great Britain, Spain and France will attend
this exceptional international event set to take place at the site of
the old ALG - B9 aerodrome, where the Canadian Typhoons were
based in 1944. Free - Bessin Aero Model Club - 02 31 37 59 60 [email protected] - www.amcb.jimdo.com
SAINT-GABRIEL-BRÉCY [D4]
3pm: Three months with the English - Prieuré Saint-Gabriel
In her diary, Marcelle Fauchier Delavigne recalls the day to day
unfolding of the liberation of Normandy. Involved in the life of the
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students at the Horticultural Centre at the Saint-Gabriel Priory, she
intermingles these experiences with the life of the English troops
and news from the front. The dramatisation brings the period to
life, with accompanying sound. €8 - Free - Association culturelle
du Prieuré Saint-Gabriel - 06 89 45 71 63 - [email protected] www.prieuresaintgabriel.fr
Monday June 9th
AZEVILLE [B3]
7.15pm: Azeville, June 9th: History of the Atlantic Wall The Azeville gun battery
7.15pm: Inauguration of the exhibition “The life of a German
garrison” and presentation of the structure. 7.45pm: Lecture by
a historian on the German occupation of Normandy 1940-1947.
8.30pm: Picnic with music from the 1940s. Bring your own picnic /
food available for purchase. 10pm: Open-air screening: A film
recounting the construction of the Atlantic Wall. Free - Manche
General Council - 02 33 40 63 05 - [email protected] www.patrimoine.manche.fr
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
9.30am: Commemorative parachuting from DC-3/C47
aeroplanes - La Fière
Commemorative parachuting from Douglas DC-3/C47 aeroplanes
from the Round Canopy Parachuting Team (subject to confirmation). Free - Round Canopy Parachuting Team Inc - www.daksover
normandy.com
BANVILLE [D4]
10am-6pm: International Parachuting - La Fière
The not-to-be missed annual show, part of the June 6th festivities:
mass military and civilian parachute jump. Several nationalities will
be represented (United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands,
etc.) on the historic site of La Fière (drop zone in 1944). The
parachute jump will precede the official ceremony that takes place
on the same site, at the Monument Iron Mike. Food and music
available on site all day. Free - Sainte-Mère-Église Town hall www.saintemereeglise.fr
3pm: Water - the source of victory: For a few gallons Meeting point: Car park at the entrance to Banville on the
route de Reviers
A scientific, musical, storytelling walk through history. They were
twenty-years old and when you’re twenty you dance! Along
the banks of the river Seulles to the sounds of the jazz music of
their era and ours. €7.50 - €3.50 - Free - Family ticket €18. Le dit
de l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie - 02 31 08 05 84 [email protected] - www.leditdeleau.fr
Tribute to the 1944 paratroopers - Place de l’église
The monument entitled "Homage to 1944 Airborne Paratroopers Hommage aux troupes aéroportées de 1944" will be unveiled at
the Place de l’église de Sainte-Mère-Église in remembrance of the
soldiers that parachuted onto the site of La Fière with numerous VIPs.
Free - Friends of the American Veterans - [email protected] www.avanormandie.org
CAEN [D4]
3pm: 2014 Tattoo of Freedom - Zenith
The Tattoo of Freedom is an international festival of
military music, unique to Normandy, which brings together
around 500 Belgian, Canadian, Danish, American,
French, British, Norwegian, Dutch and Polish musicians
for a show lasting 2 and a half hours 30 at the Zenith
in Caen to celebrate liberty rediscovered in music!
€20 - €25 - D-Day Landing Commemoration Committee [email protected] - www.tattoodelaliberte.com
TILLY-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
9.30am-6pm: The 6th Battle of Normandy book fair - around
the Battle Museum at Tilly-sur-Seulles
This book fair brings together a dozen of specialised editors, around
forty French and foreign authors plus many veterans and a dozen
French and British book sellers who will introduce themselves, sign
and sell their work on the theme of the 6 June 1944 landings and the
Battle of Normandy. Free - Association Tilly 1944 - 06 07 59 46 02 [email protected] - www.tilly1944.com
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
4pm: Concert for Freedom - Gare Transatlantique
As part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of
Normandy, the Basse-Normandie regional orchestra presents a major
concert of choral and orchestral works as part of an evening of music
to celebrate peace and freedom. Free - Basse-Normandie regional
orchestra - 02 31 82 05 00 - [email protected] www.orchestrenormandie.com
12pm-6pm: Liberation convoy, retracing the 30th British
Corps from Bayeux to Tilly-sur-Seulles - fairground, post
office car park
Collectors and re-enactors pay tribute to the British liberators
with a public showing of the British equipment and vehicles used
in the summer of 1944. Over one hundred vehicles will retrace the
route followed by their glorious elders from Bayeux to Tilly-surSeulles (subject to confirmation). Free - Association Tilly 1944 06 07 59 46 02 - [email protected] - www.tilly1944.com
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT [B3]
11am: Tribute to the Comanche Code talkers - Utah Beach
next to the museum
A tribute to the Comanche Code Talkers, and more generally speaking
all the American Indians who fought for the liberation of Europe,
held on Utah Beach with a delegation of the Comanche Nation and
the Comanche Indian Veteran Association. A traditional Comanche
ceremony with traditional dancers. Free - Utah Beach and Tilly-surSeulles museums - 06 07 59 46 02 - [email protected] www.tilly1944.com
TOUROUVRE [G7]
10am-6pm: Normandy Day - Les Muséales
Local members of the Haut Perche CDC propose a day of festivities
to commemorate D-Day. Events include: Period music played by the
Randonnai brass band, an exhibition of vehicles from the era, a giant
picnic, games etc. Free - Les Muséales de Tourouvre - 02 33 25 55 55 [email protected] - www.hautperche.fr/muséales
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SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
Wednesday June 11th
9am-sunset: Tandem parachute jump - In front of the
Cotentin farm museum
Tandem parachute jump with the firm A2 Parachutisme, open to all
from 10 years up. Departure from the Cherbourg-Maupertus airport,
freefall parachute jump over Sainte-Mère-Église, landing at SainteMère-Église in front of the Cotentin farm museum. €365 per jump Cotentin bay tourist office - Sainte-Mère-Église - 02 33 21 00 33 [email protected] - www.ot-baieducotentin.fr
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6 €4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
11am: Concert: The Glenn Project + Les Moulinex +
Overlord - Place de l’église
An exceptional concert! Three groups (The Glenn Project, Les
Moulinex and Overlord) take you back to the musical sounds of the
1940s and 1950s. A mix of jazz and French songwriting for a festive,
fun, family-friendly event. Free - Comité des Fêtes de Sainte-MèreEglise - www.sainte-mere-eglise.info - www.camionjazz.com
5pm-8pm: Prison memories "The prisons of Caen"
This conference is divided into 3 parts: the first provides an
overview of prisons’ history, the second presents the history of
the Caen prisons and the third pays tribute to the members of the
resistance imprisoned in these structures under the Vichy regime
and during the Landings. This period is covered in the “Prison
Memories” lecture presented by Mr. Alonzo, lecturer at the Ecole
Nationale de l’Administration Pénitentiaire (prison guard training
college). Free - Administration Pénitentiaire - 02 31 26 42 16 [email protected]
TRÉVIÈRES [C4]
Commemoration of the liberation of Trévières
The town of Trévières was liberated on June 9th 1944 by American
troops. Events to commemorate this anniversary: Ceremony at
the war memorial, military parades, meals at Trévières with
local residents. Free - Trévières Town hall - 02 31 22 50 44 [email protected] - www.trevieres.eu
CONDÉ-SUR-NOIREAU [D6]
3pm: Guided visit of the town - bombing and reconstruction L’Atelier (Municipal Media Library)
The town of Condé-sur-Noireau was 95% destroyed in a series of
bombing raids - 26 in total! This visit will allow visitors to explore a
model showing what the town was like before the bombing and how
it was rebuilt. Free - Pays de Condé et de la Durance Tourist Office 02 31 69 27 64 - [email protected] www.officedetourisme-conde-sur-noireau.blogspot.fr
Tuesday June 10th
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
8.30pm: "Civilians in the Battle of Normandy" - Les Logis de
la Baronnie
Conference by Françoise Passera (research engineer, University
of Caen Basse-Normandie) and Jean Quellien (emeritus
professor of contemporary history, University of Caen BasseNormandie). Free - Douvres-la-Délivrande - 02 31 36 24 24 [email protected] - www.douvres-la-delivrande.fr
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
7pm: An evening of readings & testimony - Les Logis de la
Baronnie
"Marque Page" (“Bookmark”) - theatrical readings by the theatre troop
D’Rôle de Compagnie, followed by a buffet dinner at 8pm. Free- Douvresla-Délivrande - 02 31 36 24 24 - [email protected] www.douvres-la-delivrande.fr
GRANVILLE [A5]
OUISTREHAM [E4]
6pm: Conference “1944, Eisenhower in Jullouville” - Agora
Speaker: Mr Bernard Bourget, Emeritus General Engineer of Bridges,
Waters and Forest, member of the Manche archaeology and
history society. Granville section of the Manche archaeology and
history society. Free - Municipal Tourist Office - 02 33 91 30 03 [email protected] - www.ville-granville.fr
8.30pm: KINO-D.DAY - Le Cabieu
Kino-D.DAY is a residency for international audiovisual creations
during which a director must "shoot, edit and screen" their short
film on the "Battle of Normandy and surrounding events" in no more
than 120 hours. The general public is invited to see these films
at five truly spectacular screenings at historical sites, followed
by the opportunity to meet the directors of the films shown.
Free - Landing Production/ Le Cabieu cinema - 02 31 97 39 52 [email protected] - www.kinodday.com
OUISTREHAM [E4]
2.30pm: Guided walk on Sword Beach, retracing the steps
of the commandos - The memorial flame to the French
commandos
Guided visit on the theme of the occupation and liberation of
Ouistreham. This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our
history, that of "Kieffer’s green berets” part of the N°4 Anglo-French
commando which liberated the town. Free - Ouistreham tourist office 02 31 97 18 63 - [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
ROTS [D4]
4.30pm: Le Relais de la Mémoire in Rots: Rots Liberation
Day - Stela of the 46th RMC, chemin du Hamel
A scheme for passing memories on to and by the young, bringing
together children from 5 nations together with veterans, with
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meetings every 5 years. Tribute to the British liberators from the
46th RMC, with veterans, their families and young French, English,
American, Canadian and German people welcomed to Rots. Free Rots Town hall - 02 31 26 50 54 - [email protected] www.rots.fr
cemetery in La Cambe. Free - Rots Town hall - 02 31 26 50 54 [email protected] - www.rots.fr
FRÉNOUVILLE [E4]
2pm: "Living and reliving Val ès dunes 1940-1944"
Testimony - Community centre
The Val ès dunes tourist office is putting on theatrical readings
of the events which happened in the area during the war, at local
libraries and schools. These include accounts of the Airan derailing
and resistance in 1942, supply, bombings, destruction, 1944 battle,
liberation. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office - 02 31 85 38 82 [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
Thursday June 12th
CAEN [D4]
2pm-5pm : Prison memories “The prisons of Caen”
This conference is divided into 3 parts: the first provides an
overview of prisons’ history, the second presents the history of
the Caen prisons and the third pays tribute to the members of the
resistance imprisoned in these structures under the Vichy regime
and during the Landings. This period is covered in the “Prison
Memories” lecture presented by Mr. Alonzo, lecturer at the Ecole
Nationale de l’Administration Pénitentiaire (prison guard training
college). Free - Administration Pénitentiaire - 02 31 26 42 16 [email protected]
TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE [C5]
5pm: Commemorative ceremony - Carrefour central du 12
juin 1944
Ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bombing of
the central crossroads in Torigni. Hanging a plaque on the house
where General de Gaulle’s housekeeper lived, 26 rue Notre Dame.
Commune - 02 33 56 71 44 - [email protected]
8.30pm: KINO-D.DAY - Pierre Daure amphitheatre - Caen
University - Campus 1
Kino-D.DAY is a residency for international audiovisual creations
during which a director must "shoot, edit and screen" their short film
on the "Battle of Normandy and surrounding events" in no more than
120 hours. The general public is invited to see these films at five truly
spectacular screenings at historical sites. Free - Landing Production www.kinodday.com
Friday June 13th
AUDRIEU [D4]
Vigil of remembrance - Community centre
These cross-generational events are held by classes, schools, clubs
and veterans and coordinated by the towns and villages hosting the
event. Its aim is to pass on the memories of the older generation
to future generations. With residents who witnessed the events of
the time in Audrieu, Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite, Loucelles, Carcagny.
Free - Audrieu Town hall - [email protected]
8.30pm: Overlord - La Fermeture Éclair theatre
Staging the bloody reality of the war with a god of war who is part
a antique hero and part a computer playing teenager, Overlord is a
humorous yet touching play, despite its dramatic premise, and the
mise-en-abîme of the geopolitical stakes makes them hilariously
easy to understand. A theatre production for everyone, from
school children to adults. €10 - €8 - Amavada- 02 31 83 20 35 [email protected] - www.amavada.com
BAYEUX [C4]
7pm: Theatre - Summer ‘44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital- Allée des
Augustines (in front of the Bayeux Tapestry gate)
Summer ’44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were transformed
into makeshift hospitals. The town treated and housed thousands
of injured people... With a cast of young actors from ACTEA,
this period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical
visits of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July
2014. €7.50 - €3 - Free. General Hospital - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
6.30pm: "The price of freedom" conference cycle - Town
Hall, Council room
"The price of freedom" aims to draw out the complexities of the
liberation through less familiar themes. For this second conference
in the cycle, Stéphane Lamache, author of "La Normandie
américaine", will speak on the theme of relationships between the
people of Cherbourg and America from the liberation onwards. Free Liberation Museum - 02 33 23 39 30 - [email protected] www.ville-cherbourg.fr
BOURGUÉBUS [D4]
8.30pm: Streamer "To my father, for his father" - Community
centre
Questioning the present, honouring the dead and the survivors of
the Battle of Normandy: Plaine Sud invites you to an exceptional
project “Streamer”. A postman in Trévières, Mr. Robert Boulard,
member of the resistance, was killed in the Caen prison on June
6th 1944. Haunted by his memory, his direct descendant Régis
Boulard, engages in an intimate and historical introspection.
€5 - Plaine Sud de Caen - 06 81 23 83 05 - [email protected] www.plaine-sud-de-caen.com
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER [C3]
2pm: The “Relais de la Mémoire à Rots” - Objective 2044 Colleville cemetery / La Cambe cemetery
A scheme for passing memories on to and by the young, bringing
together children from 5 nations together with veterans, with
meetings every 5 years. A gathering of children, veterans and
their families at Colleville-sur-Mer to renew their promise to
return in 2044. Followed by a time of contemplation at the German
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CAEN [D4]
9pm: First ringing of the Bell of Peace and Liberty - Bayeux
Cathedral
To commemorate the anniversary of General de Gaulle’s first speech
in France after the liberation, the Bell of Peace will be rung for the
first time in the city of Bayeux on Saturday June 14th at 9pm. Free Association Cloche de la paix et de la liberté pour la Cathédrale de
Bayeux (ACCBA) - www.clochebayeux6juin2014.blogspot.com
8.30pm: Overlord - La Fermeture Éclair theatre
Staging the bloody reality of the war with a god of war who is part
a antique hero and part a computer playing teenager, Overlord is a
humorous yet touching play, despite its dramatic premise, and the
mise-en-abîme of the geopolitical stakes makes them hilariously
easy to understand. A theatre production for everyone, from
school children to adults. €10 - €8 - Amavada- 02 31 83 20 35 [email protected] - www.amavada.com
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
As part of the Normandy D-Day Festival. A new event in the
cathedral’s calendar offers a journey into the heart of Freedom. This
night-time extravaganza will see the sumptuous cathedral lit up in a
rainbow of colour and offer a dramatic portrayal of the monumental
Liberty tree (1797). The very latest in sound and light technology
bring you freedom as you have never seen it before! Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
8.30pm: "Impact of the radars and counter-measures on the
development of World War II and the success of the D-Day
Landings" - Les Logis de la Baronnie
Round table organised by the "Friends of the Radar Museum"
association in partnership with the town of Douvres La Délivrande,
with the participation of the "Guerrelec" association and various
European scientists. Free - Douvres-la-Délivrande - 02 31 36 24 24 [email protected] - www.douvres-la-delivrande.fr
CAEN [D4]
5pm: Overlord - La Fermeture Éclair theatre
Staging the bloody reality of the war with a god of war who is part
a antique hero and part a computer playing teenager, Overlord is a
humorous yet touching play, despite its dramatic premise, and the
mise-en-abîme of the geopolitical stakes makes them hilariously
easy to understand. A theatre production for everyone, from
school children to adults. €10 - €8 - Amavada- 02 31 83 20 35 [email protected] - www.amavada.com
ROTS [D4]
8.30pm: “Chronic of a scorching summer - from my village of
Rots” - Centre d’Animations
A scheme for passing memories on to and by the young, bringing
together children from 5 nations together with veterans, with
meetings every 5 years. Launch of the book published from the
diary kept in 1944 by a young witness to the liberation of Rots author due to attend. Free - Rots Town hall - 02 31 26 50 54 [email protected] - www.rots.fr
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: Waves of war - Cap Fagnet car park
Discover this mysterious site, dug into the chalk during the
Second World War: "The German military hospital". By torchlight,
explore the area through an audio fiction written and produced by
Pascal Rueff with support from the town of Fécamp, the SeineMaritime department and the DRAC Haute-Normandie. €5 - €3 Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
Saturday June 14th
ARROMANCHES [D3]
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” Church
Concert with the Saint-George Choir (Anglican Church of Paris)
as part of the sacred songs festival held at various locations
emblematic of the landings, with artists from the countries involved
in these historic events. €10 - €6 - Free - ADTLB - 02 31 22 17 44 [email protected] - www.bessin-animations.com
GRANDCAMP-MAISY [C3]
6.15pm: 70th anniversary of the return of General de Gaulle Stela Place de la République
Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s visit
to Grandcamp-les-Bains. June 14th 1944 marked the historic return
of General de Gaulle to France after 4 years of exile in England.
6.15pm: Commemorative ceremony at Grandcamp. 9pm: Te Deum,
Bayeux Cathedral. Free - Grandcamp-Maisy Town hall - 02 31 22
64 34 - [email protected] - www.grandcamp-maisy.fr
and D-Day Landing Commemoration Committee - 02 31 92 00 26 [email protected] - www.memorial-pegasus.org
BAYEUX [C4]
2.30pm: 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s return to
France
June 14th 1944 marked the historic return of General de Gaulle to
France after 4 years of exile in England. 2.30pm: Commemorative
ceremony at Bayeux, followed by Isigny and Grandcamp. 9pm: Te
Deum, Bayeux Cathedral. Free - D-Day Landing Committee - 02 31 92
00 26 - [email protected] - www.memorial-pegasus.org
GRAYE-SUR-MER [D4]
8.30pm: Concert featuring the Melon Jazz Band - Salle SaintLaurent (Subject to confirmation)
A concert of jazz standards from the era covered by the Melon Jazz
Band. Part of the international basketball tournament organised by
C.S. Bayeux Basket. €8 - €5 - CS Bayeux Basket - 02 14 08 52 44 [email protected] - www.bayeux-basket.com
11am: 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s return to
France
June 14th 1944 marked the historic return of General de Gaulle to
France after 4 years of exile in England. 11am: Commemorative
ceremony at the Cross of Lorraine in Graye-Courseulles, followed
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by Bayeux, Isigny, Grandcamp. 9pm: Te Deum, Bayeux Cathedral.
Free - D-Day Landing Commemoration Committee - 02 31 92 00 26 [email protected] - www.memorial-pegasus.org
2pm: Streamer "To my father, for his father" - Community
centre
Questioning the present, honouring the dead and the survivors of
the Battle of Normandy: Plaine Sud invites you to an exceptional
project “Streamer”. A postman in Trévières, Mr. Robert Boulard,
member of the resistance, was killed in the Caen prison on June
6th 1944. Haunted by his memory, his direct descendant Régis
Boulard, engages in an intimate and historical introspection.
Free - Plaine Sud de Caen - 06 81 23 83 05 - [email protected] www.plaine-sud-de-caen.com
ISIGNY-SUR-MER [B4]
5.30pm: 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s return to
France
June 14th 1944 marked the historic return of General de Gaulle to
France after 4 years of exile in England. 5.30pm: Commemorative
ceremony at Isigny, then Grandcamp. 9pm: Te Deum, Bayeux Cathedral.
Free - D-Day Landing Commemoration Committee - 02 31 92 00 26 [email protected] - www.memorial-pegasus.org
ROTS [D4]
Sunday June 15th
3pm: Le Relais de la Mémoire in Rots: Tree of the Future
ceremony - Esplanade de la mairie
A scheme for passing memories on to and by the young, bringing
together children from 5 nations together with veterans, with
meetings every 5 years. Gathering of children from 5 nations,
veterans, their families and the general public to place messages
of peace in a new branch of the Tree of the Future. Free - Rots Town
hall - 02 31 26 50 24 - [email protected] - www.rots.fr
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
10am-12pm/2pm-6pm: "History and Memoirs" book fair Community centre
As part of the week of commemoration and festivities to mark the
70th anniversary of the Normandy landings and the liberation, the
Cotentin CDC is holding its 6th annual "History and Memoirs" book
fair, presenting works on the landings and the Second World War,
historical works as well as historical novels and regional works. Free Baie du Cotentin Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 21 00 33 [email protected] - www.ot-baieducotentin.fr
SAINTE-HONORINE-LA-CHARDONNE [D6]
70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings and 10th
anniversary of the Aviators Stela - Stela - War Memorial Community centre
Ecumenical ceremony, commemoration at the stela erected in
memory of the two aviators - one English, one American - who
died in the town in 1944, with members of their families, flag
bearers, children, jeep collectors, brass band etc. Sainte-Honorinela-Chardonne - 02 33 96 10 94 - sainte.honorine.la.chardonne@
wanadoo.fr
VIERVILLE-SUR-MER [C3]
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” Church
Concert with the Maitrise des Pays de La Loire as part of the
sacred songs festival held at various locations emblematic of the
landings, with artists from the countries involved in these historic
events. €10 - €6 - Free - ADTLB - 02 31 22 17 44 - [email protected] www.bessin-animations.com
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
2pm-6pm: "History and Memoirs" book fair - Community
centre
As part of the week of commemoration and festivities to mark the
70th anniversary of the Normandy landings and the liberation, the
Cotentin CDC is holding its 6th annual "History and Memoirs" book
fair, presenting works on the landings and the Second World War,
historical works as well as historical novels and regional works. Free Baie du Cotentin Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 21 00 33 [email protected] - www.ot-baieducotentin.fr
Monday June 16th
CREULLY [D4]
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” Château
Conference: “Accounts of war, accounts of peace”. Free - ADTLB 02 31 22 17 44 - [email protected] - www.bessin-animations.com
TRÉVIÈRES [C4]
Tuesday June 17th
9pm: Streamer “To my father, for his father” - Cinema
Questioning the present, honouring the dead and the survivors of
the Battle of Normandy: Plaine Sud invites you to an exceptional
project “Streamer”. A postman in Trévières, Mr. Robert Boulard,
member of the resistance, was killed in the Caen prison on June 6th
1944. Haunted by his memory, his direct descendant Régis Boulard,
engages in an intimate and historical introspection. €5 - Plaine Sud
de Caen - 06 81 23 83 05 - [email protected] - www.plaine-sudde-caen.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
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OUISTREHAM [E4]
BAYEUX [C4]
CRÉPON [D4]
2.30pm: Guided walk on Sword Beach, retracing the steps of
the commandos - the memorial flame to the French commandos
Guided visit on the theme of the occupation and liberation of
Ouistreham. This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our
history, that of "Kieffer’s green berets” part of the N°4 Anglo-French
commando which liberated the town. €4 - Tourist Office - 02 31 97 18 63 [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” Church
Concert with the baroque music ensemble Les Voyageurs (France)
as part of the sacred songs festival held at various locations
emblematic of the landings, with artists from the countries involved
in these historic events. €10 - €6 - Free - ADTLB - 02 31 22 17 44 [email protected] - www.bessin-animations.com
PORT-EN-BESSIN [C3]
6.30pm: "The price of freedom" conference cycle - Town
Hall, Council room
In the third “The price of freedom” conference, Julia Torrie, Professor
of History at the University of St. Thomas de Fredericton, NewBrunswick, author of “For their own good: Civilians evacuations in
Germany and France”, will present the organisation and execution
of the evacuations of Cherbourg residents under the occupation and
during the liberation. Free - Liberation Museum - 02 33 23 39 30 [email protected] - www.ville-cherbourg.fr
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” Community centre
Conference: “Accounts of war, accounts of peace”. Free - ADTLB 02 31 22 17 44 - [email protected] - www.bessin-animations.com
Wednesday June 18th
CAEN [D4]
GRANVILLE [A5]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6 €4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
2.30pm-7pm: Tour of Normandy in period vehicles - Place
Fontaine Bedeau
A touring rally in period vehicles, the Tour of Normandy will depart
from the tour village, Granville, where you can take part in a variety
of events with local tradespeople and businesses, an exhibition
of vintage vehicles and music. Free - Historic Vehicles Tour of
Normandy - 02 33 91 30 03 - www.tourdenormandie.com
GRAYE-SUR-MER [D4]
ISIGNY-SUR-MER [B4]
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” - Church
Concert with the singer Emilie Mory and baroque music ensemble
(Canada) as part of the sacred songs festival held at various locations
emblematic of the landings, with artists from the countries involved
in these historic events. €10 - €6 - Free - ADTLB - 02 31 22 17 44 [email protected] - www.bessin-animations.com
8.45pm: Festival “Sacred voices, the ways of freedom” - Church
Concert with the children’s choir of the Cathedral of Paderborn
(Germany) as part of the sacred songs festival held at various locations
emblematic of the landings, with artists from the countries involved
in these historic events. €10 - €6 - Free - ADTLB - 02 31 22 17 44 [email protected] - www.bessin-animations.com
TILLY-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
MONTEBOURG [B3]
5pm: Ceremony of remembrance for the civilian victims of
the battle of Tilly-sur-Seulles - In front of the Battle Museum
in Tilly-sur-Seulles
Free - Tilly-sur-Seulles Town hall - 06 07 59 46 02 - association@
tilly1944.com - www.tilly1944.com
8.30pm: The Voices of Freedom - Community centre
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting. Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 - theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
Vigil of remembrance - Cadence community centre
These cross-generational events are held by classes, schools, clubs
and veterans and coordinated by the towns and villages hosting the
event. Its aim is to pass on the memories of the older generation to
future generations. With residents who witnessed the events of the
time in Tilly-sur-Seulles, Bucéels, Lingèvres, Ellon. Free - Tilly-surSeulles Town hall - [email protected]
Friday June 20th
BAYEUX [C4]
7pm: Theatre - Summer ‘44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital- Allée des
Augustines (in front of the Bayeux Tapestry gate)
Summer ’44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were transformed
into makeshift hospitals. The town treated and housed thousands
of injured people... With a cast of young actors from ACTEA,
this period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical
visits of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July
2014. €7.50 - €3 - Free - General Hospital - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
Thursday June 19th
ALENÇON [E7]
8.30pm: German forces in Normandy - Hôtel du Département
Talk by Valentin Schneider, a young university researcher from BasseNormandie who defended a thesis on the German occupation of
Normandy in February 2013. Free - Orne General Council - www.orne.fr
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exhibition of vintage vehicles and music. Free - Historic Vehicles Tour
of Normandy - 02 31 37 46 80 - www.tourdenormandie.com
LISIEUX F4
8pm: Franco-German events - Parc de l’Evêché
The Franco-German orchestra, made up of 90 musicians aged
between 15 and 25 years from Lisieux and Lower Franconia, jointly
conducted by Laurent Delanoë and Hermann Freibott, will present
a musical programme as a sign of reconciliation. They will be
accompanied by the Pays d’Auge youth ballet, under the artistic
direction of Patricia Cottavoz. Free - Lintercom Lisieux-Pays d’AugeNormandie Conservatoire- 02 31 48 31 85 - [email protected] www.lintercom.fr
FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL [D4]
Vigil of remembrance - Community centre
These cross-generational events are held by classes, schools, clubs
and veterans and coordinated by the towns and villages hosting the
event. Its aim is to pass on the memories of the older generation to
future generations. With residents who witnessed the events of the
time in Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Tessel, Cristot. Free - Fontenay-le-Pesnel
Town hall - [email protected]
LIVAROT [F5]
10am-12.30pm: Conferences "June-August 1944: Liberation of
the Pays d’Auge" - Le Parc Cinema
Illustrated mini-conferences: F. Dutour; Y. Lecouturier: German
repression in the Pays d’Auge from the landings to the end of the
fighting in August; J. Coignard: Liberation of the canton of Livarot; J.
Levêque: The lives of the inhabitants of Moutiers-Hubert during the
Battle of Normandy. Followed by a debate moderated by: B. Noël.
Free - Livarot Association of Local Authorities - 02 31 63 47 39 [email protected] - www.paysdelivarot.fr
SAINT-LÔ [B4]
5.30pm-7pm: Tour of Normandy in Vintage Vehicles National Stables
A touring rally in period vehicles, the Tour of Normandy will stop
at the Haras National (national stables) in Saint Lô where you
can attend an exhibition of vintage vehicles and a music concert.
Free - Historic Vehicles Tour of Normandy - 02 14 29 00 17 www.tourdenormandie.com
Sunday June 22nd
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
Saturday June 21st
9.30am-12.30pm: Tour of Normandy in period vehicles Place de Gaulle
A touring rally in period vehicles, the Tour of Normandy will pass
through the tour village of Courseulles/Mer where you can take part
in a variety of events with local tradespeople and businesses, an
exhibition of vintage vehicles and music. Free - Historic Vehicles Tour
of Normandy - 02 31 37 46 80 - www.tourdenormandie.com
AMFREVILLE [E4]
7.30pm: Water - the source of victory: For every man his
cup - Town hall car park, Le Plain
A scientific, musical, storytelling walk through history (set to jazz
music). The man’s hands grip his cup. In the clear light of the
evening, the water is a mirror in which the man glimpses himself
fleetingly, just the time to wonder how he is still here. Then he
drinks and sleeps, as tomorrow may well be just as long as the
today he has just lived. €7.50 - €3.50 - Free - Family ticket €18. Le
dit de l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie - 02 31 08 05 84 [email protected] - www.leditdeleau.fr
FLERS [D6]
10am: A regional homage to the memory of the civilian
victims of Lower-Normandy - Saint-Germain church,
cemetery, town hall
10am: Inter-religious ceremony at the Saint-Germain church in
Flers. 11.15am: Ceremony at the plot for civilian victims in the
town cemetery: Reading of the list of civilian victims and towns
which were bombed by school children, speeches, wreath laying
by the local authorities. 12.30pm: reception at the town hall.
Free - Normandie Mémoire - [email protected] www.normandiememoire.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
SULLY [C4]
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
2.30pm: Water – the source of victory: La grande buanderie Meeting point: Château de Sully car park
A scientific, musical, storytelling walk through history (set to
contemporary classical music). The war did not spare artists. The
shouts, the tumult, the sounds of life and death that emerged
from this human adventure, can all be heard in the music of the
3pm-11pm: Tour of Normandy in period vehicles - Place de
Gaulle
A touring rally in period vehicles, the Tour of Normandy will pass
through the tour village of Courseulles/Mer where you can take part
in a variety of events with local tradespeople and businesses, an
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OUISTREHAM [E4]
20th century composers. A man whistles as he washes his clothes.
€7.50 - €3.50 - Free - Family ticket €18 - reservation recommended Le dit de l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie - 02 31 08 05 84 [email protected] - www.leditdeleau.fr
2.30pm: Guided walk on Sword Beach, retracing the steps
of the commandos - the memorial flame to the French
commandos
Guided visit on the theme of the occupation and liberation of
Ouistreham. This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our
history, that of "Kieffer’s green berets” part of the N°4 Anglo-French
commando which liberated the town. €4 - Tourist office - 02 31 97 18 63 [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
Monday June 23rd
IFS [D4]
2pm: Ifs Memories of the Occupation and Liberation of the
town - Esplanade du collège Senghor
Children from primary and secondary schools, vocational colleges
and after-school clubs, in particular those from Ifs, will publicly
present what they have discovered about the occupation of Ifs and
the Battle of Normandy in the town and to the south of Caen. Free Ifs - 02 31 35 27 27 - [email protected] - www.ville-ifs.fr
Wednesday June 25th
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6 €4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
8pm: Vigil - first-hand accounts of daily life in Ifs - 1939/postwar period - Town Hall
An evening event lead by residents who lived through the
occupation, the battle, the exodus and the liberation, based on a
photo montage of archive documents and from individuals, as well
as filmed testimony. A time to learn, discover, understand and think
together, locally. Free - Ifs - 02 31 35 27 27 - [email protected] www.ville-ifs.fr
Thursday June 26th
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Tuesday June 24th
AIRAN [E5]
2pm: "Living and reliving Val ès dunes 1940-1944"
Testimony - Community centre
The Val ès dunes tourist office is putting on theatrical readings
of the events which happened in the area during the war, at local
libraries and schools. These include accounts of the Airan derailing
and resistance in 1942, supply, bombings, destruction, 1944 battle,
liberation. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office - 02 31 85 38 82 [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
6.30pm: "The price of freedom" conference cycle - Town
Hall, Council room
To close “The price of freedom” cycle of lectures, Michel Boivin,
Professor of Contemporary History at Caen University, will give a
talk entitled: “The purging of the Cherbourg agglomeration from the
liberation and beyond.” Free - Liberation Museum - 02 33 23 39 30 [email protected] - www.ville-cherbourg.fr
BAYEUX [C4]
Open-air dance to commemorate the liberation of the city Cherbourg city centre
26th June, the date on which the city of Cherbourg was liberated,
at least two ships will be open to the general public and period
vehicles will be on show around the docks. An open-air dance
with professional band, followed by a firework display (subject to
confirmation). Free - Cherbourg-Octeville Town hall - 02 33 87 89 19 www.ville-cherbourg.fr
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
LESSAY [A4]
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
8.30pm: Voices of Freedom - Cultural Space
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 - theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
8.30pm: "Cinematic representations of the 6th June 1944
landings: between history and fiction "The longest day" Les Logis de la Baronnie
Conference by Jean Quellien, emeritus professor of contemporary
history, University of Caen Basse-Normandie. This conference
is proposed by the "La Baronnie" association in partnership
with the town of Douvres-la-Délivrande. Free - Douvres-la32
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Délivrande - 02 31 36 24 24 - [email protected] www.douvres-la-delivrande.fr
From 2pm: Tunes in the basement - Espace René Lebas
28th June, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the liberation,
the music section of the Jacques-Prévert library is holding a day of
celebrations including a guided tour of the Marine hospital under
the occupation and the liberation at 2pm, a conference entitled “The
Second World War in Song” at 3.30pm covering French song-writing
from 1939 - 1945 and a concert by the “Les Moulinex” duo with a
festive programme of music from the 1940s, reliving the heady days of
the liberation. Free - Cherbourg-Octeville Town hall - 02 33 23 39 30 www.ville-cherbourg.fr - www.camionjazz.com
Friday June 27th
BAYEUX [C4]
7pm: Theatre - Summer ‘44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital- Allée des
Augustines (in front of the Bayeux Tapestry gate)
Summer ’44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were transformed
into makeshift hospitals. The town treated and housed thousands
of injured people... With a cast of young actors from ACTEA,
this period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical
visits of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July
2014. €7.50 - €3 - free - General Hospital - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
FERMANVILLE [B2]
6.30pm-3am: 1940s dinner dance with live orchestra
Liberation dance with actors and members of the general public
in 1940s dress. The event will be held during a highly symbolic
period for the town which was liberated on June 27th 1944. Ticket
prices: request information from the tourist office - Fermanville 02 33 54 61 12 - [email protected] www.tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr
CARENTAN [B4]
8.30pm: Voices of Freedom - Theatre
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 - theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
NONANT [D4]
2pm: "Civilians during the Battle of Normandy" - Head Office
of the publisher OREP Éditions
Jean Quellien, historian, Emeritus Professor of Contemporary
History and Françoise Passera, Studies Engineer at the CRHQ at the
University of Caen will present their latest work entitled "Civilians
during the Battle of Normandy”". Free - OREP Editions - 02 31 51 81 31 [email protected] - www.orepeditions.com
SAINT-GABRIEL-BRÉCY [D4]
9pm: Three months with the English - Prieuré Saint-Gabriel
In her diary, Marcelle Fauchier Delavigne recalls the day to day
unfolding of the liberation of Normandy. Involved in the life of the
students at the Horticultural Centre at the Saint-Gabriel Priory, she
intermingles these experiences with the life of the English troops
and news from the front. The dramatisation brings the period to
life, with accompanying sound. €8 - Free - Association culturelle
du Prieuré Saint-Gabriel - 06 89 45 71 63 - [email protected] www.prieuresaintgabriel.fr
Sunday June 29th
SAINT-VAAST-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
Ceremony of remembrance for civilian victims - Town Hall
Free - Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles Town hall - [email protected]
SAINT-VAAST-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
Monday June 30th
Vigil of remembrance - Community centre
These cross-generational events will be held by classes, schools,
clubs and veterans and coordinated by the towns and villages
hosting the event. Its aim is to pass on the memories of the older
generation to future generations. With residents who witnessed the
events of the time in Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles, Hottot-les-Bagues,
Juvigny-sur-Seulles, Vendes. Free - Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles Town
hall - [email protected]
CARNEVILLE [B2]
6.30pm: Châteaux and manor houses in the canton of SaintPierre during the occupation - Château
The impact of the occupation on the châteaux in the canton of SaintPierre-Église, the damage inflicted by the occupiers and liberators.
€12 - €5 - €3 - Tourist Office - www.tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr
MORTAIN [C6]
Saturday June 28th
8.30pm: Voices of Freedom - Espace Le Géricault
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 - theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
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JULY
Tuesday July 1st
Saturday July 5th
Sunday July 6th
Thursday July 10th
BAYEUX [C4]
BAYEUX [C4]
JUVIGNY-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
The castle of Juvigny-sur-Seulles during the summer of
1944 - Castle
The privately-owned castle of Juvigny-sur-Seulles, usually closed
to the general public will open its doors to host an exhibition
about the castle in the summer of 1944. Free - Town hall [email protected]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
CAEN [D4]
Wednesday July 2nd
12.30pm-7.30pm: The General de Gaulle historical tour Departure from the bus car park at the Caen Memorial
Guided coach tour leaving from the Caen Memorial retracing
General de Gaulle’s return to France on 14th June 1944. Sites visited:
Courseulles/Graye-sur-Mer, Creullet-Bayeux-Isigny-Grandcamp. €28
per person. Tickets must be purchased prior to departure - Libération
et Mémoire, les amis du Mémorial de Caen - 02 31 81 59 11 [email protected] - www.memorial-caen.fr
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period during
which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6 - €4.50 Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
8.30pm: The Voice of Freedom - Espace Le Vox
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 - theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
Thursday July 3rd
ALENÇON [E7]
8.30pm: The Andaines forest and the Battle of Normandy Hôtel du Département
History talk by David Capps-Tunwell: The Andaines forest and the
Battle of Normandy. The landscape testifies. Free - Orne General
Council - www.orne.fr
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: 39-45 tour- In front of the Cap Fagnet signal station
A slide show and the visit of two blockhouses allow the visitor to
discover the extent of the protection system installed at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour gives
access, via a hiking trail, to the "German military hospital", a place
dug out of the rock for which there are no records of how it was used;
€5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
OUISTREHAM [E4]
Daytime and evening: The Village of Freedom - Prairies de la
mer circus ground
An entire town mobilises all its resources to build a forum
entirely dedicated to the theme of freedom. A succession of
creative workshops and shows throughout the day to celebrate
the culmination of this major collective project. Free - Ouistreham
Sociocultural Centre - 02 31 25 51 60 - [email protected] www.ouistreham.fr
Friday July 4th
BAYEUX [C4]
7pm: Theatre - Summer ‘44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital- Allée des
Augustines (in front of the Bayeux Tapestry gate)
Summer ’44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were transformed
into makeshift hospitals. The town treated and housed thousands
of injured people... With a cast of young actors from ACTEA,
this period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical
visits of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July
2014. €7.50 - €3 - Free - General Hospital - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
2.30pm: Discovering the liberation of Pont-l’Evêque
Open to the general public this guided tour reveals the history
of the first hours of the liberation of Pont-l’Evêque. Free - Pontl’Evêque - 02 31 64 89 33 - [email protected] www.lesdominicaines.com
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Friday July 11th
Tuesday July 8th
BAYEUX [C4]
BAYEUX [C4]
7pm: Theatre - Summer ‘44 Bayeux Ville-Hôpital- Allée des
Augustines (in front of the Bayeux Tapestry gate)
Summer ’44: Bayeux was not bombed. Its schools were transformed
into makeshift hospitals. The town treated and housed thousands
of injured people... With a cast of young actors from ACTEA,
this period of history is brought to life in the form of theatrical
visits of the Bayeux hospital centre through to the end of July
2014. €7.50 - €3 - Free - General Hospital - 02 31 51 60 60 [email protected] - www.hopitalbayeux.fr
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
OUISTREHAM [E4]
2.30pm: Guided walk on Sword Beach, retracing the steps
of the commandos - the memorial flame to the French
commandos
Guided visit on the theme of the occupation and liberation of
Ouistreham. This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our
history, that of "Kieffer’s green berets” part of the N°4 Anglo-French
commando which liberated the town. €4 - Tourist office - 02 31 97 18 63 [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
MONTORMEL [E6]
Nightfall: Open-air film - Montormel War Memorial
Open air projection of episodes 2 and 3 of Stephen Spielberg and
Tom Hanks’s television series "Band of Brothers" which tells the
story of a group of American soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division
who parachuted into the Saint-Mère-Église area on the night of
5th - 6th June 1944. Free - Montormel Memorial - 02 33 67 38 61 www.memorial-montormel.org
SAINT-LÔ [B4]
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
8.30pm: Voices of Freedom - Roger Ferdinand theatre
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 - theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
2pm: Guided walk visiting the heritage of Kairon - Kairon
church
Set out to discover the rich heritage of the village of Kairon. A
series of anecdotes will pepper your journey along the walking
paths around the village: we will discover together an underground
shelter built by German soldiers during World War II, anecdotes on
General Eisenhower who had two HQs in the region, as well as many
other anecdotes. €2 - Tourist Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
Wednesday July 9th
CAEN [D4]
Saturday July 12th
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6 €4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
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FÉCAMP [F2]
1944. 3pm: Inauguration of the exhibition (Notre-Dame church).
4pm: Inauguration of the discovery route "The paths of memory".
5pm then 8.30pm: Projection of a documentary film produced using
the testimonials of inhabitants and period archives (multipurpose
hall). Free - Association Port-Bail 1944 - [email protected] www.portbail1944.com
3pm: 39-45 tour - In front of the Cap Fagnet signal station
A slide show and the visit of two blockhouses allow the visitor to
discover the extent of the protection system installed at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour gives
access, via a hiking trail, to the "German military hospital", a place
dug out of the rock for which there are no records of how it was used;
€5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
Tuesday July 15th
BAYEUX [C4]
LA-HAYE-DU-PUITS [A4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details on June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
Intercom tourist office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
10am-midnight: Liberty celebrations - Rue des landes
(stadium)
After the liberation of the La-Haye-du-Puits sector in July 1944, the
commune of Bolleville hosted an aerodrome, a military field hospital
and a POW camp. The choice of the commune of Bolleville reflected
the will of the elected representatives to promote peace and not
the fighting. Events include: reconstitution camp, photograph
exhibition, book exhibition, Liberation ball, various events (subject
to confirmation). Free - La-Haye-du-Puits Association of Local
Authorities - 02 33 46 01 42 - [email protected] www.ot-lahayedupuits.com
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Chapelle Lalique, NotreDame de Fidélité
Quatuor Elysée and Alan Ball, piano. A French-Russian quartet
and the American pianist Alan Ball interpreting works chosen in
tribute to countries formerly at war: Haydn and the future German
hymn, Dvorak and the famous American quartet, etc. €15 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
MONTORMEL [E6]
2.30pm-6pm: Tour of the battlefield "The Americans" Montormel Memorial
Guided tour of the battlefield. On August 13th 1944 the American
troops reached Bourg-Saint-Léonard without fighting. The German
were soon to counter-attack however. You can follow in their
footsteps in these decisive events of the Normandy campaign.
Free guided visit on reservation only. Free - Montormel Memorial 02 33 67 38 61 - www.memorial-montormel.org
PORT-BAIL [A3]
Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the centre of the liberation Multipurpose hall
10am, 5pm and 8.30pm: projection of an unpublished documentary
film on the history of the commune and the Côte des Isles during
the Second World War (occupation - liberation - reconstruction).
This documentary was produced using the testimonials of the
inhabitants and period archives. Free - Association Port-Bail 1944 [email protected] - www.portbail1944.com
Sunday July 13th
LA-HAYE-DU-PUITS [A4]
Wednesday July 16th
10am-midnight: Liberty celebrations - Rue des landes
(stadium)
After the liberation of the La Haye du Puits sector in July 1944, the
commune of Bolleville hosted an aerodrome, a military field hospital
and a POW camp. The choice of the commune of Bolleville reflected
the will of the elected representatives to promote peace and not
the fighting. On the programme: reconstitution camp (subject to
confirmation), photograph exhibition, book exhibition, Liberation
ball, various events. Free - La-Haye-du-Puits Association of Local
Authorities - 02 33 46 01 42 - [email protected] www.ot-lahayedupuits.com
BAGNOLES-DE-L’ORNE [D7]
3pm: Bagnoles-de-l’Orne under the Occupation and during
the Liberation - Tourist Office
After the D-Day Landings, the battle continued… and in particular
around the Chambois-Falaise pocket, we find a town which will have
a highly specific status allowing it to keep its heritage: Bagnoles-del’Orne. Between anecdotes and emotion, discover how Bagnoles-del’Orne lived through this turbulent period in the history of humanity.
€3 - Free. EPIC Bagnoles-de-l’Orne Tourisme - 02 33 37 85 66 [email protected] - www.bagnolesdelorne.com
Monday July 14TH
CAEN [D4]
PORT-BAIL [A3]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
12pm-8.30pm: Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the centre of the liberation
12pm: Commemorations: French flag placed on Notre-Dame church
(tribute), repeat of the songs and music interpreted on 14 July
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SAINT-JAMES [B7]
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6 €4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
8.30pm: Voices of Freedom - Espace Le Géricault
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 -theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
PORT-BAIL [A3]
Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the centre of the liberation Multipurpose hall
5pm: Projection of an unpublished documentary film on the history
of the commune and the Côte des Isles during the Second World
War (occupation - liberation - reconstruction). This documentary was
produced using the testimonials of the inhabitants and period archives.
8.30pm: Play on the theme of the liberation "Troupe les Trez’Arts".
Free - Association Port-Bail 1944 - [email protected] www.portbail1944.com
Friday July 18th
CAGNY [D4]
6pm: Goodwood Concert remembering the Liberation - Town
hall park
The Middle Jazz Band of Lisieux gives a concert in remembrance of
the Jazz and popular music that soothed the Liberation of Normandy:
Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, among others. A film with be screened
simultaneously on the Goodwood operation which liberated Cagny
on July 18 1944. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office - 02 31 85 38 82 [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.fr
THAON [D4]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Saint-Pierre Church
Ensemble de Cuivres de Rhénanie (Rhineland brass band). These
young musicians are amongst the formations represented by Germany,
guest of honour of the 7th Peace Meetings organised by Musique en
Côte de Nacre for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. A highly
talented band in a festive and brilliant repertoire. €12 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: Waves of war - Cap Fagnet car park
Discover a mysterious site dug into the chalk during the Second World
War: the German military hospital. By torchlight, explore the area
through an audio fiction written and produced by Pascal Rueff with
support from the town of Fécamp, the Seine-Maritime department and
the DRAC Haute-Normandie. €5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01
[email protected] - www.fecamptourisme.com
Thursday July 17th
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
PORT-BAIL [A3]
Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the heart of the liberation.
2.30pm: Writing the word "liberté" (freedom) in human letters in
the natural harbour of Port-Bail. A souvenir t-shirt will be given
to participants (quai Aubert). 5pm: Screening of a documentary
compiled from testimony of the inhabitants and contemporary
archives (at the community centre). 8.30pm: inauguration
of the American camps (quai Aubert, opposite the harbour)
(subject to confirmation). Free - Association Port-Bail 1944 [email protected] - www.portbail1944.com
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER [D4]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Notre-Dame church
Recital from Alan Ball and Simon Ohanian. An American pianist
and an Armenian pianist come together for a 2 piano recital which
sounds like an orchestra, in a programme that makes reference
to the 70th anniversary of the Landings through works from SaintSaens, Liszt, Debussy, Schmitt and Gershwin. €15 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
2pm: Guided walk visiting the heritage of Kairon - Kairon
church
Set out to discover the rich heritage of the village of Kairon. A
series of anecdotes will pepper your journey along the walking
paths around the village: we will discover together an underground
shelter built by German soldiers during World War II, anecdotes on
General Eisenhower who had two HQs in the region, as well as many
other anecdotes. €2 - Tourist Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
PORT-BAIL [A3]
Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the heart of the liberation.
2.30pm: A "Liberation tours" hike: discovering historic World War II
sites in the region (Tourist Office) 5pm: Screening of a documentary
compiled from testimony of the inhabitants and contemporary
archives (at the community centre). 9pm: Special 1944 concert "A
la Bonne Heure" or "about time" (town centre). Free - Association
Port-Bail 1944 - [email protected] - www.portbail1944.com
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SANNERVILLE [E4]
Sunday July 20th
11am: Sannerville 1944-2014: Youth, Peace and Europe Royals Marine commandos Goodwood memorial plaque
Ceremony at the Royal Marine Commandos Plaque in Maizeret.
11.30am: Goodwood memorial, Place de l’église. 12.30pm; barbecue
open to the people. Booking required €6 - Sannerville Town hall 02 31 23 32 57 - [email protected]
CERISY-LA-FORÊT [C4]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Abbaye Saint-Vigor
Beethoven: 9th Symphony. 150 singers and musicians represent
several of the countries that were at war to perform this celebrated
work from which the European anthem was taken. €15 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
Saturday July 19th
IFS [D4]
BAYEUX [C4]
11am: Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the
liberation of Ifs - Town Hall - Esplanade François Mitterrand
The town of Ifs and its inhabitants pay tribute to the Canadians,
who liberated the commune on the 20 July 1944, and to military
and civilian casualties. The official commemorative ceremony will
be followed by an exhibition on the daily life of the people of Ifs
from the declaration of war to after the war - Ifs - 02 31 35 27 27 [email protected] - www.ville-ifs.fr
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Notre-Dame Cathedral
Beethoven: 9th Symphony. 150 singers and musicians represent
several of the countries that were at war to perform this celebrated
work from which the European anthem was taken. €15 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
PORT-BAIL [A3]
9am-11.30pm: Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the heart of the liberation
9am: Departure of parade of vehicles throughout La Côte des
Isles - 10am: Memorial Service, Saint-Martin church - 12pm:
Liberation picnic in the main street - 3.30pm: Liberation parade 5pm: Screening of a documentary compiled from testimony of the
inhabitants and contemporary archives - 11pm: Fireworks (subject
to confirmation) - 11/30pm: Ball. Free - Association Port-Bail 1944 [email protected] - www.portbail1944.com
CORMELLES-LE-ROYAL [D4]
Liberation ceremony in Cormelles-le-Royal
Annual liberation ceremony in Cormelles-le-Royal at
the War Memorial. Free - Town hall - 02 31 52 12 29 [email protected] - www.ville-de-cormelles-le-royal.fr
Monday July 21st
FÉCAMP [F2]
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
3pm: 1939-45 circuit - In front of Cap Fagnet Signal station
A slide show and guided visit of two blockhouses enable visitors
to discover the extent of the protection system built at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour takes you
along a hiking trail to the "German military hospital", a mysterious
location dug out of the rock with no record of how it was used. €5 €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Church
Orenburg’s Russian choir. This magnificent choir has come from
the Urals to represent Russia, which (together with Germany) was
invited to the 7th European Peace Meetings. Celebrated Russian
voices perform a repertoire of sacred songs and moving, lively,
popular tunes. 12€ - Musique en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 [email protected] - www.musiquecotedenacre.com
PORT-BAIL [A3]
Tuesday July 22nd
9am-11pm: Port-Bail 1944-2014, at the heart of the liberation.
9am-5pm: Military Fair - 9.30am: Official commemoration - 12.30pm:
Drink to friendship - 3.30pm: Liberation parade - 5pm: Screening
of a documentary compiled from testimony of the inhabitants and
contemporary archives - 7pm: Play "Toupe les Trez’Arts" - 9.30pm:
Sound and light show: re-enactment of the bombardment of the
commune - 11pm: Liberation ball. Free - Association Port-Bail 1944 [email protected] - www.portbail1944.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE [C5]
LANTHEUIL [D4]
3pm: Commemoration - Route de St Lô
Tribute to the 35th American division who liberated Torigni
with veterans in attendance - Commune - 02 33 56 71 44 [email protected]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Saint-Sylvestre church
Recital from Maria Masycheva and Georgy Gromov - four
hands piano. Two young virtuosos from the great Russian piano
school perform a repertoire that, from Beethoven to Chopin,
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celebrates freedom and people’s emancipation. €13 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
OUISTREHAM [E4]
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
2.30pm: Guided walking tour of Sword Beach in the steps of
the Commandos - Memorial Flame to French Commandos
Guided tour covering the Occupation and Liberation of Ouistreham.
This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our history, that of
"Kieffer’s green berets” part of the No. 4 Anglo-French commando
which liberated Ouistreham. 4€ - Tourist Office - 02 31 97 18 63 [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
5.30pm: European Peace Meetings - Town Hall, Council room
Guitar serenade. 10 young guitarists, who have come from all
over France and the world to take part in the guitar academy
of the 7th European Peace Meetings, directed by Gabriel
Bianco, offer the people of Courseulles an exception musical
experience. Free - Musique en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 [email protected] - www.musiquecotedenacre.com
SAINTE-CROIX-SUR-MER [D4]
Wednesday July 23rd
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Church
Recital with Olivier Pons on violin and Helen Linden on Cello. Finland
and France come together for concert in which the work of Bach,
Mozart, Beethoven and Paganini will resound in a church whose
beauty is rivalled only by its exceptional acoustics. €12 - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
CAEN [D4]
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period
during which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6,
€4.50 - Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
Friday July 25th
COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY [D4]
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
5.30pm: Water at the origin of victory: "Donne-lui quand
même à boire" (Let him drink anyway) - Meeting point town
hall car park
A scientific, musical, storytelling walk at dusk. The sea and the
beach - wells and pools - marshes and a wood: a Gallo-Roman villa
was the foundation of the town, the name of a general will reveal
all. Colleville, formerly Montgomery (duration 4h, 5.5 km, walk in
two stages with a break for a picnic). €7.50 - €3.50 - Free - Family
ticket €18. Le dit de l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie 02 31 08 05 84 - [email protected] - www.leditdeleau.fr
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Léo Ferré hall
Festival party: each year the musicians from the European
meetings prepare an evening of various and eclectic music for
their audiences, followed by drinks for everyone. Free - Musique
en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
2pm: Guided walk visiting the heritage of Kairon - Kairon church
Set out to discover the rich heritage of the village of Kairon. A
series of anecdotes will pepper your journey along the walking
paths around the village: we will discover together an underground
shelter built by German soldiers during World War II, anecdotes on
General Eisenhower who had two HQs in the region, as well as many
other anecdotes. €2 - Tourist Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
LUC-SUR-MER [D4]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Chapelle de Luc
Woodwind band from North Rhine-Westphalia. 8 young German
musicians make flutes, clarinets, oboes and bassoons sparkle in
a repertoire including Mozart, Beethoven, and some wonderful
surprises. €12 - Musique en Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 [email protected] - www.musiquecotedenacre.com
Saturday July 26th
SANNERVILLE [C4]
BAYEUX [C4]
"Sannerville : Vivre pour des Idées" ("Sannerville: Live for
ideas") - Community centre
Youth ball - Exhibition-sale of the DVD "Vivre pour les Idées"
(Live for ideas) Free - Sannerville Town hall - 02 31 23 32 57 [email protected]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Thursday July 24th
CUVERVILLE [D4]
2pm: "Goodwood, the biggest tank battle in Normandy" Cemetery car park
Between the 18 and 20 July 1944, Field Marshall Montgomery
launched the biggest armed offensive of the battle of Normandy
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
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starting from Ranville near Cagny and Bourguebus. He sent 3 British
armoured divisions against 3 resisting German lines of defence.
Jean-Paul Hauguel, a specialist in this event, will present this battle
in the field. Free - Val ès dunes Tourist Office - 02 31 85 38 82 [email protected] - www.otvalesdunes.net
to the soldiers), Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. €15 - Musique en
Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
9am-midnight: Commemoration of the liberation - Place de
l’église
9am: Date stamp (French Postal Service) - 10.30am: Religious service
with Mgr the Bishop - 11.30: Patriotic ceremony war memorial
and plaque J. Lawton Collins Junior - 12.20pm: Drinks and lunch Afternoon: debate with historians on the area of Roncey, parade
of military and old vehicles with music, visits of reconstruction
heritage sites - 7.30pm: Music festival - 10.30pm: Firework display
(subject to confirmation). Free - Roncey Town hall - 02 33 46 93 35 [email protected]
RONCEY [B5]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Saint-Rémi church
Three musical oeuvres on the theme of the glory of freedom
performed across the two weeks of the festival: Verdi’s
Sacred Pieces, Britten’s Ballad of Heroes (written in tribute
to the soldiers), Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. €15 - Musique en
Côte de Nacre - 06 64 66 58 25 - [email protected] www.musiquecotedenacre.com
FÉCAMP [F2]
SAINT-MARTIN-DE-FONTENAY [D4]
3pm: 1939-45 circuit - In front of Cap Fagnet Signal station
A slide show and guided visit of two blockhouses enable visitors
to discover the extent of the protection system built at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour takes you
along a hiking trail to the "German military hospital", a mysterious
location dug out of the rock with no record of how it was used. €5 €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
10am: 70th anniversary of the liberation of the lands south of
Caen - Cindais Memorial
An official inter-communal commemoration ceremony including the
various communes liberated in July ‘44 south of Caen to pay tribute
to the Canadian involvement in the battle of Normandy, the sacrifices
of the liberators as well as to all civilian and military casualties.
Free - Juno Committee - 02 31 79 90 35 - [email protected]
LA POMMERAYE [D5]
Tuesday July 29th
8.45pm: Swiss Normandy Tourist office - site of the Château
Ganne
Open air screening. Free - Open air cinema - www.ot-suissenormande.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
SAINT-PATRICE-DE-CLAIDS [B4]
Plaque inauguration
Inauguration of a plaque for an American officer who died in
1944. Free - Saint-Patrice-de-Claids Town hall - 06 73 34 97 06 [email protected]
Wednesday July 30th
JULY
TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE [C5]
7pm-11pm: Liberation ball - Place Foch
Come dressed in civilian period costume and rediscover the
music of the 40s and dance to the rhythm side by side with
experienced dancers. A cultural and musical date for all the
family because the Liberation also marked the arrival of American
culture in France. Free - Municipal tourist office - 02 33 91 30 03 [email protected] - www.ville-granville.fr
5pm: Commemorative Ceremony - Lieu-dit (place known as)
"la Bigne de Haut"
Tribute to those killed and wounded in Bigne on the 1st August 1944.
2 medals present to civilians wounded in the war. Free - Commune 02 33 56 71 44 - [email protected]
Thursday July 31st
Saturday August 2nd
BAYEUX [C4]
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux
tourist office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux tourist
office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
GRANVILLE [A5]
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: Guided World War II visit
The region of Normandy was of key importance in the outcome of
World War II. Although Granville managed to escape a great deal
of destruction during the Allied assault, it was occupied by the
Germans. What was life like under the Occupation and how was
Granville liberated? Free - Municipal tourist office - 02 33 91 30 03 [email protected] - www.ville-granville.fr
3pm: 1939-45 circuit - In front of Cap Fagnet Signal station
A slide show and guided visit of two blockhouses enable visitors
to discover the extent of the protection system built at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour takes you
along a hiking trail to the "German military hospital", a mysterious
location dug out of the rock with no record of how it was used. €5 €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
JULLOUVILLE [A6]
10.30am-3pm: Anniversary of the Liberation - Eisenhower
Roundabout - Salle des Mielles
10.30am: Welcome from the Mayor. Military parade of 40/50
vehicles from the Club MVCG Bretagne (subject to confirmation).
11am: Wreathes laid/town decorated in allied colours. Exhibition
and lectures on the 31 July 1944/1940s Jazz concert / Drinks for
all those in 1945/50 period dress. Free - Commune de Jullouville 02 33 91 10 20 - www.ville-jullouville.fr
MESNIL-CLINCHAMPS [C6]
Plaque in memory of an American airman
A plaque is to be hung in memory of an American airman who
fell over the area of Mesnil-Clinchamps attended by the civil and
military authorities and the family. Religious ceremony. At the end
of the afternoon, the festive part of the commemoration: musical
performances and a fireworks display on Lac de la Dathée at StManvieu-Bocage (subject to confirmation). Comité d’Animation en
Pays Séverin
CAEN [D4]
Sunday July 27th
2.30pm-4.30pm: The Battle of Caen - Tourist Office
The Caen Tourist Office is organising a visit to retrace the steps of
the liberators and look back at what life was like in Caen in June
and July 1944. A guided tour to understand this critical period during
which the fate of a city and its inhabitants was decided. €6, €4.50 Caen Tourist Office - 02 31 27 14 14 - [email protected] www.caen-tourisme.fr
AGON-COUTAINVILLE [A5]
8.30pm: The Voices of Freedom - Community centre
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 -theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
9pm: European Peace Meetings - Saint-Germain church
Three musical oeuvres on the theme of the glory of freedom
performed across the two weeks of the festival: Verdi’s
Sacred Pieces, Britten’s Ballad of Heroes (written in tribute
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PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
AUGUST
2.30pm: Discovery of the Liberation of Pont-l’Evêque
We invite the public to enjoy a guided tour discovering the history
of the first hours of the liberation of Pont-l’Evêque. Free - Pontl’Evêque - 02 31 64 89 33 - [email protected] www.lesdominicaines.com
Friday August 1st
GRANVILLE [A5]
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
3pm: Convoy of military vehicles
3pm: military convoy arrives via the avenue de la Libération and
makes a tour of the town - 4pm: commemoration on Cours Jonville.
4.30pm - 5.30pm: exhibition of vehicles in Cours Jonville - 5.30pm 7pm: convoy moves on to the site du Roc where an exhibition of
photographic documents from the time is to be presented as are
the military vehicles (subject to confirmation). Free - Municipal
tourist office - 02 33 91 30 03 - [email protected] www.ville-granville.fr
2pm: Guided walk visiting the heritage of Kairon - Kairon
church
Set out to discover the rich heritage of the village of Kairon. A
series of anecdotes will pepper your journey along the walking
paths around the village: we will discover together an underground
shelter built by German soldiers during World War II, anecdotes on
General Eisenhower who had two HQs in the region, as well as many
other anecdotes. €2 - Tourist Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
Tuesday August 5th
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux tourist
office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
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Neuilly-la-Forêt
St-Patrice-de-Claids
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Formigny
St-HilairePetitville
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9 Ste-Marie-aux-Anglais
La Cambe Deux-Jumeaux
Cardonville
Osmanville
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Géfosse-Fontenay
Carentan
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Lantheuil
Colleville-Montgomery
Thaon
Varaville
Carcagny
Bénouville
Anisy
Amfreville
Ducy-Ste-Marguerite
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Carpiquet
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Cléville
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Bellengreville
Fontenay
Moult
Bourguébus
May/Orne
Conteville Billy
Airan
Évrecy
Fierville-Bray
Clinchamps/Orne
Poussy-la-Campagne
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AUGUST
OUISTREHAM [E4]
Thursday August 7th
2.30pm: Guided walking tour of Sword Beach in the steps of
the Commandos - Memorial Flame to French Commandos
Guided tour covering the Occupation and Liberation of Ouistreham.
This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our history, that of
"Kieffer’s green berets” part of the No. 4 Anglo-French commando
which liberated Ouistreham. 4€ - Tourist Office - 02 31 97 18 63 [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux tourist
office International communications - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
VERSAINVILLE [E5]
MAY-SUR-ORNE [D5]
8.30pm: Water at the origin of victory: "We often say ‘libre
comme l’eau’ [to be as free as water]" - meeting point at the
Church
A scientific, musical, storytelling, and astronomical walk. A castle
and its parkland - a well full of water: How can we begin to imagine
the millions of metres cubed of water treated by British Engineers
for all the men engaged in the battle? Science to recount the
conquest of water, takes for witnesses, the music of a flute to create
memories. Tariff: See the Pays de Falaise Tourist Office Le dit de
l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie - 02 31 08 05 84 - contact@
leditdeleau.fr - www.leditdeleau.fr
6.30pm: The Liberation of May-sur-Orne - Plaque of the
Canadians, Town hall park
Annual commemorative ceremony of the liberation of May-sur-Orne
by the Canadian regiment the Montroyal Fusiliers. Free - May-surOrne - 02 31 79 80 93 - [email protected] - www.may-surorne.fr
Friday August 8th
SAINT-AIGNAN-DE-CRAMESNIL [D4]
11am: Commemorative walks: Northamptonshire Yeomanry Bosquet des libérateurs
Ken Tout, tank crewman, commander and bombardier of the
Northamptonshire Yeomanry, is organising a programmed of
suitable celebrations with the 3-day visit of veterans. Families and
residents are involved in this commemorative walk in the steps of
the battles to liberate Normandy. Free - Plaine Sud de Caen and
Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil - 06 81 23 83 05 - [email protected] [email protected] - www.plaine-sud-de-caen.com
Wednesday August 6th
GRANVILLE [A5]
3pm: Guided Second World War visit - Place de Isthme
The region of Normandy was key to the outcome of the Second
World War. Although Granville managed to escape a great deal
of destruction during the Allied assault, it was occupied by the
Germans. What was life like under the Occupation and how was
Granville liberated? €3,50 - Free - Tourist Office - 02 33 91 30 03 [email protected] - www.ville-granville.fr
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
6pm: "Une si jolie petite plage" [Such a pretty little beach] Casino Joa cinema hall
The documentary "Une si jolie petite plage" tells the story of the
Acadian soldiers of the North Shore regiment of New Brunswick who
landed on the 6 June 1944 on the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. This
marks the start of the "Acadian week". Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
SAINT-GABRIEL-BRÉCY [D4]
8.30pm: Three months with the English - Prieuré SaintGabriel
In her diary, Marcelle Fauchier Delavigne recalls the day to day
unfolding of the liberation of Normandy. Involved in the life of the
students at the Horticultural Centre at the Saint Gabriel Priory, she
intermingles these experiences with the life of the English troops
and news from the front. The dramatisation brings the period to
life, with accompanying sound. €8 - Free - Association culturelle
du Prieuré Saint-Gabriel - 06 89 45 71 63 - [email protected] www.prieuresaintgabriel.fr
Saturday August 9th
BAYEUX [C4]
8.30pm: Voices of Freedom - Cinema - Theatre
We owe it to those who witnessed the struggle for freedom to
remember the events they experienced and this show is intended not
only for this purpose but also to encourage the younger (and not so
young) members of our society to think about the fundamental values
that underpin our democracy and for which we must never stop
fighting - Théâtre en Partance - 06 11 89 45 66 -theatreenpartance@
wanadoo.fr - www.theatrenpartance.canalblog.com
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Shore regiment of New Brunswick who landed on the 6 June 1944
on the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. With the sons, nieces and
nephews of the Acadian soldiers. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
and the Battle of Normandy, all the Acadian artists in Saint-Aubinsur-Mer will perform songs on the theme of, and for, Peace Free - Association La Semaine Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - info@
semaineacadienne.net - www.semaineacadienne.net
Sunday August 10th
CARPIQUET [D4]
4pm: Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers Canadian War Memorial
Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers of the North Shore
regiment of New Brunswick who landed on the 6 June 1944 on the
beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer and participating in the liberation
of Carpiquet. With the sons, nieces and nephews of the Acadian
soldiers. Free - Association La Semaine Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 [email protected] - www.semaineacadienne.net
COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY [D4]
“Sables Animés” (enlivened beaches) Festival - Beach
Several Normandy Landings-related events are being planned as
part of the 8th edition of the festival: an exhibition, show, event and
film screening. Free - Agglomeration community of Caen la Mer 02 31 28 40 24 - [email protected] - www.caenlamer.fr
Monday August 11th
COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY [D4]
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
“Sables Animés” (enlivened beaches) Festival - Beach
As part of the 8th “Sables Animés” Festival, we are planning
numerous entertainments linked to the landing. Exhibitions, shows,
entertainments and film. Free - Caen la Mer Agglomeration Community 02 31 28 40 24 - [email protected] - www.caenlamer.fr
10am: Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers Juno Beach Centre
A ceremony paying tribute to the North Shore New Brunswick
Regiment of Acadian soldiers who landed on 6 June 1944 on SaintAubin-sur-Mer Beach and then took part in the Battle of Normandy.
The sons, nieces and nephews of these Acadian soldiers will be in
attendance. Free - Juno Beach Centre - 02 31 97 30 41 - infos@
semaineacadienne.net - www.semaineacadienne.net
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: 1939-45 circuit - In front of Cap Fagnet Signal station
A slide show and guided visit of two blockhouses enable visitors
to discover the extent of the protection system built at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour takes you
along a hiking trail to the "German military hospital", a mysterious
location dug out of the rock with no record of how it was used. €5 €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
5.30pm: Concert paying tribute to the women involved in the
war - Cinema auditorium, Joa Casino
Mélanie LeBlanc presents a series of stories told using a selection
of original texts with 1940s songs and songs about this period of
contemporary history being used to underpin the show. For LeBlanc,
song is a universal language that enables her to pay tribute to all
the Canadian women who played their part in what was supposed
to be the last of the Great Wars. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
MONTORMEL [E6]
2.30pm-6pm: Tour of "Les Polonais" (the Poles’) battlefield Montormel Memorial
Guided tour of the battlefield. On 19 August 1944, two columns from
the 1st armoured Polish division took up their positions on the coast
262 north and at Chambois respectively. We propose to walk in their
footsteps through the decisive events in the campaign for Normandy.
Guided visit free, booking required. Free - Montormel Memorial 02 33 67 38 61 - www.memorial-montormel.org
Tuesday August 12th
BAYEUX [C4]
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
BÉNY-SUR-MER [D4]
10am: Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers Brèche des Acadiens
Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers of the North
Shore regiment of New Brunswick who landed on the 6 June 1944
on the beach at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. With the sons, nieces and
nephews of the Acadian soldiers. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
11am: Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers Canadian Military Cemetery
Ceremony paying tribute to the Acadian soldiers of the North
9pm: Concert for peace - Square des Canadiens
Concert is part of the "Semaine Acadienne". As part of the
commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: See details in June 14th 2014. Free - Bayeux tourist
office international communications - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] - www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
VILLEDIEU-LES-POÊLES [B5]
AUGUST
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014 - Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
11am: "Une si jolie petite plage" (Such a pretty little beach)
documentary screening - Cinema auditorium, Joa Casino
This documentary tells the tale of the New Brunswick North Shore
Regiment of Acadian soldiers who landed on 6 June 1944 on
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer beach. This is the documentary that led to
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the creation of “Acadian Week”. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
Wednesday August 13th
BILLY [E5]
5pm: Louise Moyes tribute show - Cinema auditorium, Joa
Casino
The dancer, choreographer, singer and storyteller Louise Moyes
will put on a tribute for the very first time in France in Saint Aubin
to the Acadian soldiers from Labrador and Newfoundland. Free Association La Semaine Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - infos@
semaineacadienne.net - www.semaineacadienne.net
6pm: Tribute to Django Reinhardt - Cinema auditorium, Joa
Casino
The virtuoso guitarist, Duane Andrews, pays tribute to Django
Reinhardt, in this the 70th anniversary year of the Normandy
Landings. He will pay tribute to Reinhardt by playing the music
composed by this wonderful musician from the period of the
legendary Hot Club de France. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
9pm: 1940s cabaret evening - Gym
In this commemorative year, Gerry, Sussie and Terry will pay tribute to
the men and women who helped to liberate France. The programme
includes the songs they would listen to in order to keep their spirits
up and to remember their loved ones back home, the history of their
country and their local communities. €10 - La Semaine Acadienne
Association - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
8.30pm: Tuesday Renk’arts - Place Charles de Gaulle
As part of the Tuesday night Renk’arts programme, a free concert Normandy 44 Light - performed by Hubert Travert. 1940s swing.
Free - Tourist Information Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
CONTEVILLE [E5]
BAYEUX [C4]
10am: Commemoration of the liberation of six towns and
villages - British and Polish War Memorial
Airan, Billy, Chicheboville, Conteville, Fierville-Bray and PoussyLa-Campagne will be hosting British and Polish veterans and their
families over the course of a three-day commemorative event.
A wreath will be laid at the war memorial in Conteville followed
by the inauguration of Rue des Libérateurs and a reception. Free Conteville Town hall - 02 31 78 12 78 - [email protected]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014 - Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
THURY-HARCOURT [D5]
THURY-HARCOURT [D5]
6pm: Peace walk - Allée cavalière du Château
Guided walking tour of the main sites of the Battle of ThuryHarcourt, followed by an inter-generational discussion. Free Norman Switzerland Tourist Information Office - www.ot-suissenormande.com
10pm-11.50pm: Open-air film screening of "Arrêtez les
tambours" (Stop playing the drums) - Allée cavalière du
Château
Open-air screening of Georges Lautner’s film with Bernard Blier,
Henri Virlogeux and Daniel Sorano. This 1961 film is based on
Richard Prentout’s autobiographical novel Le sentier and tells the
tale of the village of Courdimanche, where Dr Leproux is mayor
during the Occupation. Free - Thury-Harcourt - 02 31 79 72 71 [email protected] - www.thury-harcourt.fr
Thursday August 14th
AIRAN [E5]
11.50pm-0.30am: Thury-Harcourt Château Fireworks Show Allée cavalière du Château
Thury-Harcourt was liberated by the British 59th Staffordshire
Division on 13 August 1944 and the town will commemorate the 70th
anniversary of its liberation with a fireworks show at the Dukes of
Harcourt’s Château (subject to confirmation), which was destroyed
by the Germans on the night of 12-13 August 1944, on the eve of
the liberation of the town. Free - Thury-Harcourt - 02 31 79 72 71 [email protected] - www.thury-harcourt.fr
10.30am: Commemoration of the liberation of six towns and
villages - Town Hall and American Airmen’s commemorative
tombstone
Airan, Billy, Chicheboville, Conteville, Fierville-Bray and PoussyLa-Campagne will be hosting British and Polish veterans and their
families over the course of a three-day commemorative event.
Inauguration of a commemorative tombstone to the American
airmen who fell in the village and wreath laying ceremony. A brass
band will play at the event, which will be attended by children.
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9.30pm-11.30pm: 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Rânes Parc du château (château grounds)
In the magnificent setting of Rânes Château, the village residents
tell the tale of their liberation on 15 August 1944 and the immediate
post-war period. This sound and light show complete with
fireworks (subject to confirmation) includes videos, testimonies and
reconstructions. €6 - Free - Comité des fêtes de Rânes - 02 33 39 73 87
BAGNOLES-DE-L’ORNE [D7]
3pm: Bagnoles-de-l’Orne under the Occupation and at the
Liberation - Tourist Information Office
Following the Normandy Landings, the battle went on, particularly in
the Falaise Pocket, which is home to a town with special status that
enabled it to conserve its heritage: Bagnoles-de-l’Orne. Anecdotes
and thrills guaranteed: come and learn how Bagnoles-de-l’Orne got
through this turbulent period in the history of humankind. €3 - Free.
EPIC Bagnoles-de-l’Orne Tourisme - 02 33 37 85 66 - tourisme@
bagnolesdelorne.com - www.bagnolesdelorne.com
4pm: Storytelling with Marie-France Comeau - Juno Beach
Centre
A spellbinding and exotic storytelling show packed with culture.
Accompanied on the piano by Lucien Allard, Marie France Comeau
will use storytelling to tell the tale of a snail and will take us on a
journey to discover the star in the apple, while relating historical
events, beginning with the Great Upheaval and ending with the
Normandy Landings. Free - Juno Beach Centre - 02 31 97 30 41 [email protected] - www.semaineacadienne.net
RÂNES [E6]
Followed by a reception. Free - Airan Town hall - 02 31 78 12 78 [email protected]
4pm: Commemoration of the liberation of six towns and
villages - War Memorial, commemorative tombstone of the
Canadian pilot
Airan, Billy, Chicheboville, Conteville, Fierville-Bray and PoussyLa-Campagne will be hosting British and Polish veterans and their
families over the course of a three-day commemorative event. In
Billy, a wreath will be laid at the War Memorial and tribute will be
paid at the tombstone of the Canadian pilot who fell there. There will
be a moment of contemplation at the church followed by a reception.
Free - Billy Town hall - 02 31 78 12 78 - [email protected]
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
AUGUST
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
5pm: Storytelling with Marie-France Comeau - Cinema
auditorium, Joa Casino
A spellbinding and exotic storytelling show packed with culture.
Accompanied on the piano by Lucien Allard, Marie-France Comeau
will use storytelling to tell the tale of a snail and will take us
on a journey to discover the star in the apple, while relating
historical events, beginning with the Great Upheaval and ending
with the Normandy Landings. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
11pm: Fireworks display - Beach near to Square des
Canadiens
(Subject to confirmation) A spectacular Normandy Landings themed
fireworks display complete with music and drama, written by Nicole
Nitot. Free - Association La Semaine Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 [email protected] - www.semaineacadienne.net
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
8.45pm: Water: the source of victory, Meet at the château Place des Marronniers car park
Science, Storytelling, Music and Astronomy evening walk. The water
towers stretch from the earth to the skies and proudly bear their
town’s name. They draw from the depths of the earth the strength
to put out fires and calm souls. Language is not important tonight,
as music will sweep participants along. Songs are just like anything
else, some you remember. €7.50 - €3.50 - Free - Family ticket €18 - Le
dit de l’eau / Agence de l’eau Seine Normandie - 02 31 08 05 84 [email protected] - www.leditdeleau.fr - Douvres-la-Délivrande www.musee-radar.fr
TAILLEVILLE [D4]
2pm-5pm: Songs of the 1940s - Emmaus Community
In this commemorative year, Gerry, Sussie and Terry will pay tribute to
the men and women who helped to liberate France. The programme
includes the songs they would listen to in order to keep their spirits
up and to remember their loved ones back home, the history of their
country and their local communities. Free - Association La Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
FONTAINE-LE-PIN [D5]
4pm-6.30pm: Ceremony - Canadian commemorative
monument
Ceremony at the Canadian commemorative monument in Fontaine
le Pin and act of remembrance at the monument to the Polish and
English-speaking soldiers who liberated Fontaine-Le-Pin on 14
August. Free - Fontaine-le-Pin Town hall - + 33 2 31 90 62 86 - mairie.
[email protected]
Friday August 15th
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: Waves of war - Cap Fagnet car park
Discover this mysterious site, dug into the chalk during the
Second World War: the German military hospital. By torchlight,
explore the area through a sound fiction written and produced by
Pascal Rueff with support from the town of Fécamp, the SeineMaritime department and the DRAC Haute-Normandie. €5 - €3 Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - [email protected] www.fecamptourisme.com
POUSSY-LA-CAMPAGNE [E5]
4pm: Commemoration of the liberation of six towns and
villages - New Zealand airmen’s commemorative tombstone
and church
Airan, Billy, Chicheboville, Conteville, Fierville-Bray and PoussyLa-Campagne will be hosting British and Polish veterans and their
families over the course of a three-day commemorative event. A
wreath will be laid at the commemorative tombstone of the New
Zealand pilot who died in the area and there will be a time of
contemplation at the church attended by children. Free - Poussy-LaCampagne Town hall - 02 31 78 12 78 - [email protected]
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
2pm: Guided walk visiting the heritage of Kairon - Kairon
church
Set out to discover the rich heritage of the village of Kairon. A
series of anecdotes will pepper your journey along the walking
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AUGUST
MAGNY-LA-CAMPAGNE [E5]
paths around the village: we will discover together an underground
shelter built by German soldiers during World War II, anecdotes on
General Eisenhower who had two HQs in the region, as well as many
other anecdotes. €2 - Tourist Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
SAINT-PIERRE-SUR-DIVES [E5]
MEZIDON-CANON [E5]
8pm: Commemoration of the Liberation of Saint-Pierre-surDives
Lecture by Emmanuel Thiébot, a historian at the Caen Memorial,
and screening of a documentary. Free - Town hall and tourist office 02 31 20 97 90 - [email protected] www.mairie-saint-pierre-sur-dives.fr
Saturday August 16th
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014 - Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-DIVES [E5]
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
3pm: Commemoration of the closing of the Falaise Pocket Place du Donjon
Ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the closing
of the Falaise Pocket to be attended by public figures and Polish
and American representatives, including a guest reception, mass,
speeches and a drinks party - Chambois Town hall - 02 33 67 64 17 [email protected]
70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Maison des associations
SAINT-PIERRE-SUR-DIVES [E5]
MONTORMEL [E6]
12pm: Commemoration of the Liberation of Saint-Pierre-surDives
Exhibition of the club of military vehicle and equipment collectors
(subject to confirmation). Concert of a Scottish association
representing the regiment which liberated the town in 1944.
Screening of a film on the war period, under the medieval hall.
Parade in the paved streets of the town, stops at strategic places.
BBQ banquet in the medieval hall. Free - Town Hall and Tourist
Office - 02 31 20 97 90 - [email protected] - www.mairie-saint-pierre-sur-dives.fr
International Scout Meeting
Meeting of scouts from the 100th Poznan Général Stanisław Maczek
scout group and other guest scout associations. Presentation of
communications equipment, everyday items used by the soldiers and
the BSA motorcycle and the Ford GPW car, photography exhibition,
visual arts exhibition and La Massue Polish scouts jamboree
with skill competitions, outdoor games and expeditions. Several
generations of Scouts will come to the campfire on 22 August. Until
24/08/2014. 100th Poznan Général Stanisław Maczek Scout Group
with the support of the Polish Embassy in Paris - +44 1 43 17 34 22 [email protected] - www.paryz.msz.gov.pl
VIEUX-FUMÉ [E5]
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
FÉCAMP [F2]
Sunday August 17th
3pm: 39-45 tour - In front of the Cap Fagnet signal station
A slide show and the visit of two blockhouses allow the visitor to
discover the extent of the protection system installed at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour gives
access, via a hiking trail, to the "German military hospital", a
mysterious location dug out of the rock with no record of how
it was used. €5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - info@
fecamptourisme.com - www.fecamptourisme.com
FALAISE [E5]
Battle of the Falaise Pocket International Commemoration Day
Tribute will be paid to the troops who helped liberate the towns of
Falaise and Trun, against the backdrop of the terrible Falaise Pocket
battles and the end of the Battle of Normandy. Official civil and religious
ceremonies will be held in the morning in Falaise and in the afternoon
in Trun. Free - CDC du Pays de Falaise - Trun - 02 31 90 17 26 - info@
falaise-tourisme.com - www.falaise-tourisme.com
FIERVILLE-BRAY [E5]
70th
9am:
anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
MÉZIDON-CANON [E5]
10am-6pm: 70th anniversary of the liberation of the MézidonCanon canton communes - Maison des associations
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GRANDCHAMP-LE-CHÂTEAU [E5]
Morning: official commemorations, parade and mass. Afternoon:
testimonials from local civilians, events with the 51st HD Memorial
(concert of Scottish music, haggis tasting, explanations from the
regiments), conference by Mrs M.-J. Bonnet on resistance in the
Pays d’Auge. At the same time, exhibition on liberation of the canton
communes and the Mézidon-Canon Association of Local Authorities.
Free - Our communes, a land of History - 02 31 20 20 19 - valerie.
[email protected] - www.mezidonhistoire.canalblog.com
1pm-11pm: 70th anniversary of the liberation of the MézidonCanon canton communes - Maison des associations
Exhibition on the liberation of the Mézidon-Canon canton communes
and association of local authorities (documents, photographs, etc.),
testimonials from local civilians, conference by Christian Bouillie,
1940s ball. Free - Our communes, a land of History - 02 31 20 20 19 [email protected] - www.mezidonhistoire.canalblog.com
70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour
3pm - Marketplace: tribute ceremony and inauguration of commemorative plaque.
4pm - Town centre: Musical events.
9pm - Medieval hall: Aubade.
Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - [email protected] http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
CHAMBOIS [E6]
AUGUST
6pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
LE DOUX-MARAIS [E5]
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
2pm: exhibition of vehicles and weaponry and information about the
Scottish regiments (subject to confirmation).
5pm: tasting of Scottish products.
6pm: concert.
Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - [email protected] http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
LE MESNIL-MAUGER [E5]
4pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
OUVILLE-LA-BIEN-TOURNÉE [E5]
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
PERCY-EN-AUGE [E5]
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
SAINT-CHRISTOPHE-LE-JAJOLET [E6]
SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-ANGLAIS [E5]
10am: Commemorative ceremony in front of the Keren Tank
This tank from the 1st company of the 501st Regiment of Combat
Tanks of the 2nd Armoured Division was destroyed by an enemy
tank on the very spot where it rests today. The tank was part of
the column that liberated the Mortrée area. Three of its crew lost
their lives and are buried in the local cemetery. Two veterans wanted
the urn containing their ashes to be laid at the foot of the tank. A
ceremony is held every year with a 501st Regiment of Combat Tanks
guard of honour. Free - Saint-Christophe-le-Jajolet
2pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
SAINT-MACLOU [E5]
2pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
TRUN [E6]
Tuesday August 19th
Battle of the Falaise Pocket International Commemoration Day
Tribute will be paid to the troops who helped liberate the towns of
Falaise and Trun, against the backdrop of the terrible Falaise Pocket
battles and the end of the Battle of Normandy. Official civil and
religious ceremonies will be held in the morning in Falaise and in the
afternoon in Trun. Free - CDC du Pays de Falaise - Trun - 02 31 90 17 26 [email protected] - www.falaise-tourisme.com
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014 - Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
Monday August 18th
COUPESARTE [E5]
ECAJEUL [E5]
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
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AUGUST
LES AUTHIEUX-PAPION [E5]
SAINT-CRESPIN [E5]
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
SAINT-PIERRE-DES-IFS [F4]
OUISTREHAM [E4]
6pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
2.30pm: Guided walk on Sword Beach, retracing the steps
of the commandos - the memorial flame to the French
commandos
Guided visit on the theme of the occupation and liberation of
Ouistreham. This subject looks at an often-forgotten page of our history,
that of "Kieffer’s green berets” part of the N°4 Anglo-French commando
which liberated the town. €4 - Tourist Office - 02 31 97 18 63 [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
Thursday August 21st
BAYEUX [C4]
6pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014 - Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
VIEUX-PONT-EN-AUGE [E5]
CABOURG [E4]
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
Liberation of Cabourg - Jardins de l’Hôtel de Ville - Square
des Poilus
Commemoration of the Liberation of Cabourg by the Belgian
Piron Brigade. Free - Cabourg - 02 31 28 88 88 - communication@
cabourg.net - www.cabourg.net
SAINT-JULIEN-LE-FAUCON [E5]
Wednesday August 20th
DOZULÉ [E4]
Memories and men in the Pays d’Auge Dozuléen
LE MESNIL-SIMON [E5]
11.30am - Stela in tribute to the commandos: commemorative
morning in honour of the official Belgian and English liberators.
Attended by veterans, VIPs, children, elected representatives,
delegations, families and flag bearers. Inauguration of new names
on the stela and procession in the streets with vintage vehicles
(subject to confirmation), flag bearers, band, etc.
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
LÉCAUDE [E5]
2.30pm - 4.30pm - Community centre: intergenerational discussion
on the topic of Peace in the 21st century. What does it actually mean
for young people? Led by the Young People’s Council and secondary
school students and including a European section. With screening of
a film - testimonials of inhabitants who lived through the Liberation.
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Hall
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
LES MONCEAUX [E5]
7.30pm - Angerville Hippodrome: Liberation ball accompanied by a
Jazz Band, to celebrate the refound liberty.
AUGUST
9pm: Special 70th anniversary show - Quai des Arts
"A la mémoire de nos pères” (In memory of our fathers) will bring
together on stage 65 singers and instrumentalists for a highly
original 90 minute WW2 themed film, film music and song show.
From the Atlantic Wall system of coastal fortifications to the Red
Line, the show is packed with touching, moving and symbolic tunes,
making for a trip down memory lane. Free but reservation required Orne General Council - www.orne.fr
7pm-9pm: Jazz and cocktail party “Overlord concert” - 7
place Lemercier
As part of “the Jazz and Cocktails Fridays Festival” and for this
event, the council has invited the “Overlord” octet, an ensemble of
six musicians, who offer an original take on Glenn Miller’s music.
Stan Laferrière’s arrangements are guaranteed to make this concert
a sociable and fun occasion. This highly accessible event will enable
everyone to discover or rediscover one of the biggest names in
jazz music who is also closely linked to the Liberation of France.
Free - Sangria and tapas €6 - Touques - www.mairiedetouques.fr www.camionjazz.com
10am-11.30pm: The route to freedom
Reconstruction of the route taken 70 years ago by the Piron Brigade
to liberate the Côte fleurie section of the Normandy coastline (subject
to confirmation). Military vehicles will visit each town and village so
that the public can see them and drivers in military uniform will host
the event. 7pm onwards on Bénerville/Tourgéville Beach: vehicle
exhibition, picnic, Liberation dance and firework display (subject to
confirmation). Free - Bénerville/Mer Town hall - 02 31 87 91 14 [email protected] - www.blonville.org
LE MESNIL-DURAND [E5]
VILLERS-SUR-MER [E4]
11am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
10am-11pm: 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Villers-surMer - Town centre
10am: Liberation of Villers commemoration ceremony. 11.30am:
Parade of military vehicles through the town (subject to confirmation).
12pm-2.30pm: Open-air exhibition of vehicles on the seawall. 9pm:
Commemorative music show at the Perdrisot amphitheatre with
the Cherry Swing Trio, 1940s swing - Free - Tourist Information
and Events Office - 02 31 87 01 18 - [email protected] www.villers-sur-mer.fr
LESSARD-ET-LE-CHÊNE [E5]
9am: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town hall
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
Saturday August 23rd
LIVAROT [F5]
ARGENTAN [E6]
70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Town Centre.
2pm: Musical events. 4pm: Scottish products tasting session. 6pm:
Ceremony paying tribute. 9pm: Aubade. Free - 51st Highland Division
Memorial - [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
9pm: Special 70th anniversary show - Quai des Arts
"A la mémoire de nos pères” (In memory of our fathers) will bring
together on stage 65 singers and instrumentalists for a highly
original 90 minute WW2 themed film, film music and song show.
From the Atlantic Wall system of coastal fortifications to the Red
Line, the show is packed with touching, moving and symbolic tunes,
making for a trip down memory lane. Free but reservation required Orne General Council - www.orne.fr
MONTORMEL [E6]
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
Film screening - Le Concorde cinema
The council will screen a film shot in the local area as part of the 70th
anniversary celebrations: "Arrêtez les tambours". Pont-l’Evêque 02 31 65 18 70 - www.lesdominicaines.com
Film screening - Le Concorde cinema
The council will screen a film shot in the local area as part of the 70th
anniversary celebrations: "Arrêtez les tambours". Pont-l’Evêque 02 31 65 18 70 - www.lesdominicaines.com
Film screening - Le Concorde cinema
The council will screen a film shot in the local area as part of the 70th
anniversary celebrations: "Arrêtez les tambours". Pont-l’Evêque 02 31 65 18 70 - www.lesdominicaines.com
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TOUQUES [E4]
BÉNERVILLE-SUR-MER [E4]
3pm: Orne official ceremonies - Montormel Memorial
Official religious and military ceremony commemorating the end of the
Battle of Normandy. Free - Orne General Council - 02 33 81 60 00 www.orne.fr
11am:
anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Church
Ceremony paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative
plaque. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
2pm: Guided walk visiting the heritage of Kairon - Kairon
church
Set out to discover the rich heritage of the village of Kairon. A
series of anecdotes will pepper your journey along the walking
paths around the village: we will discover together an underground
shelter built by German soldiers during World War II, anecdotes on
General Eisenhower who had two HQs in the region, as well as many
other anecdotes. €2 - Tourist Office - 02 33 50 52 77 - contact@
saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com - www.saintpairsurmer-tourisme.com
ARGENTAN [E6]
Free - Pays d’Auge Dozuléen Association of Local Authorities 02 31 86 12 79 - [email protected] - www.tourismedozuleen.fr
70th
SAINT-PAIR-SUR-MER [A6]
Friday August 22nd
BAYEUX [C4]
Nightfall-1am: The Lights of Liberation - Cathedral / Arbre de
la Liberté (Liberty Tree)
Evening show: see details under June 14th 2014 - Free - Bayeux
Tourist Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com
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AUGUST
FÉCAMP [F2]
SAINT-JULIEN-LE-FAUCON [E5]
3pm: ‘39-45’ tour - In front of the Cap Fagnet signal station
A slide show and the visit of two blockhouses allow the visitor to
discover the extent of the protection system installed at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour gives
access, via a hiking trail, to the "German military hospital", a
mysterious location dug out of the rock with no record of how
it was used. €5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - info@
fecamptourisme.com - www.fecamptourisme.com
9pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - Municipal stadium
Aubade. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial - alisdaire14@
hotmail.fr - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
Sunday August 24th
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
9.30am: Commemoration of the Liberation of Pont-l’Evêque
Military parade through the town (subject to confirmation) followed
by the official ceremony commemorating the liberation of the town.
Free - Union Nationale des Combattants - 02 31 64 00 02 - mairie@
pontleveque.fr - www.pontleveque.fr
LISIEUX F4
70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour
3pm - Town Centre: Musical event. 8pm - Jardin Public: Ceremony
paying tribute and unveiling of the commemorative tombstone.
8.30pm - Jardin Public: Aubade. Free - 51st Highland Division
Memorial - [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
7pm-1am: Popular Dance - Covered Market
The OMACA (Municipal Culture and Events Office) is holding a popular
dance to round off the 70th anniversary celebrations of the town’s
liberation. Free - Office Municipal d’Action Culturelle d’Animation 02 31 64 00 02 - [email protected] - www.pontleveque.fr
MONTORMEL [E6]
2.30pm: Drama performance - Montormel Memorial
A WW2 themed drama will be performed in the open air at the
Montormel Memorial, the key site from the end of the Battle of
Normandy. Programme currently being planned. Free - Orne General
Council - www.orne.fr
Film screening - Le Concorde cinema
The council will screen a film shot in the local area as part of the 70th
anniversary celebrations: "Arrêtez les tambours". Pont-l’Evêque 02 31 65 18 70 - www.lesdominicaines.com
Saturday August 30th
3.30pm: Brass Band of the 27th Battalion of the Alpine
Hunters - Montormel Memorial
Concert given by the Brass Band of the 27th Battalion of the Alpine
Hunters mountain infantry. Free - Orne General Council - www.orne.fr
FÉCAMP [F2]
3pm: ‘39-45’ tour - In front of the Cap Fagnet signal station
A slide show and the visit of two blockhouses allow the visitor to
discover the extent of the protection system installed at Fécamp
during the Second World War. The second part of the tour gives
access, via a hiking trail, to the "German military hospital", a
mysterious location dug out of the rock with no record of how
it was used. €5 - €3 - Free - Fécamp - 02 35 28 51 01 - info@
fecamptourisme.com - www.fecamptourisme.com
5pm: Lecture and chance to meet major historical
witnesses - Montormel Memorial
Jean Quellien, the emeritus professor of contemporary history at
Caen University and a WW2 in Normandy specialist, will deliver a
lecture. The event also offers participants the chance to meet key
historical witnesses. Free - Orne General Council - 02 33 81 60 00 www.orne.fr
6.30pm: Screening of a short film about the European Peace
Road - Montormel Memorial
This road movie type film takes you on a journey down the European
Peace Road, which runs from Moscow to Montormel. The film is
based around the audiovisual travelogue kept by a young Normandy
resident. This sensitive travelogue was inspired by the European
Peace Road. Free - Orne General Council - www.orne.fr
Sunday August 31st
DUCLAIR [G3]
4pm: Duclair August 1944 lecture: Hell on The Seine - Town
theatre
The Battle of Normandy came to an end on the banks of the River
Seine close to Rouen. Relive the crossing of the River Seine and
the liberation of Duclair in late August 1944 through previously
unseen photographs. Free - Association du Château du Taillis +33 6 83 82 22 89 - [email protected] - www.chateau-dutaillis.com
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
Film screening - Le Concorde cinema
The council will screen a film shot in the local area as part of the 70th
anniversary celebrations: "Arrêtez les tambours". Pont-l’Evêque 02 31 65 18 70 - www.lesdominicaines.com
For the complete programme of ceremonies and
events, visit the 70th anniversary web site
SAINT-DÉSIR [F4]
7.15pm: 70th anniversary Paddle Memory Tour - British
Military Cemetery
Ceremony paying tribute. Free - 51st Highland Division Memorial [email protected] - http://51sthdmemorial.free.fr
www.the70th-normandy.com
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Do not miss!
100 days in summer
From June 1st to August 8th - 7.55pm: Daily report broadcast on the France 3 network on the anniversary date describing the Battle
of Normandy, using re-enactments and archive images. Antoine Martin Production - antoinemartinprod.fr
It happened in 1944
From August 8th to August 23rd - 6.15pm: Get those personally involved to talk about their memories and their take on summer
1944 (veterans, children, adults from the period). The programme brings together a historian, the technical team and those personally
involved from the local villages. The programmes will follow the rhythm at which the soldiers advanced in the Battle of Summer
1944. These broadcasts are an act of remembrance and seek to reflect on current conflicts. Association Vire FM - www.vfmradio.fr
The 70 voices of Freedom on France Bleu Basse-Normandie
July/August 2014, from Monday to Friday (time to be confirmed): the Basse-Normandie Region partnered with the association
Zone d’Ondes and the radio station France Bleu Basse-Normandie to broadcast testimonials from people who were involved in the
D-Day Landings, collected by secondary school students and apprentices as part of the 70 voices of Freedom project (see page 8).
The 70 voices of Freedom in video
Canopé, the Caen creation and educational support network, produced a documentary film dedicated to the 70 voices of Freedom
(see page 8). This film relates the various aspects of the project (educational preparation of the meetings, regional and international
meetings, construction and erection of the Liberty trees, final event at the Zénith, etc.). Discover this film as well as some 20 meetings
classified by theme, on the 70 voices of Freedom web site: www.les70voixdelaliberte.fr
New !
Cherbourg 1944: port of the liberation
CHERBOURG [A2] - From 25 June 2014: Set up in the Liberation Museum, a multimedia system will allow visitors to turn the
clock back and explore the decisive role played by the port of Cherbourg in the D-Day Landing logistics, from summer 1944 to winter
1945. The system will make use of the beautiful panorama over Cherbourg town and harbour visible from the Roule Fort, with cultural
and historical contents concerning 7 key sites in the history of Cherbourg during the Liberation: the Transatlantic Ferry Terminal, the
Napoleon beach, the swing bridge, the Roule fort and battery, the Darse des Mielles, the Querqueville arsenal and sea wall. Available
in English and German. Included in the museum admission ticket. Liberation Museum - 02 33 20 14 12 - [email protected] www.ville-cherbourg.fr
EXHIBITIONS*
"Le Soldat Léon", Ouistreham open sky museum
OUISTREHAM [E4] - From May 2014 - Relive the events of 6 June 1944: Use your tablet or smartphone to access the Tourist
Office web site or download the video "Le Soldat Léon", created especially for the event, featuring the veteran soldier Léon Gautier.
You will see the landscape in front of you displayed on your screen. Suddenly, a young Commando appears on the right of the image.
Facing you, he recounts his memories of 6 June 1944, when he took part in the liberation of Riva-Bella with the men of Captain Kieffer.
As he speaks, he points to Colleville-Montgomery beach. It was on this beach that they landed all those years ago. French and English.
Free- Tourist Office - 02 31 97 18 63 - [email protected] - www.ouistreham.fr
ARROMANCHES 1944: see what can no longer be seen.
ARROMANCHES [D3] - Already available, This free application for mobile and tablet was awarded the 1st prize for Innovation by
the World Tourism Organisation. Users become observers from the Norman coast and see, on their smartphone or tablet, the artificial
port of Arromanches as it was in June 1944 thanks to increased reality technology, the port in operation and the Landing of the
Canadians on Juno Beach. The application also allow users to fly over the port of Arromanches via their smartphone converted into
flight console. Available in French, English, German, LSF and audio-description - [email protected]
* Exhibitions are listed by commune then by date.
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AZEVILLE [B3]
First day cover
post offices
Life in a German gun battery during the Occupation Azeville Battery
From May 1st to September 9th
Gun battery opening hours
Years of research by historians in the German and French archives
were needed to create this exhibition in one of the underground areas.
For the very first time in Normandy, discover the story of a German
gun battery, the life of its garrison and their relationship with the
inhabitants of a Normandy village over a period of almost three years.
€5 - Preferential rates - Manche General Council - 02 33 40 63 05 [email protected] - www.patrimoine.manche.fr
30 towns of the Landing beaches and the Battle of
Normandy
From June 5th to June 9th
10am-6pm
At 30 temporary post offices set up on the Landing sites,
visitors will be able to obtain a special 70th anniversary first
day cover. 70th anniversary stamp, special 70th anniversary
flame and philately documents. Normandie Mémoire - info@
normandiememoire.com - www.normandiememoire.com
ALENÇON [E7]
Exhibition about the European Peace Road - Hôtel du
Département
From April 21st to June 15th
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm, Sun: 2pm-6pm
This exhibition turns the spotlight on the European Peace Road, a
true link between peoples, which now stretches to Montormel, as a
sculpture has been created by the Polish artist, Monika Osiecka. The
exhibition brings together the works of Otto Freundlich, the road’s
founder, Monika Osiecka and Bernard Koura, a local artist and war
child. Free - Orne General Council - www.orne.fr
BAYEUX [C4]
Exhibition - The Normandy Landing sites today - Promenade
on the banks of the Aure
From May 1st to September 21st
Open 24 hours a day
An exhibition of 11 large size 3 m² photographs of emblematic sites
on the Normandy Landings beaches has been installed in the centre
of the first town to be liberated, making for an original open-air
trail along the River Aure. Photographer: Arnaud Guérin. Also in
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain and Longues-sur-Mer. Free - Bayeux Tourist
Office - 02 31 51 28 28 - [email protected] - www.bayeuxbessin-tourisme.com
70 struggles for freedom
From June 6th to September 21st
Open daily 2pm-7pm
General de Gaulle came to Bayeux to give his first speech following
the Liberation of France. The exhibition has taken a quote from this
speech delivered on 14 June 1944, "Our clarion call now, as ever,
must be a battle cry, as the path of combat is also the pathway to
freedom and honour." We asked 70 artists to draw their inspiration
from his words and express their own vision of freedom. Free - Le
Radar, Espace d’art actuel - 02 31 92 78 19 - [email protected] www.le-radar.fr
The witnesses of freedom: War reporters, Normandy 1944 Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum
From May 17th to August 31st
9.30am-6.30pm
This exhibition depicts the conditions in which war reporters and
journalists worked during the Battle of Normandy (June - August
1944). The exhibition primarily draws on archive material which is
mostly being exhibited for the first time and is supplemented by a
52 minute archive film of interviews with veteran WW2 reporters.
€6 - €4 - Free - Bayeux - 02 31 51 46 90 - [email protected] - www.bayeuxmuseum.com
AUNAY-SUR-ODON [D5]
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Library-Media Library
From April 1st to April 12th
Tue/Fri: 4pm-6.30pm, Wed: 9.30am-12.30pm/1.30pm-6.30pm, Sat:
9.30am-12.30pm/1.30pm-5pm.
21 exhibition panels, using a range of archive material, commemorate
the sacrifice made by civilians during the Battle of Normandy and
illustrate the amazing reconstruction effort. The exhibition pays
tribute to the bravery of the people of Calvados and their desire
to rebuild their lives amid the ruins and to gradually return to
normal life. Free - Calvados Department Archives - 02 31 77 38 95 [email protected] - www.aunaysurodon.fr
The witnesses of freedom: D-Day as seen by war artists Bayeux Tapestry
From May 17th to August 31st
9am-7pm
The Allied landings are a spectacular counterpoint to William the
Conqueror’s conquest of England as depicted by the Bayeux Tapestry.
The role of artists - who had to report on military operations - is
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material provided by the multimedia library and print library.
Screening of a 10 minute documentary: Marc Laurenceau: a sixth
form college student tells the tale of D-Day. Free - Site de Caen Réseau Canopé Académie de Caen - 02 31 56 61 17 - crdp-media@
ac-caen.fr - www.crdp.ac-caen.fr
showcased in this exhibition with drawings depicting anything from
preparations for D-Day to the different aspects of soldiers’ lives. €7 €4 - Free - Bayeux - 02 31 51 25 50 - [email protected] www.bayeuxmuseum.com
Expopaix - Espace Saint-Patrice and Galerie Médusa
From May 31st to June 15th
Tuesdays/Fridays: 9.30am-12pm/1.30pm-5.30pm, Saturdays:10am6pm, Sundays: 2pm-6pm.
Artists from Basse-Normandie wanted to put their artistic print
on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy. Their aim is to
showcase the creativity, modernity and dynamism of the people of
Normandy through a peace-themed exhibition. Bayeux has been
chosen as a place that truly symbolises the liberation of France.
Free - Société des Artistes Bas-Normands - +33 6 07 33 86 34 [email protected] - www.artistesbasnormands.fr
The witnesses of freedom: Bayeux, summer 1944,
administering freedom - Baron Gérard Art and History
Museum
From May 17th to August 31st
9.30am-6.30pm
The restoration of freedom in Bayeux was accompanied by the law
of the French Republic being re-established in the liberated regions.
Bayeux was the only town not to have suffered any damage and it
became a centre for war victims. This as yet little known aspect of
WW2 is the subject of this exhibition drawing on previously unseen
archive material. €7 - €4 - Free - Bayeux - 02 31 92 14 21 - mahb@
mairie-bayeux.fr - www.bayeuxmuseum.com
The role of the French Resistance in the Battle of
Normandy - Orne Department archives
From June 30th to August 30th
Orne Departmental Archives opening times
This exhibition seeks to show the role played by the Resistance
during the Battle of Normandy. Local examples from the three
departments of Basse-Normandie are used to illustrate it. The man
behind the exhibition is Gérard Fournier, an associate professor
and doctor of history, and president of the Regional Resistance and
Remembrance Committee, in partnership with Calvados, Orne and
Manche departmental archives and the Lower-Normandy National
Office for the Wounded and Discharged. Free - Comité régional
Résistance et Mémoire, Combattants volontaires de la Résistance,
Compagnie Scamaroni
EXHIBITIONS
D-Day 1944 (70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings) Town centre library
From May 5th to June 7th
Tue, Wed, Fri: 9am-7pm, Thu: 1pm-7pm, Sat: 9am-6pm.
A Playmobil miniature depiction of the Normandy Landings. The
Klicky Company group of enthusiasts have put together a unique
model of the 6 June 1944 Landings, as you have never previously
seen them. This Playmobil model will enable children and adults alike
to gain a better understanding of the daily lives of civilians as the
bombs rained down, military scenes on the beaches and fighting in
the Normandy countryside. Free - Caen Library - www.caenlamer.fr/
bibliothequecaen/
D-Day 1944 (70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings) Town centre library
From May 5th to June 7th
Tue, Wed, Fri: 9am-7pm, Thu: 1pm-7pm, Sat: 9am-6pm.
Following an appeal to library users to provide their memorabilia
and memories, an exhibition chronicling the war years (photographs,
portraits, text and personal accounts) will be set up in the library. The
exhibition will be further enhanced by a display of archive material,
with novels and comic books on the ground floor, documentary
holdings and newspapers upstairs, and period music being played.
Free - Caen Library - www.caenlamer.fr/bibliothequecaen/
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-ODON [D4]
The children of 1945: war and insouciance - Festyland
amusement park
From April 1st to September 30th
In accordance with park opening times
Outdoor exhibition of 20 giant 175 cm x 120 cm photographs mounted
on easels. Children in wartime: a selection of positive photographs,
with no guns or ruins in sight. Insouciance and games in the midst
of warring adults. Hope. The post-war generation. Included with
the amusement park admission fee - Festyland amusement park 02 31 75 04 04 - [email protected] - www.festyland.com
Visit by the schooners L’Étoile and La Belle Poule and the
traditional fishing boat Le Mutin - Port de Caen
From May 23rd to May 25th
The presence of the three ships provides the opportunity for 3
conferences at the university for the crews, the cadet officers and
the general public on the following themes: the naval forces in
the Battle of Normandy/the Free French naval forces, the Battle of
Midway and the Kieffer commando. Other events are also scheduled.
Free - University of Caen Basse-Normandie - www.unicaen.fr
Jef Aérosol and Decaroline: a fresco for a peaceful Europe Caen Memorial
Late May 2014 to September 11th
The stencil artist Jef Aérosol has been invited by the Memorial
to create two monumental frescos on the theme of the Liberation
of Western Europe. Underneath this creation, the Arromanches
plastician Decaroline will sign a fresco on the 100 days of the Battle
of Normandy. These two combined works, a totally new artistic
performance, will cover the facade of the Memorial. Free - Caen
Memorial - www.memorial-caen.fr
CAEN [D4]
The spirit of the place - Cloître de l’Abbaye aux Dames
From April 16th to May 10th
Open daily 2pm-6pm
This exhibition focuses on the remains - 70 years on - of the places
where the fate of the civilian population was decided during the
Battle of Normandy. In each case, the images aim to seize “the
spirit of the place” and to use photographs to hint at what happened
during this tragic period. Free - Antoine Cardi, photographer www.antoinecardi.com
The 100 objects of the 100 days of the Battle of Normandy Caen Memorial
Late May 2014 to December 1st
9am-7pm
A unique exhibition designed to remind visitors of the length of
the Battle of Normandy and to tell the tale of the battle using oneoff and symbolic objects. Museum admission fee applies - Caen
Memorial - www.memorial-caen.fr
Close-up on the Normandy Landings - CRDP Media Library Caen Academy
From May 5th to June 2nd
Mon: 1.30pm-6pm, Tue-Thu: 10am-6pm, Fri: 10am-5pm
An exhibition about the French general Philippe Leclerc de
Hauteclocque loaned by the ONAC and a selection of archive
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CARTIGNY-L’EPINAY [C4]
Shots of War - Caen Memorial
Late May 2014 to December 1st
9am-7pm
An exhibition of the work of the great American photographer Tony
Vaccaro, enhanced by personal objects. Museum admission fee
applies - Caen Memorial - www.memorial-caen.fr
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
“Destruction and reconstruction of the university library:
1944-1957" - Droit-Lettres university library, Caen University
From June 2nd to September 26th
This exhibition focuses on the restocking of the university library’s
holdings between 1944 and 1955 (the date when the new university
library was opened). Free - University of Caen Basse-Normandie www.unicaen.fr
CASTILLY [C4]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
Close-up on the Normandy Landings - CRDP Media library Caen Academy
From June 2nd to July 1st
Mon: 1.30pm-6pm, Tue- Thu: 10am-6pm, Fri: 10am-5pm
Victory: France at war from 1942 to 1945, an exhibition loaned by the
ONAC and a selection of archive material provided by the multimedia
library and print library. Screening of a 10 minute documentary:
Marc Laurenceau: a sixth form college student tells the tale of
D-Day. Free - CRDP Caen Academy - 02 31 56 61 17 - crdp-media@
ac-caen.fr - www2.crdp.ac-caen.fr
CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE [A2]
The route taken by the road to freedom exhibition Liberation Museum
From Frebruary 1st to April 15th
Tue-Sat: 10am-12pm/2pm-6pm, Sun: 2pm-6pm
The route taken by the road to freedom is a photography and
documentation project by the artist Bruno Elisabeth. The artist
seeks to offer a contemporary view of the symbolic route taken by
the advancing American troops following the 1944 Landings, using
the route taken by the American 3rd army commanded by General
Patton. Translated into English and German. €4 - €2.50 - Free for the
under 26s - Free on Sundays - Liberation Museum - 02 33 20 14 12 [email protected] - www.ville-cherbourg.fr
The role of the Resistance in the Battle of Normandy Town Hall
From July 9th to August 4th
Town hall opening hours
This exhibition seeks to show the role played by the Resistance
during the Battle of Normandy. Local examples from the three
departments of Basse-Normandie are used to illustrate it. The man
behind the exhibition is Gérard Fournier, an associate professor
and doctor of history, and president of the Regional Resistance and
Remembrance Committee, in partnership with Calvados, Orne and
Manche departmental archives and the Lower-Normandy National
Office for the Wounded and Discharged. Free - Comité régional
Résistance et Mémoire, Combattants volontaires de la Résistance,
Compagnie Scamaroni
Cherbourg... freedom came from the sea - Cité de la Mer
From April 19th to September 30th
Cité de la Mer opening times
This Cité de la Mer exhibition turns the spotlight on the work
done by the American forces immediately after the liberation of
Cherbourg, using previously unseen and striking archive images,
to tell the tale of the technical and human prowess that turned
the Port of Cherbourg into the logistics hub of the Liberation of
France. Admission prices: please see the website - Cité de la Mer 02 33 20 26 69 - [email protected] - www.citedelamer.com
CANCHY [C4]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
Allies, enemies… what happens next? exhibition Liberation Museum
From May 8th to November 30th
Tue-Sat: 10am-12pm/2pm-6pm, Sun: 2pm-6pm
How did Cherbourg rebuild its identity following four years of German
occupation and an American presence lasting over a year, until the
town was twinned with Bremerhaven in Germany in 1960-61? The
exhibition uses archive material, photographs and objects to answer
this question. Translated into English and German. €4 - €2.50 Free for the under 26s - Free on Sundays - Liberation Museum 02 33 20 14 12 - [email protected] - www.ville-cherbourg.fr
CARDONVILLE [C3]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
24 hours a day: Photo exhibition - Rue de Cherbourg-Octeville
From June 1st to September 30th
The town of Cherbourg-Octeville presents a large street exhibition
in giant 4 m x 3 m format. The photographer François Dourlen
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created the pictures by superimposing images of the town today
and Cherbourg during the liberation. An astonishing contrast
to be discovered around the town. Free. Until September
30th 2014 - Cherbourg-Octeville Town hall - 02 33 87 89 19 www.ville-cherbourg.fr
The Coutances area and the town in particular played an important
role in the two World Wars and in their own way contributed to
the Victory. This exhibition seeks to enable the general public to
discover memories and memorabilia of these periods that have
now gone down in history, using staged rooms and projections.
Free - Coutances Tourisme portes du Cotentin - [email protected] - www.tourisme-coutances.fr
CONDÉ-SUR-NOIREAU [D6]
70 objects to commemorate the Battle of Noireau - L’Atelier
From May 16th to June 29th
Tue-Fri: 9.30am-12:15/2pm-6.30pm, Sat: 10am-6pm
In conjunction with the Berjou Liberation Museum, 70 objects
found on the site of the Battle of Noireau and photographs from
the Desaunay and Lumeau collections, which bear witness to the
1939 - 1945 period, tell the tale of the battle. Meetings and lectures
form part of the programme. Programme available on request. Free Condé-sur-Noireau Town hall - 02 31 69 41 16 - [email protected] - www.musee-charles-leandre.fr
CRESSERONS [D4]
Exhibition " Your reminiscences " - Place du XXIIe Dragoons
From June 5th to September 30th
The soldiers of the 22nd Dragoons lived in Cresserons for six months.
Interviewing these veterans enabled us to discover who these young
men were at the time of the Normandy Landings, their messages
and what became of them in later life. Older people from the
local area were also interviewed in order to find out about their
experiences of the period. The results of this investigation will be
displayed in an art installation of totem poles on which photographs
and texts will be screen printed. Free - Plus Que Partir Réseaux +33 6 82 25 41 80 - [email protected].
CORMELLES-LE-ROYAL [D4]
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Municipal Media Library
From April 4th to April 26th
21 exhibition panels, using a range of archive material, commemorate
the sacrifice made by civilians during the Battle of Normandy and
illustrate the amazing reconstruction effort. The exhibition pays
tribute to the bravery of the people of Calvados and their desire to
rebuild their lives amid the ruins and to gradually return to normal life.
Free - Calvados Department Archives - 02 31 52 18 54 - mediatheque@
cormellesleroyal.fr - www.ville-de-cormelles-le-royal.fr
CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN [C3]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
DEUX-JUMEAUX [C4]
Granny, what was the war like? - Juno Beach Centre,
temporary exhibition room
From February 2nd to December 31st
“What would my day-to-day life have been like if I had been 10
in 1944 just like my grandparents?” “So who did the Canadians
liberate when they landed in Normandy?” and “what were they
liberated from?” This exhibition puts young people in the picture
about what the older generation endured during WW2 and the full
meaning of the word ‘liberation’. Activities for school groups. Family
quiz. Included in the museum admission fee. Admission just to the
exhibition: €3 - Juno Beach Centre - www.junobeach.org
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
DIVES-SUR-MER [E4]
Remains of the Atlantic Wall - Tourist Information Office
From June 1st to June 15th
10am-12.30pm/2.30pm-6pm
Exhibition of photographs, paintings and drawings of local sites on
the Atlantic Wall system of coastal fortifications. The exhibition
aims to show what became of the wall and illustrate how nature,
humankind and life took over these new structures in their
environment. Free - Tourist office- 02 31 91 24 66- officedetourisme@
dives-sur-mer.fr - www.dives-sur-mer.fr
The chance to view an artistic and historical fresco - Town
Council Room
From June 2nd to June 15th
3rd year pupils from Quintefeuille Secondary School have made
this fresco of collages, drawings and paintings on the theme of
transforming living memories into history, aided by the professional
artist and ethnographer Dominique Colas. Free - Courseulles-surMer - Town hall - 02 31 36 17 17 - [email protected] www.courseulles-sur-mer.com
Operation Paddle 1944 - Guy Moquet hall
From August 15th to August 16th
10am-6pm
Exhibition of military uniforms worn by the troops who took part in
the liberation of the area between the Orne and the Dives Rivers,
from the coast to Troarn. Private collection. Free - Association Un
Fleuve pour la Liberté, la Dives - www.ladives1944.com
COUTANCES [B5]
Coutances: from one war to another
From July 19th to July 28th
Open daily 10am - 6pm
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DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
FERMANVILLE [B2]
HAMBYE [B5]
“They witnessed the Normandy Landings and the Liberation
of Douvres” Exhibition - Bred bank branch
From August 1st to August 31st
Tue-Fri: 9.30am-12.30pm/1.30pm-6pm (Thu: 10am), Sat: 9am12.30pm/1.30pm-5pm
An exhibition of Jacques Doll’s drawings and testimonies of local
people from Douvres and Tailleville. Free - La Semaine Acadienne
association - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
Everyday life under the Occupation - Tourist Information Office
From June 1st to August 31st
The exhibition presents a range of objects, reconstructs scenes
from everyday life and includes a display of photographs and
archive material. All of these artefacts help us to remember
the Occupation. Free - Tourist office- 02 33 54 61 12- contact@
tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr - www.tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr
"Holloway Jean, 15 years old in 1944" - Hambye Abbey
From May 31st to October 31st
10am-12pm/2pm-6pm, every day, closed on Tuesdays in June
Jane Motin, the visual artist in residence at Utopik, is putting on an
exhibition commemorating the exodus of civilians who fled to the
countryside to escape the bombing raids. The installation is located
outside in the nave. Utopik factory / ADN Association / Contemporary
Creation Centre / Regional cultural relay - 02 33 06 01 67 - usineutopik@
yahoo.fr - www.usine-utopik.com
FLERS [D6]
The reconstruction of Flers, an avant-garde housing
development - Pays de Flers Media Library
From July 1st to August 31st
Media library opening hours
Exhibition about the rebuilding of Flers focusing on one of the
main designers, Pierre Communal, and commemoration with Dijon
and Charleston (benefactors). Free - Pays de Flers Agglomeration
Community - 02 33 98 42 22 - [email protected] www.flers-agglomeration.fr
ENGLESQUEVILLE-LA-PERCÉE [C3]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
FORMIGNY [C3]
EVRECY [D5]
Open-air screenings
From July 1st to August 31st
The chance to discover or rediscover archive films and / or Second
World War related films. Films will be screened outdoors one
night a week in July / August. Free - Trévières Association of Local
Authorities - 02 31 51 39 52 - www.cdc-trevieres.com
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Town Hall
From June 2nd to June 14th
Mon-Fri: 9am-12pm/1.30pm-6pm, Sat: 9am-12pm
21 exhibition panels commemorate the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrate the amazing
reconstruction effort using a range of archive material. The exhibition
pays tribute to the bravery of the people of Calvados and their desire
to rebuild their lives amid the ruins and to gradually return to normal
life. Free - Calvados Department Archives - 02 31 29 33 33 - info@
ville-evrecy.fr - www.ville-evrecy.fr
FALAISE [E5]
From Occupation to Liberation: Reminiscences from the
Falaise Region
From June 7th to October 12th
A key site from the end of the Battle of Normandy, the war took
a heavy toll on the Falaise Region. Discover the area’s history
and how local people lived during WW2 at three exhibition sites
(Falaise, Potigny, Pont d’Ouilly) via original photographs, testimonies
and everyday objects. Free - Pays de Falaise Association of Local
Authorities - 02 31 90 17 26 - [email protected] www.falaise-tourisme.com
Liberated Normandy model exhibition
From June 14th to June 15th
Sat: 11am-7pm, Sun: 10am-6pm
A model exhibition retracing the historic events of the Battle of
Normandy via scale models and miniature depictions. The exhibition
offers exhibitors the chance to show their models and chat about
the Battle of Normandy. Workshops for visitors will enable them
to discover scale modelling techniques. €1 - Free - Pays de Falaise
Association of Local Authorities - [email protected] www.falaise-tourisme.com
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"En juin 44, j’avais ton âge" (In June 44, I was the same age
as you) - Town Hall
From June 2nd to June 30th
Mon-Thu: 9am-12pm/2pm-4.30pm, Fri: 9am-12pm
"En juin 44, j’avais ton âge : paroles données, paroles cueillies" (In
June 44, I was the same age as you: words given, words collected).
Chronical of La Cambe during the war years: exhibition, film, book.
So that young people of today are aware of the suffering endured by
their elders when they were the same age as them, to leave a trace
of this past because, as they say, "You must forgive but never forget".
Free - La Cambe - 02 31 22 71 86 - [email protected]
IFS [D4]
GOUPILLIÈRES [D5]
ISIGNY-SUR-MER [B4]
Fighting in Normandy in August 1944
From August 9th to August 10th
10am-7pm
Exhibition of two private collections of approximately 10-12
mannequins in period clothing. British veterans will be in attendance
to commemorate the liberation of the Pont de Brie on the same date.
A big screen will show previously unseen photographs of the fighting
at Goupillières and Pont de Brie, taking visitors on a journey 70 years
back in time! Free.
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Caves de l’Hôtel de Ville
From May 5th to May 17th
Mon-Fri: 9am-12pm/1.30pm-5pm
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 02 31 51 24 00 - [email protected] www.isigny-sur-mer.fr
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
War remains. The archaeology of the Battle of Normandy Station Room
From August 19th to August 27th
2.30pm-6pm
The travelling exhibition War remains. The archaeology of the
Battle of Normandy seeks to show how archaeology can enhance
our understanding of a recent conflict. The exhibition showcases the
main archaeological finds that have taken place in Basse-Normandie
and are connected with the Normandy Landings and the Battle for
Liberation. Free - National institute of preventive archaeological
research - +33 6 81 43 80 41 - [email protected] www.ville-houlgate.fr
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
This open-air exhibition of large size period photographs coupled
with the testimonies of local people and veterans tells the tale of the
liberation of the villages in the local area. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp
District Tourist Information Office - 02 31 21 46 00 - isigny.tourisme@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
GRANDCAMP-MAISY [C3]
LA CAMBE [C3]
HOULGATE [E4]
Everyday life in Ifs, from September 1939 to the post-war
period - Town Hall
From June 23rd to September 21st
Mon-Sat: town hall opening times
The Heritage Group, in partnership with ARCIS and CRéCET, presents
under the arches of the Town Hall, material from the Departmental
Archives (both material from the occupier and the local administration)
and a video of the testimonies provided by local people who lived
through the period. A further photographic exhibition compares how
locations looked during the war period and how they look today. Free Ifs - 02 31 35 27 27 - [email protected] - www.ville-ifs.fr
GEFOSSE-FONTENAY [B3]
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
LA GLACERIE [A2]
Vestiges of war. Archaeology of the Battle of Normandy Maison des Arts
From August 4th to August 14th
Tue-Fri: 10.30am-12.30 am/2pm-5pm, Sat: 10.30am-4pm
The mobile exhibition "Vestiges of war. Archaeology of the Battle
of Normandy" demonstrates how archaeology can help us to
understand a recent conflict. It presents the main archaeological
discoveries made in Basse-Normandie related to the Landings and
the Battle for Liberation. Free - National institute of preventive
archaeological research - 02 33 88 53 29 - [email protected] - www.mairie-laglacerie.fr
L’AIGLE [G6]
L’Aigle 40-44 and its reconstruction - Espace des Tanneurs
exhibition hall
From August 15th to October 5th
2.30pm-6pm (except Mondays)
Photographic exhibition during the period 1940-44 at L’Aigle and in
its region. German occupation / Daily life under the Occupation /
Local resistance / Liberation / Reconstruction of L’Aigle: projection
of a 15 min. DVD on the theme of the reconstruction. Free - Culture
et Patrimoine en Pays d’Ouche - 02 33 24 12 40 - officedetourisme@
paysdelaigle.fr
LE BÉNY-BOCAGE [C5]
ISIGNY-SUR-MER [B4]
44 rue de la Liberté
From April 1st to August 30th
Weekly calendar: www.noyelle.typepad.fr
Modern art exhibition which consists in producing ephemeral
scenographies, throughout the summer, with creations designed by
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
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plasitician-scenographer Charlotte Noyelle on the theme of Liberty,
on various sites and landscapes related to the history of the D-Day
Landings. The calendar of these weekly installations is published
every week on the blog. Free - Les Ateliers Charlotte Noyelle 06 08 62 36 29 - [email protected] - www.noyelle.typepad.fr
reconstruction momentum through numerous archive documents.
This event pays tribute to the courage of the people of Calvados and
their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins and their
gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados Department Archives 02 31 48 41 00 - [email protected] - www.lisieux.c3rb.net
the Battle for Liberation. Free - National institute of preventive
archaeological research - 09 67 02 27 70 - bibliotheque-merville@
orange.fr - www.mairie-mervillefranceville.fr
Commemoration of the liberation of Le Bény-Bocage Exhibition of military horse-drawn vehicles
From July 26th to July 27th
10am-6pm
Exhibition of military horse-drawn vehicles from World War II. Our
site will present horses and drivers, in agreement with the Syndicat
national des chevaux Cobs Normands, owners of French and foreign
collectors’ horse-drawn vehicles. Free - Le Bény-Bocage - 02 31 68
63 18 - [email protected] - www.lebenybocage.com
Our history, Lisieux at war 1940-1945 - Art and History
Museum
From August 24th to January 11th 2015
Mon-Fri: 2pm-6pm, Sat-Sun: 11am-1pm/2pm-6pm
The Art and History Museum presents an exhibition dedicated to
the civilian populations faced with the events of World War II.
The main objective of this exhibition is to give the local people,
who experienced these events every day, a chance to speak:
Occupation, bombing, Liberation. Free - Lintercom Lisieux - Pays
d’Auge - Normandy - 02 31 62 07 70 - [email protected] www.voiretsavoir.com
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
LE HOMMET-D’ARTHENAY [B4]
Memories of the war years for the Saint-Pierrots - Town hall
From June 7th to June 30th
Exhibition prepared by inhabitants, primary school pupils from
Hommet d’Arthenay and students from Thére Agricultural School
with their teachers. Postcards, photographs, posters and numerous
period objects will be staged by amateur collectors from the
commune. The work and testimonials collected by the students will
be displayed on outdoor panels. Free - Hommet-d’Arthenay Town
hall - 02 33 56 21 72 - [email protected] www.facebook.com/LeHommetdArthenay
LISON [C4]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 3th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
LE MÊLE-SUR-SARTHE [F7]
LONGUEVILLE [C4]
70th anniversary of the Liberation of Le Mêle sur Sarthe Town hall
From August 1st to August 17th
9am-12pm/3pm-6pm (except Sundays)
Le Mêle was liberated on 11 August 1944 by the Americans after
an air raid on 6 June which blew up a German train filled with
munitions in the station. The centre of the village was completely
destroyed. Exhibition of photographs and production of a film with
witnesses of the time. Free - Town council - 02 33 81 21 91 - mairie.
[email protected]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
MAUPERTUS-SUR-MER [B2]
LES OUBEAUX [C4]
Cherbourg Maupertus airport - Airport reception hall
From June 1st to September 30th
10am-6pm
Through photographs and other documents, we will retrace the role
of the airport during this period, capture by the occupying forces
and daily life in the Canton of Saint-Pierre-Église. Free - Tourist
Office - 02 33 54 61 12 - [email protected] www.tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 3th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE [E4]
LISIEUX [F4]
Vestiges of war. Archaeology of the Battle of Normandy Town library
From July 6th to July 24th
Library opening times
The mobile exhibition "Vestiges of war. Archaeology of the Battle
of Normandy" demonstrates how archaeology can help us to
understand a recent conflict. It presents the main archaeological
discoveries made in Basse-Normandie related to the Landings and
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Media library
From May 20th to May 31st
Tue/Thu/Fri: 1pm-6pm, Wed: 9.30am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm, Sat:
9.30am-5.30pm
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by civilians
during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the outstanding
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(Les voix de la mémoire, the D-Day veterans’ song). Testimonials
from Mortain inhabitants on the liberation, life sheltering from the
bombing raids in the iron mine underground galleries and debate
evenings. Free - Mortain - 02 33 79 30 30 - mairie.de.mortain@
wanadoo.fr - www.ville-mortain.fr
MONFRÉVILLE [C4]
NEUILLY-LA-FORÊT [B4]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
MONTORMEL [E6]
German Panther tank - Montormel Memorial
From August 9th to August 17th
On 19 August 1944, the first Polish troops reached the hill which
is now the Memorial car park. They destroyed 2 Panther tanks. To
celebrate this first Polish victory, a tank from Saumur Armoured
Vehicles Museum will be exhibited to the public. Free - Montormel
Memorial - 02 33 67 38 61 - www.memorial-montormel.org
OSMANVILLE [C3]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
Wartime motorcycles - Montormel Memorial
From August 16th to August 17th
9.30am-6pm
The Second World War was the first mechanised war in history. The
War of Armoured Vehicles but also the War of Motorcycles. Nearly
thirty authentic motorcycles which survived the conflict, from the
commonest to the rarest, as well as captured motorcycles will be on
show at the Memorial. Free - Montormel Memorial - 02 33 67 38 61 www.memorial-montormel.org
Olivier Gherrak, photographer, interprets Sword Beach Galerie de la Plage, Tourist Office
From May 23rd to September 29th
10am-6pm
The military cemeteries, the Landing sites, so many sites of
remembrance, so many photographic themes… This land as a
backdrop becomes the architecture of the work. The photographic
exhibition is structured around two principles, that of the landscape
- the detail, and that of the material - the object found. By revealing
our world in the Basse-Normandie light, the photographer discretely
shows us where we are, faced with the image and faced with a
reality which must be constantly revived so that we do not forget it.
Free - Tourist Office - 02 31 97 18 63 - [email protected] www.ot-ouistreham.fr
Scouts International Raid
From August 19th to August 24th
Exhibition of 8 posters "Polish Army Postal Service during World
War II" prepared by the Polish scouts. It describes the activity of the
Polish army postal services in the years 1939-1948. The exhibition
refers to 6 different periods, from September 1939 to 1948. It
includes posters with a brief historical explanation in two languages
(Polish and English). Free. 100th Scout Group of Poznan General
Stanisław Maczek with the support of the Polish Embassy in Paris 01 43 17 34 22 - [email protected] - www.paryz.msz.gov.pl
Faces and sand - Galerie Delobel - Tourist Office
From May 30th to June 11th
10am-1pm/2pm-6.30pm
In 2004, Ouistreham mandated the photographer Didier Cocatrix
to meet the 54 veterans of Kieffer No. 4 commando to immortalise
them on glossy paper. Each portrait is associated with a beach
photograph. The "Faces and sand" exhibition pays tribute once
again to these courageous men. Free - Ouistreham town council 02 31 97 73 03 - [email protected] - www.villeouistreham.fr
MORTAIN [C6]
Tribute to the Mortain memorial heritage - Mortain Sourdeval - Le Teilleul - Barenton
From June 14th to June 27th
Aware of the damage caused over time, we want to collect and exhibit
the iconographic memory of those who lived through these events
so that neither we nor the future generations forget what happened
here. Created thanks to the contributions made by the inhabitants,
this exhibition will be displayed at the town’s symbolic sites. Free Mortainais Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 59 51 99
Exhibition on the life of Ouistreham inhabitants during the
occupation - Le Cabieu Cinema
From June 5th to June 11th
Every day, at the regular cinema showing times
An exhibition will be proposed jointly with the ARCEN on the daily
life of Ouistreham inhabitants during the occupation. Free - Le
Cabieu cinema - 02 31 97 39 52 - [email protected] www.cinemalecabieu.cine.allocine.fr
Exhibition of photographs, videos and testimonials - Cosec
community centre
From August 23rd to September 29th
10am-6pm
Exhibition of photographs, town archives, documents from Mortain
citizens and professional photographers. Video and audio sessions
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Temporary post offices - Grange aux Dîmes and beach
From June 6th to June 9th
Event organised with the Ouistreham stamp collectors’ club. 2 post
offices will be opened: on 6 June at Bourg de Ouistreham, on 7 June
near the Tourist Office. Exhibition: 1940s post office with American
stamps, coins and bank notes, military correspondence, etc. Free Ouistreham - 02 31 85 41 32 - www.ville-ouistreham.fr
original photographs, testimonials and everyday objects. Free - Pays
de Falaise Association of Local Authorities - 02 31 90 17 26 - info@
falaise-tourisme.com - www.falaise-tourisme.com
RANVILLE [E4]
So they are not forgotten... - Pegasus Memorial
From February 1st to December 15th
9.30am-6.30pm in summer
Exhibition recounting the story of 11 British and Canadian veterans
before, during and after the war. Included in the museum admission
ticket - Pegasus Memorial - 02 31 78 19 44 - [email protected] - www.memorial-pegasus.org
PLOMB [B6]
Plomb Soldiers - Salle de Convivialité
From July 25th to July 31st
Exhibition focusing on how children of the commune reacted to the
war, and in particular during the period of liberation of Plomb and
its surroundings. Free - Plomb - 02 33 48 15 14 - mairie.plomb@
wanadoo.fr - www.cc-avranches.fr
RANVILLE [E4]
PONT-D’OUILLY [D5]
From occupation to liberation: Memories of the Pays de
Falaise - Place de la Mairie - Bords de l’Orne
From June 7th to October 12th
A symbolic place of the end of the Battle of Normandy, the Pays
de Falaise paid a heavy price to the war. On three exhibition sites
(Falaise, Potigny, Pont-d’Ouilly), discover the history of the Pays de
Falaise and the life of its inhabitants during World War II through
original photographs, testimonials and everyday objects. Free - Pays
de Falaise Association of Local Authorities - 02 31 90 17 26 - info@
falaise-tourisme.com - www.falaise-tourisme.com
PONT-L’EVÊQUE [F4]
Images of Pont-l’Evêque in 1944 - Public space
From June 6th to August 24th
Exhibition of large format photographs of the Liberation with
legends in French and English, throughout the town. Free - Pontl’Evêque - 02 31 64 89 33 - [email protected] www.lesdominicaines.com
From occupation to liberation: Memories of the Pays de
Falaise - Town hall
From June 7th to October 12th
A symbolic place of the end of the Battle of Normandy, the Pays
de Falaise paid a heavy price to the war. On three exhibition sites
(Falaise, Potigny, Pont-d’Ouilly), discover the history of the Pays de
Falaise and the life of its inhabitants during World War II through
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SAINT-LÔ [B4]
SAINT-GERMAIN-DU-PERT [C4]
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
SAINT-HILAIRE-DU-HARCOUËT [B7]
They saw the D-D Landings - Aubert room
From June 2nd to June 9th
10am-12pm/2pm-6pm
Exceptional exhibition based on drawings by Jacques Doll, more
than 70 testimonials from inhabitants of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer,
Carpiquet, Bernières and Courseulles, as well as objects from the
1940s Free - Association La Semaine Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 [email protected] - www.semaineacadienne.net
Liberation of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
From June 2nd to September 30th
Panels set up in the streets of the town illustrate the changes
that took place during World War II. Visitors will discover what
the town - 80 % destroyed during the war - used to look like.
A booklet describing life in Saint-Hilaire from occupation to
reconstruction can be obtained from the Tourist Office. Free - Booklet
€1 - Tourist Office - 02 33 79 38 88 - [email protected] www.st-hilaire.fr
The Greatest Generation Memorial Exhibit II - D-Day
paratrooper historical centre
From May 29th to August 30th
9am-6pm
Exhibition highlighting courage and expressed by a generation of
Americans known as the Greatest Generation. The exhibition is based
on the history of the men of the 101st Airborne Division during the
liberation of Carentan and the war correspondents who immortalised
one of the most important battles in the success of the D-Day
Landings. €5 - D-Day paratrooper historical centre - 02 33 42 00 42 [email protected] - www.paratrooper-museum.org
Anne Franck exhibition "Une Histoire d’aujourd’hui"
(A history of today) - Saint-Benoît Cultural Centre
From May 16th to June 15th
The exhibition tells the story of Anne Frank’s short life, in its
historical context, from 1929 to 1945 (the last section is dedicated to
the Diary and its impact). The visit also includes the screening of a
documentary produced by the Maison Anne Frank (28 minutes): "La
brève vie d’Anne Frank" (Anne Frank’s short life). Free - Saint-James
Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 89 62 36 - ida.blomme@
cdc-saintjames.org - www.cdc-saintjames.fr
Norman farms under the German occupation - Cotentin Farm
Museum
From April 1st to November 15th 2015
As you stroll through the various spaces in the museum, follow an
original, highly documented and illustrated visit to understand how,
despite the restrictions, cohabitation with the occupying forces
and requisitions, life in the countryside and work on the farm were
organised during the German occupation. €4.50 adult, €2 children + €2
supplement to rent a tablet - Manche General Council - 02 33 95 40 20 [email protected] - www.patrimoine.manche.fr
War correspondents and cameramen - Pegasus Memorial
From June 4th to December 15th
9.30am-6.30pm in summer
Exhibition recounting the role and story of the war correspondents
and cameramen attached to the British Army. Included in the
museum admission ticket - Pegasus Memorial - 02 31 78 19 44 [email protected] - www.memorial-pegasus.org
SAINT-CÔME-DU-MONT [B3]
POTIGNY [E5]
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
Exhibition: From the D-Day Landings to the present time Tourist office
From August 7th to August 15th
10am-12pm/2pm-6pm
Gilles Cormier paints in oils, pastels, Indian ink and watercolours. He
also explored the various aspects of sculpture on wood, taking part
in numerous workshops in Main (US), and cabinet-making. He is also
an illustrator of children’s books, such as "L’Étoile dans la pomme",
"Diégo l’escargot", "Au pays de Joffrey", etc. Free - Association La
Semaine Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Les Dominicaines Cultural Centre
From August 22nd to September 7th
August 7 days a week
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 02 31 64 89 33 - lesdominicaines@
pontleveque.fr - www.lesdominicaines.com
EXHIBITIONS
"Quand Saint-Lô voulait revivre" (When Saint-Lô wanted to
come back to life") - Rue Torteron et rue Havin
From May 1st to September 21st
Major outdoor exhibition of unpublished photographs, on and at
the bottom of the ramparts - Rue Torteron and Rue Havin. These
surprising and moving photographs show Saint-Lô as it was in the
1950s and today. This major exhibition pays tribute to those who
strived to rebuild Saint-Lô out of its ashes. Free - Saint-Lô Town hall 02 33 77 60 00 - www.saint-lo.fr
"Holloway Jean, 15 years old in 1944" - Manche Department
Archives
From May 31st to October 31st
9am-5pm except Sundays
Jane Motin, plastician resident at the Utopik Factory, proposes
a memory-exhibition recounting the exodus of civilians fleeing
from the bombing raids to take refuge in the countryside.
Exhibition of documents created from a historical exodus diary,
the family of his grandfather Jean, who was 15 in 1944, leaving
Saint-Lô on the evening on 6 June - Utopik Factory / Association
ADN / Contemporary creation centre / Regional cultural relay 02 33 06 01 67 - [email protected] - www.usine-utopik.com
SAINT-HILAIRE-PETITVILLE [B4]
Saint-Hilaire-Petitville remembers - Community centre
From June 4th to June 11th
Every day 10am-6pm
Original exhibition of photographs and films taken in July 1944
showing the construction in our commune of the first 2 large
American hospitals (1000 beds each), the 5th and 50th General
Hospitals. Numerous objects, surgical and medical instruments
found by local enthusiasts will also be on display. Free - SaintHilaire-Petitville Town hall - 02 33 42 10 56 - www.mairiesainthilairepetitville.fr
SAINT-MARCOUF-DU-ROCHY [C4]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
SAINT-JAMES [B7]
SAINT-PIERRE-DU-MONT [C3]
Exhibition on the American cemetery - Montjoie SaintMartin American cemetery
From April 1st to August 31st
Every day 9am-5pm
Exhibition of 12 panels covering the history of the American
cemetery, its construction, provisional then final location at Montjoie
Saint-Martin. Free - Saint-James Association of Local Authorities 02 33 89 62 24 - [email protected] www.cdc-saintjames.fr
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
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SAINT-PIERRE-SUR-DIVES [E5]
TINCHEBRAY [C6]
Commemoration of the Liberation of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives Capitulaire room
From June 6th to August 16th
Exhibition "Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives in the 1940s". Free - Town Hall
and Tourist Office - 02 31 20 97 90 - [email protected] - www.mairie-saint-pierre-sur-dives.fr
Tinchebray Canton towards its Liberation - Maison du Pays
de Tinchebray
From May 23rd to July 26th
10am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm
Four-part exhibition: organisation of resistance in the canton –
rescue of allied airmen / fighting for liberation of the canton –
Tinchebray, rear base of the German troops engaged in the fighting
at Mortain / allied logistics in the Tinchebraye bocage – war
secret weapons: "the pluto", "the red ball express" / situation
after the liberation. Free - Tinchebray Canton Association of Local
Authorities - 02 33 64 23 55 [email protected] www.cdcdupaysdetinchebray.fr
SANNERVILLE [E4]
Sannerville 1944-2014: Youth, Peace and Europe - Town Hall
From May 24th to July 6th
Exhibition-museum of period objects and photographs. Exhibitionsale of the Goodwood DVD produced by the schoolchildren based
on the films from the Imperial War Museum and the 1944 bombing
raids. Free - Sannerville Town Hall - 02 31 23 32 57 - mairie.
[email protected]
TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE [C5]
Sannerville: Live for ideas - Open air
From July 11th to July 25th
Photo-exhibition by a famous reporter. Free - Sannerville Town Hall 02 31 23 32 57 - [email protected]
Photo exhibition: Torigni in the turmoil - Château des Matignon
From June 12th to August 31st
Mon-Wed-Sat-Sun: 2pm-6pm
Photographs of Torigni before the war and after the bombing, life in the
POW camps, resistance actions, exhibition of period objects - Torignisur-Vire Town Hall - 02 33 56 71 44 - [email protected]
THURY-HARCOURT [D5]
TOURNAI-SUR-DIVE [E6]
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Town Hall community hall
From August 12th to August 24th
Mon-Fri: 10am-12pm/4pm-5.30pm, Sat: 10am-12pm
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 02 31 79 72 71 - [email protected] www.thury-harcourt.fr
Military Exhibition for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day
Landings - Community centre
From August 16th to August 17th
9am-6pm
(Subject to confirmation) Exhibition of German and American military
equipment and vehicles. Horse-drawn carriage, medical equipment,
uniforms, insignia and photographs. Numerous items equipment
found during excavations of the Falaise-Chambois pocket. Free Association for Research and Preservation of Basse-Normandie
Military Historical Heritage - 06 79 88 68 99 - [email protected]
Exhibition - Saint-Paterne Church
From August 21st to August 28th
Exhibition of photographs and military equipment (subject to
confirmation). Free - Tournai sur Dives Town Hall - www.tournai-surdives.fr
TILLY-SUR-SEULLES [D4]
Exhibition on the battle of Villers Bocage - Musée de la
bataille de Tilly-sur-Seulles. Notre-Dame du Val Chapel
From May 1st to September 30th
10am-12pm/2pm-6pm
This exhibition of objects and documents illustrates the battle
of Villers Bocage on 13 June 1944. Entry included in the museum
admission ticket - Association Tilly 1944 - 06 07 59 46 02 [email protected] -www.tilly1944.com
TOUROUVRE [G7]
Exhibition "Heroes or martyrs, Tourouvre in the turmoil of
World War II" - Les Muséales cultural centre
From June 28th to August 16th
Tue-Sun: 10am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm
This exhibition recounts the dark hours of the liberation of Tourouvre
and the atrocities committed by the Nazi army as it retreated.
This painful episode is set in its own context and more broadly
in that of the Occupation of Normandy. €2 - Tourouvre Muséales
cultural centre - 02 33 25 55 55 - [email protected] www.hautperche.fr/museales
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Town Hall
From June 16th to June 28th
Mon-Sat: 9am-12pm/2pm-5pm
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 02 31 80 80 26 - mairie.tillysurseulles@
orange.fr - www.mairie-tillysurseulles.fr
TRÉVIÈRES [C4]
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Town Hall
From July 28th to August 9th
Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri: 9am-12pm/2pm-4pm, Wed: 9am-12pm
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EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 02 31 22 50 44 - [email protected] www.trevieres.eu
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 02 31 66 27 10 - [email protected] www.mediatheque.ville-vire.fr
VOUILLY [C4]
Open air exhibition "My village in 1944" - Town centre
From May 30th to August 31st
Open air exhibition of large format period photographs associated
with testimonials from inhabitants and veterans to pass on
memories of the liberation of the villages on the inter-municipal
territory. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp Inter-Municipal Tourist Office 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] - www.isigny-grandcampintercom.com
VARAVILLE [E4]
Vestiges of war - Archaeology of the Battle of Normandy Town Hall, Council room
From June 6th to June 12th
10am-12pm/2pm-6pm
The mobile exhibition "Vestiges of war. Archaeology of the Battle
of Normandy" demonstrates how archaeology can help us to
understand a recent conflict. It presents the main archaeological
discoveries made in Basse-Normandie related to the Landings and
the Battle for Liberation. Free - National institute of preventive
archaeological research - 02 31 91 04 74 - mairie.varaville@
wanadoo.fr - www.varaville.fr
For all the exhibition dates, visit the
70th anniversary web site
VILLERS-BOCAGE [D5]
www.the70th-normandy.com
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Media library
From July 12th to July 26th
Tue/Fri: 4pm-6pm, Wed: 10am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm, Sat: 10am12.30pm
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
documents. This event pays tribute to the courage of the people
of Calvados and their commitment to rebuild their lives amongst
the ruins and their gradual return to normal life. Free - Calvados
Department Archives - 09 65 11 15 16 - bibliotheque.villersbocage@
orange.fr - www.villers-bocage.info
VIRE [C6]
Exhibition "Vire, Summer 44: The Price of Liberty" - Porte de
l’Horloge
From June 6th to September 21st
Tue-Sat: 2pm-6pm
Exhibition produced jointly with the Association Les Collectionneurs
Virois, the AVPPS and the Town of Vire on the occupation, the
bombing, the resistance and the liberation of Vire, liberty which cost
the lives of 411 Vire inhabitants. Models, photographs, posters and
period objects retracing the long road to liberty. Free - Norman Bocage
Tourist Office - 02 31 66 28 50 - [email protected] www.bocage-normand.com
The aftermath of the war - From the Battle of Normandy to
the reconstruction - Media library
From July 1st to July 12th
Tue/Fri: 4pm-6pm, Wed: 10am-12.30pm/2pm-6pm, Sat: 10am12.30pm
Exhibition of 21 panels commemorating the sacrifice made by
civilians during the Battle of Normandy and illustrating the
outstanding reconstruction momentum through numerous archive
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the Battle of Normandy in the brochure
“Exploration and Emotion”
You will find full information about the sites and museums
of the Historical Area of the Battle of Normandy.
Reconstitutions*
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CARENTAN [B4]
GAVRAY [B5]
LCVP PA30-4 landing craft tour and exhibition - Port
From June 4th to June 9th
10am-6pm
The American landing craft L.C.V.P. PA30-4 will be moored at
Carentan Marina. The craft will be open to the public for tours
and the restoration project will be presented. The craft will take
part in the nautical parade in the port along with the amphibious
vehicles on 5 June. Weather permitting, you will be able to
watch the landing craft at sea from Utah Beach on the morning
of 6 June. Free (donations and new membership applications
welcome) - Association Challenge L.C.V.P. - Higgins Boat - eliardh@
challengelcvp.com - www.challengelcvp.com
1944 - Cobra, The breakthrough! - Multipurpose hall
From August 14th to August 18th
9am-1pm/2pm-6pm
Exhibition commemorating the Liberation of the Coutances region
and the end of operation Cobra. Equipment recovered on the
scenes of the fighting (some 60 dummies in realistic situations and
a large number of objects used every day by soldiers and civilians) Reconstitution of an American camp similar to those dispersed
around our countryside - Exhibition of 50 military and civilian
vehicles - 2 video conferences produced from American videos
dating from July-August 1944. Free - Association Lest we Forget
1944 - 06 22 73 04 76 - [email protected]
COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY [D4]
ISIGNY-SUR-MER [B4]
Camp of military vehicles - Hillman Site
From June 6th to June 11th
Visitors will be able to walk around a large camp of period allied
vehicles and see the reconstitution of a period camp with uniforms.
Visitors will be able to discover the Hillman Site (bunker restored
more than 20 years ago). Free - Association Les Amis Du Suffolk
Rgt - 02 31 97 12 61 - [email protected] - www.amisdu-suffolk-rgt.com
Reconstitution of the Landings in Normandy
From June 6th to June 8th
Reconstitution of the Normandy Landings on 1/16 scale (subject
to confirmation). Several waves of landings are presented on the
lake to retrace the D-Day sea assault. The embankments housing
three blockhouses will defend the beach with fireworks as we land
with our Sherman tanks, amphibian vehicles, 4-wheel drive Jeeps.
Free - Club sportif loisirs Garde Républicaine - 06 21 73 45 83 [email protected]
DUCLAIR [G3]
LE HOMMET-D’ARTHENAY [B4]
Commemoration - Château du Taillis
From May 10th to May 11th
10am-6pm
Reconstitution of US, English, French and German camps in the Park
of Taillis Castle with over 250 soldiers. Exhibition of over 80 military
vehicles from World War II. Reconstitution of fighting in the Castle
park. Visit of the August 44 Museum "Hell on the River Seine".
€5 - €3 - free - Association du Château du Taillis - 06 83 82 22 89 [email protected] - www.chateau-du-taillis.com
Military vehicles of the Commemo Rangers and period
procession - Town Hall and former soccer ground
From June 2nd to June 8th
Encampment on the former football ground with about 15 vehicles.
On 7 June at 2.30pm, departure for a convoy of military vehicles
and inhabitants in period dress, for a circuit of about 30 km with
stops for historical testimonials and commemorations. At about
6.30pm, procession in the streets of Hommet d’Arthenay on
the way to the encampment. Free - Le Hommet-d’Artenay Town
Hall - 02 33 56 21 72 - [email protected] www.facebook.com/LeHommetdArthenay
ECAUSSEVILLE [B3]
Reconstitution of a 1944 military camp - Airship hangar
From May 30th to June 9th
10am-6pm
Military camp of 30 vehicles and 100 participants dressed in various
uniforms, tours in wartime vehicles, information about the weapons
and radio transmission equipment. Adults €5, Normandy Pass €4,
teenagers €2, free for children. Association des amis du Hangar à
Dirigeables d’Ecausseville - 06 07 11 55 36 - [email protected] www.aerobase.fr
MÉAUTIS-CARENTAN [B4]
US reconstitution camp with civilian constructions - Bloody
Gulch Memorial, Manoir de Donville
From May 31st to June 10th
US reconstitution camp with period school, shelter, 1944 grocery shop.
Guided tours of the camp and the battlefield (archaeological remains
and museum). Paying guided visits €7.50 during the day (€5 children,
free for children under 3 and WW2 veterans upon proof) - Bloody Gulch
Memorial and Petit Coupeville theatre company - 02 33 42 03 22 [email protected] - www.manoirdedonville.com
FERMANVILLE [B2]
Reconstitution of an American camp
From June 27th to June 29th
8am-8pm
Historical reconstitution of a camp with period tents, equipment,
vehicles, participants in period dress, etc. An exhibition will be
held in the community centre and a catering space will be set
up, inspired by the decoration of the period cafés. A conference
will be given to schoolchildren by the writer Gilles Perrault.
Free - Fermanville - 02 33 54 61 12 - contact@tourismecotentin
valdesaire.fr - www.tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr
MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE [E4]
"They didn’t know it was impossible..." - Merville Battery
Site
June 6th and June 8th
10.30pm-midnight
Reconstitution of the unimaginable assault of the British 9th
Parachute Battalion on Merville battery at dawn on 6 June 1944
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SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
(subject to confirmation). You will discover the construction of the
battery, its operation, Rommel’s turbulent arrival, the training of the
British parachutists before the victorious but tragic assault. Tiers
€6, standing €3, children from 6 to 10 years old €2.50 - Association
for the Management of the Merville Battery - 06 72 63 87 51 [email protected] - www.batterie-merville.com
Geronimo Camp
From June 1st to June 8th
9am-7pm
Reconstitution camp representing the American airborne forces
in Normandy. Demonstration of equipment, vehicles and over one
hundred participants in period dress. Meeting with the public,
exhibition in tent of a field hospital, a transmission PC in working
order, a field cinema and a concert-show of the 40s within the
camp limits. Events for the children. Free - Airborne Museum www.airborne-museum.org
NEUILLY-LA-FORÊT [B4]
A11: Neuilly’s Airfield 70th anniversary
From July 19th to July 20th
Reconstitution of the A11 aerodrome, with static presentation of
scale models of WW2 aircraft, organised by re-enacters specialised
in the US air forces who will represent the everyday life of an
aerodrome in 1944, with its mechanics, radio operators and pilots.
SAINT-JAMES [B7]
70th anniversary village - Champ de Foire
From May 23rd to May 26th
The Friends of the Liberation recreate a bivouac with soldiers
and WW2 vehicle collectors. Sales of books and communication
media of the event (T-shirts, caps, cartoons, etc.). Screening
of films, various exhibitions, parade of vintage vehicles. Free Saint-James Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 89 62 24 [email protected] - www.cdc-saintjames.fr
Saturday July 19th, a liberty ball has been organised from 7 pm
to 11 pm.
Sunday July 20th, from 10 am: an open air mass will be celebrated,
plus screenings of period films and news. Free - A.M.P.R.E 06 87 77 98 09 - [email protected]
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT [B3]
VER-SUR-MER [D4]
Military encampment and exhibition of equipment
From May 31st to June 9th
2pm-6pm
Reconstitution of a military encampment and dynamic exhibition of
period equipment and vehicles. Free - Club du Souvenir Militaire 02 33 71 56 54 - [email protected]
Reconstitution of an English military camp: Gold Beach
Camp - Avenue du 6 Juin
From June 6th to June 8th
10am-6pm
Reconstitution of a military camp by the British Association "Gold
Beach 60 Years on". The re-enacters will wear Navy, Army and Air
Force uniforms. Passive defence will be represented. Tribute will
therefore be paid to the regiments which landed on Gold Beach King.
They will come with English vehicles and weapons. Free - AmericaGold Beach Museum - 02 31 22 58 58 - officetourisme.versurmer@
orange.fr - www.goldbeachmusee.fr
SAINT-MARTIN-DE-VARREVILLE [B3]
National gathering of communes liberated by the 2nd
armoured division - Leclerc Monument
From August 2nd to August 3rd
From 1 to 3 August 1944, General Leclerc’s 2nd Armoured Division
landed on French soil. The Bornes (milestones) marking the journey
of the 2nd Armoured Division, set up on the initiative of Saint-Martinde-Varreville, are erected along the route.
A "major national challenge" is launched by the commune, in
partnership with the Leclerc Foundation and the Maison des Anciens
de la 2e DB (2nd Armoured Division veterans association) to reunite at
every important step the 109 communes liberated, 109 flag bearers,
109 mayors or representatives of the commune in order to thank, in a
single voice, our veterans of the 2nd Armoured Division.
For the complete programme of reconstitutions,
visit the 70th anniversary web site
www.the70th-normandy.com
On August 2nd from 8 am:
Militaria sale - 2nd Armoured Division Camp - Rochambelles field
hospital by the WW2 military equipment preservation associations Exhibition - Conference and film on Free France - Testimonials from
the elderly - Parachute drop (subject to confirmation and weather
conditions) - Show - Release of lanterns of peace.
On August 3rd from 10 am:
Welcome, decorations, ceremony of the link between the 109
mayors with the children of the commune, open air mass, etc.
Saint-Martin-de-Varreville Town hall - 09 64 06 99 72 - mairie.
[email protected]
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Sports events
Randonnées de la Liberté,
randonnées de la Paix
walks
Landing beaches or historical sites of the Battle of
Normandy
From March 1st to September 11th
A wide selection of over 70 guided or self-guided tours: on foot,
on bicycle, mountain bike, sea-walking, Nordic walking, roller
blades, kayak or on horseback. In the steps of those to whom
we owe the pleasure of being able to walk in freedom. All
the itineraries include: military cemeteries, memorial stones,
monuments, remains of the Atlantic Wall, museums, so many
places to offer remembrance of the tragic history of those
times. Randonnée 14 - [email protected] www.randonnees-normandes.com
BÉNOUVILLE [D4]
CARQUEBUT [B3]
Guided walk: Where everything started off...- Meeting point
in front of Ranville museum
June 15th
9am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, we will walk
in the steps of the British 6th parachute division and say prayers at
Ranville cemetery. On the East flank of the Landing beaches, the bridge
of Bénouville, better known as Pegasus bridge, was the first bridge to
be liberated on mainland France on the morning of June 6th. 19 km.
Free - Les Chemins du Vent - 06 13 68 49 11 - randonneesdelaliberte@
gmail.com - www.randonnees-normandes.com
International walk for Peace
May 31st
10.30am
In this history-laden location, shortly before the commemorations
of the D-Day landings in Normandy, we come together to celebrate
Peace, a precious asset that remains fragile. The beauty of the route
and the friendly atmosphere will remind us that respecting creation
is also a major issue to preserve Peace. Departure from Carquebut,
lunch at 12.30pm in Houesville. Arrival in Sainte-Mère-Eglise at
5pm. 19 km - Free - Centre paroissial, paroisse Notre Dame de la
Paix - www.maisondelapaix-normandie.org/marche-internationalpour-la-paix/
Walk “In memory of Canadian soldiers” - Meet in front of
Juno Beach centre
July 23rd
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté, a family outing in remembrance
of the Canadian soldiers who landed between Graye sur Mer and SaintAubin-sur-Mer. Prior to departure a Canadian guide will give a history
presentation of the events that took place here in 1944. 16 km - Free Randonnée 14 - 02 31 37 46 80 - [email protected] www.randonnees-normandes.com
CERISY-LA-FORÊT [C4]
DOUVRES-LA-DÉLIVRANDE [D4]
1944 walk in Cerisy la Forêt
June 13th
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, this walking
tour will take us back to the fighting that took place at the Moulin
des Rondelles and the surrounding villages. On June 13th 1944,
many soldiers lost their lives attempting to cross the Elle river.
9 km - Booking required: €3.50, free for children under 12 - Maison
de la Forêt/Balleroy-Le Mollay Littry Tourist Office - 02 31 51 96 56 [email protected] - www.maisondelaforetdecerisy.com
Walk “The radars that monitored Juno Beach”- Meeting
point on the car park of the Radar Museum
July 2nd
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, discover
lesser known locations that also played an important part in the
events of 1944; the radar station of Douvres la Délivrande, the
German command post at Tailleville or the remains of the Atlantic
Wall. The seashore and the countryside offer up some wellhidden ruins... 20 km - Free - Randonnée 14 with support from the
association "En Semaine sur les sentiers" - randonneesdelaliberte@
gmail.com - www.randonnees-normandes.com
CAEN [D4]
Les Courants de la Liberté
From June 12th to June 15th
A road race festival for all to commemorate the events of D-Day, a
unique selection of races.
June 13th - 2 pm: Departure of the Foulées de la Liberté, with 300
children from Caen, who by their participation will raise money for
the French Red Cross organisation. Finishing line at Caen Memorial.
June 14th: 10.30am: Les Rollers de la Liberté: Roller skates and
roller blades are a must for this race in the Memorial district. 7pm:
departure of the Rochambelle race, a 5 km walk/run event for ladies
only, with the aim of collecting €140 000 for breast cancer research.
ARROMANCHES [D3]
D-Day triathlon - Place du 6 Juin
June 8th
10am
Swim + Mountain bike + Cross-country run. Race on the historic
site of Arromanches, passing via the Gun batteries of Longuessur-Mer. The race is filmed and screened live on a giant screen in
the place du 6 Juin. Prizes awarded by veterans. Short circuit for
inexperienced participants, long circuit for experienced athletes. GIP
Arromanches - [email protected].
June 15th - 8.15am: departure of 10 km race from Matthieu. 8.50am:
departure of Pegasus half-marathon race from Bénouville, sponsored
by Crédit Agricole Normandie. 9.10am: departure of Marathon race
from Courseulles-sur-Mer. Finishing line at Caen Memorial.
Free for spectators - Comité d’Organisation des Courants de la
Liberté - www.lescourantsdelaliberte.com
Walk “The liberation of Caen” - Meeting point on the Colline
des Oiseaux park car park, near the Memorial
June 9th
2pm
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, on the
anniversary date of the liberation of Caen, an outing accessible
to persons with reduced mobility in wheel chairs and families
with children in pushchairs. On July 9th 1944 the first Canadian
troops finally arrived in Caen after a month of hard fighting. We
will evoke these tragic times are the Cemetery of the Abbaye
d’Ardennes church. 6 km - Free - Randonnée 14 with support from
the Association des Paralysés de France - randonneesdelaliberte@
gmail.com - www.randonnees-normandes.com
AZEVILLE [B3]
Guided walk: From the gun batteries of Azeville to those
of Crisbecq - Meeting point on the Azeville gun battery
museum car park
April 6th
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, discover a
strategic point on the Atlantic wall. At the end of the walk, take the
time to visit the Azeville Battery Museum, to image the life of those
who fought here. A unique maze of underground tunnels. 16 km. Free Les Chemins du Vent - 06 13 68 49 11 - lesrandonneesdelaliberté@
gmail.com - www.randonnees-normandes.com
Normandy Challenge
From July 18th to July 28th
9am
The American association "Ride 2 Recovery" aims to restore
confidence and hope to the wounded of American military actions. It
is organising a commemorative cycling tour for approximately 135 US
veterans who have been wounded and amputated in various conflicts.
Willie Novelli, veteran of Patton’s army will take part. Various
ceremonies will be held in Calvados and La Manche, along with
visits of historical sites - Ride 2 Recovery - [email protected] www.ride2recovery.com
BAYEUX [C4]
International basketball tournament - Pierre de Coubertin
room
From June 14th to June 15th
9am-11pm
Organisation of basketball matches and inter-generational meetings
to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of
Normandy. Free - CS Bayeux Basket - 02 14 08 52 44 - 70eme@
bayeux-basket.com - www.bayeux-basket.com
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of Normandy, international guests from Germany, UK, USA, Italy,
Morocco. Event patron: Michel Hidalgo. Free - Football Club Côte de
Nacre - [email protected] - http://fccn.free.fr
COMMES [C3]
Guided walk “Longues-sur-Mer gun batteries” - Meeting
point in front of Commes community hall
June 1st
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, come and
discover the site of the German gun batteries at Longues-sur-Mer, a
Historical Monument. At the top of a cliff overlooking the Channel,
this vital brick in the Atlantic wall was a major field of combat in the
Battle of Normandy. It played a strategic role in the Allied landings
of June 6th 1944. 17 km - Free - Les Chemins du Vent - 06 13 68
49 11 - [email protected] - www.randonneesnormandes.com
FALAISE [E5]
The Falaise area is organising three guided walking tours
in the steps of the three Allied nations contributing to its
liberation
In the steps of General MACZEK and the 1st Polish Armoured
Division - meet at Château Guillaume le Conquérant car park
Saturday August 16th, we will follow the route taken by the
First Polish Armoured Division to heroically defend Hill 262 on the
summits of the last hills of the Pays d’Auge, near Montormel.
Sunday August 17th, we will tour Falaise in the footsteps of
the Sixth Canadian Infantry Brigade and its three regiments - the
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, the South Saskatchewan and
Mount-Royal Fusiliers - supported by the Sherbrooke tanks.
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER [D4]
Normandy Beach Yoga - Beach facing Juno Beach Centre
May 10th
10am-7pm
Event to promote international peace on the D-Day landing
beaches, using the values of yoga to promote peace amongst
the general public: Yoga for all, Yoga for children, Laughing yoga,
demonstrations, guided tours, village of Peace alongside the Juno
Beach centre. €12 - €10 - Free - Normandy Beach Yoga - contact@
normandybeachyoga.com
FERMANVILLE [B2]
International Liberty tournament - Ver, Courseulles,
Langrune, Luc-sur-Mer
From June 7th to June 8th
9am-5pm
Major soccer tournament held on the four sites of Football Club
Côte de Nacre: 64 teams, 1000 children. The clubs come from
towns closely associated with the D-Day landings and the Battle
Remembrance walk
From June 6th to June 29th
Several circuits are available on the sites of the Osteck battery,
Hambourg and other locations in Fermanville, which is home to a
number of strategic installations featured in the Atlantic Wall.
Prices: consult tourist office - Fermanville - 02 33 54 61 12 - contact@
tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr - www.tourismecotentinvaldesaire.fr
Monday August 19th, we will visit the villages or symbolic sites
in the advance of the 53rd (Welsh) and 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry
divisions to overpower the German defences.
5€ - Pays de Falaise Tourist Office - 02 31 90 17 26 - [email protected] - www.falaise-tourisme.com
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9 km - €2 - Free - Coorganised by the Cyclotourisme section of Vélo
Club Lexovien and the Comité du Souvenir Français de Lisieux 02 31 31 27 92 - [email protected] - www.randonneesnormandes.com
The routes of the Red
Ball Express
Randonnée de la Paix - Fish market hall on the Port
June 6th
8pm
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy, the
traditional "Friday walks" will take place on June 6th 2014 under the
banner of peace, for an 8 km walk with a halt at the Statue of Peace,
erected to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day in GrandcampMaisy. Free - Isigny-Grandcamp-Intercom - 02 31 21 46 00 - animation@
ccigi.fr - www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
Motorbike tour
Caen Côte de Nacre Chapter
www.caen-cote-de-nacre-chapter-France.com
Cherbourg in the battle
April 20th - 9am - 8pm: First day of a 4-day, 20-stage touring
rally, through places that were essential in the Battle of
Normandy, mixing tributes to combatants and discovery of
the beautiful landscapes (following dates: May 3rd, June 8th,
July 13th). Taking in: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Azeville gun battery,
Quinéville Memorial, Cherbourg museum of Liberation,
Briquebec museum, Sortosville blockhouse. Minimal
participation requested (towards food)
Tributes to combatants
May 3rd - 9am-8pm: Second day of a 4-day, 20-stage touring
rally, through places that were essential in the Battle of
Normandy, mixing tributes to combatants and discovery of
the beautiful landscapes (following dates: June 8th, July
13th). Taking in: Bayeux - La Cambe German cemetery Pointe du Hoc - American cemetery - Longues gun battery Arromanches. Minimal participation requested (towards food)
Bocage Breakout
June 8th - 9am-8pm: Third day of a 4-day, 20-stage touring
rally, through places that were essential in the Battle of
Normandy, mixing tributes to combatants and discovery of
the beautiful landscapes (following date: July 13th). Taking
in: Bayeux, Dead Man’s Corner museum in St-Côme-du-Mont,
Percée du Bocage (Bocage Breakout) museum in St-Martindes-Besaces, battle of Tilly museum in Tilly-sur-Seulles,
British war cemeteries of Tilly and Hottot-les-Bagues.
Minimal participation requested (towards food)
MONFIQUET [C4]
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, over the
course of this walk we will look back over the exhausting battle that
the Allied troops had to wage in order to advance on to Saint Lô.
We will look at how the fighting went on as they were blocked for
several weeks, and pause in remembrance of the men who liberated
our region.
July 11th: 9.30am
August 1st: 9.30 am
9 km - Booking required: €3.50, free for children under 12 - Maison
de la Forêt/Balleroy-Le Mollay Littry Tourist Office - 02 31 51 96 56 [email protected] - www.maisondelaforetdecerisy.com
Walk “In the steps of the Kieffer commando”- Meeting point
at Cemetery
May 10th
3pm
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, this one
takes us to the statue of Peace, then on to Point du Hoc. On the way
back, tribute will be paid to the 177 Green berets of the only French
commando that took part in the Landings along side the British. Their
leader, Captain Philippe Kieffer is buried in the Grandcamp-Maisy
cemetery, where tribute will be made to him at the end of the walk.
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Walk “In the steps of the Commandos” - Meeting point
on beach in front of monument to French Commandos, La
Flamme
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, an outing
with a guide form the Tourist Office will recount the saga of the
Green Berets of the Kieffer Commando, who landed on Sword
Beach on the morning of June 6th 1944. Around midday, picnic on
the Hillman bunker site in Colleville-Montgomery and visit of this
stronghold of the Atlantic Wall.
July 16th 2014: 9.30am
August 20th 2014: 9.30am
14 km - Free (bring your own picnic) - Ouistreham tourist office and the
"Marche et Découverte" association - 02 31 97 18 63 - patrimoine@
tourisme-ouistreham.fr - www.randonnees-normandes.com
MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE [E4]
LE MOLAY-LITTRY [C4]
Walk “The battle of the Elle” - Meeting point Church car
park
in the Landings in Normandy. At 12 o’clock, picnic of friendship on
the beach, in front of the monument erected in remembrance of the
Liberator Commandos. At 1.15 pm, patriotic ceremony then at 1.30
pm, start of the walk. Setting off from Sword Beach, the cyclotourists
will go to Grandcamp-Maisy along the coast at an easy pace. Upon
arrival, ceremony and contemplation on the tomb of Captain Philippe
Kieffer. 75 km - €4 - €2. Comité du Souvenir Français de Lisieux and
Cyclotourism Section of Lexovien Cycling Club - 02 31 31 27 92 [email protected] - www.randonnees-normandes.com
Discovery cycle tour “In the steps of the Canadians” Meeting point in front of the Tourist Office
June 2nd
1.15pm
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, we will
cross several villages liberated by the Canadians, where memorial
stones and monuments have been built. The circuit take in Luc-surMer, Bernières-sur-Mer, the Reviers cemetery, and Ménil-Patry (near
to Bretteville-l’Orgueilleuse), before returning to the starting point.
Tourist cycle tour, supervised and at a leisurely pace - open to all.
50 km - Free - Association Côte de Nacre Cyclo - 06 85 58 71 13 [email protected] - www.randonnees-normandes.com
Walk “In memory of the 6th Airborne” - Meeting point at the
Merville-Franceville battery car park
August 13th
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, departure
from the German gun battery in Merville-Franceville, heading towards
Bénouville and Ranville. On the Eastern flank of the landing beaches,
the solders of the British 6th Airborne division were the first to set
foot on Normandy soil in the night of June 5th to June 6th. Pegasus
bridge was liberated by dawn, but victory was still far off. 20 km Free - Randonnée 14/ASL Bénouville - randonneesdelaliberte@
gmail.com - www.randonnees-normandes.com
LITTEAU [C4]
GRANDCAMP-MAISY [C3]
LUC-SUR-MER [D4]
Kayak canoeing: "La Pointe du Hoc from the sea" - Meeting
point at CAP21 Sailing club
Discover the Pointe du Hoc as you have never seen it before! Paddle
a kayak to view the cliffs assault by the Rangers on the morning of:
June 6th 1944
July 8th: 5.30pm
July 18th: 1pm
July 26th: 9am
August 7th: 6pm
August 18th: 3pm
August 25th: 9am
Booking required. All persons over the age of 10. €20 - €12 - IsignyGrandcamp-Intercom - 02 31 21 46 00 - [email protected] www.isigny-grandcamp-intercom.com
Walk "Le Molay-Littry under the Occupation" - Meeting
point car park of Mine Museum
June 14th
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, over the
course of this walk we will look back over the events that took
place during the Occupation and Liberation of Le Molay-Littry,
with eyewitness accounts from certain residents (Gervais factory,
construction of the aerodrome, etc.). 9 km - Booking required: €3.50,
free for children under 12 - Maison de la Forêt/Office de Tourisme
Balleroy - Le Mollay Littry - 02 31 51 96 56 - maisondelaforet@
orange.fr - www.maisondelaforetdecerisy.com
The Falaise pocket
July 13th - 9am-8pm: Fourth and final day of a 4-day, 20-stage
touring rally, through places that were essential in the Battle
of Normandy, mixing tributes to combatants and discovery
of the beautiful landscapes. Falaise, Montormel memorial,
Polish cemetery of Grainville-Langannerie, Canadian cemetery
of Cintheaux, Pegasus Bridge memorial. Minimal participation
requested (towards food)
Sports events
PÉRIERS [B4]
Cycle ride along the Liberty Road
From June 6th to June 8th
8am - 6pm
The Voie de la Liberté commemorates the route taken by the
American army led by General Patton. Each year, almost 300 cyclists
from six or seven countries are present (USA, Luxembourg, Belgium,
France, etc.). The route (130 - 150 km / day) weaves along the roads
of La Manche with a commemorative ceremony in stopover villages one in Périers and at Camp Patton in Nehou, Saint-Lô, Coutances
and Sainte-Mère-Eglise. €100 - Les Amis de la Voie de la Liberté 06 76 64 49 71 - [email protected] - www.voiedelaliberte.fr.
Walk "The forest during the war" - Maison de la Forêt
June 9th
9.30am
This walk will look back at the Occupation of the Forêt de Cerisy
by German, then the bombardments on June 7th and liberation
of Balleroy and its surrounding area on June 10th. The life of the
population during the German Occupation and while the Allies
were present, was thrown into turmoil. We will share some of
these accounts. Booking required: €3.50, free for children under
12 - Maison de la Forêt/Balleroy - Le Mollay Littry Tourist Office 02 31 51 96 56 - [email protected] - www.maisondelaforet
decerisy.com
SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER [D4]
OUISTREHAM [E4]
“The North Shore” - historical cycle tour - Departure from
Square des Canadiens
August 9th
2 pm
As part of the Acadian week festival, family bicycle ride between
Saint Aubin sur Mer and Carpiquet, in the steps of the North Shore
regiment who landed on this "lovely little beach" in June 1944. The
Canadians liberated the airport after over a month of fighting. 4pm:
Ceremony in Carpiquet to commemorate the Canadian soldiers in
front of the memorial stone. Return to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer by
6.30pm. 40 km - Free - Association Cote de Nacre Cyclo and Semaine
Acadienne - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.semaineacadienne.net
Remembrance walk in the steps of the Kieffer Commando Memorial to Liberator commandos
May 10th
12pm
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, to pay tribute
to the 177 Green Berets of the only French commando that took part
"L’Acadienne" walk - Square des Canadiens
August 12th
2pm
As part of the "La semaine acadienne" festival, a historical walk
commented by a Canadian guide from the Juno Beach centre. From
"Nan Red" beach at Saint-Aubin to the beach of Courseulles-sur-Mer,
MONTORMEL [E6]
Randonnées de la Paix (Walk for Peace) - Montormel
August 23rd
Several departure times between 2pm and 3 pm: two circuits of
6 km and 7 km to discover the site of Montormel on foot, a major
point in the end of the Battle of Normandy. Orne Regional Authority www.orne.fr
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you will walk in the steps of the Canadians. Vestiges of the Atlantic
Wall have recently been unearthed in the dunes at Courseullessur-Mer. At about 4pm, concert in front of the Juno Beach centre
(6 km and 12 km). Free - Association La Semaine Acadienne and
Juno Beach Centre - 02 31 97 30 41 - [email protected] www.randonnees-normandes.com
SAINT-JAMES [B7]
Themed walk with commentary "In the steps of Liberty" Meeting point at 2pm in front of Tourist Office
July 1st
July 8th
July 15th
July 22nd
July 29th
August 5th
August 12th
August 18th
August 26th
2pm-4.30pm
Walk in 13 stages over 8 km, relating the major phases of the Battle
of Normandy and life in Saint-James during the Occupation. 8 km Saint James Association of Local Authorities - 02 33 89 62 38 - [email protected] - www.cdc-saintjames.fr
sand beach, called "Bloody Omaha" on the morning of June 6th
1944, as the blood of soldiers coloured the seawater and the sand.
10 km - Free - Saint Laurent sur mer town council - 06 25 59 24 93 [email protected] - www.randonnees-normandes.com
end of the walk and visit of the Bocage Breakout museum possible
in the afternoon. 6 km - Paid entrance to the museum - Randonnée
14 - Musée de la Percée du Bocage - 02 31 67 52 78 - bluecoat@
wanadoo.fr - www.randonnees-normandes.com
Walk “Omaha Beach, in remembrance of the Americans”Meeting point in front of the Monument to the Brave on the
beach
July 30th
9am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, moments of
prayer and emotion in front of the magnificent Monument to the Brave,
installed in 2004 on the magnificent fine sand beach, called "Bloody
Omaha" on the morning of June 6th 1944, as the blood of soldiers
coloured the seawater and the sand. Visit of the American cemetery
and the 9 387 tombs. 15 km - Free - Randonnée 14 / Les Chemins
du Vent - 06 13 68 49 11 - [email protected] www.randonnees-normandes.com
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE [B3]
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT [B3]
Following in the steps of Patton - Departure from Utah
Beach
From May 18th to May 19th
Nordic walking Relay in the steps of Patton The route between Utah
and Saint-James takes side roads, with night walking. Walkers will
be relayed every 15 to 20 km, with support from clearly marked
vehicles. The general public can join us at the Pontaubeault town
hall or in Saint-James to take part in the event. €5 for non-members Nordik Saint-James - 06 75 36 73 02 - [email protected].
SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER [C3]
Sea walking “Liberation arrived via the sea”- Eolia base
behind lifeguard station
May 10th
10 am
In remembrance of the Americans who landed on this magnificent
fine sand beach stretching 6 km, the "Bloody Omaha" on the morning
of June 6th 1944, as the blood of soldiers coloured the seawater and
the sand. Sea walk for all levels, approximately 1 hour 30. Led by a
guide from the Omaha Beach Nature centre. Equipment provided. €5,
booking required - Eolia Normandie in partnership with Comité de
Randonnée Pédestre du Calvados - 07 87 58 84 00 - contact.cpnob@
orange.fr - www.omahabeachlongecote.com
Ultra D-Day Trail - Utah Beach museum
From June 12th to June 13th
A 100-mile course for international ultra-runners on the Ultra
D-Day Trail, along paths and trails in Normandy, with rest points
to meet local people at the main monuments to the Landings and
military cemeteries. The main five stretches of Utah Beach, Omaha
Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach. Association
Ultra D Day Trail - 07 87 58 84 00 - [email protected] www.ultraddaytrail.com
Liberty - on horseback - Utah Beach
From August 20th to August 22nd
A 120 km ride over three days, leaving Utah Beach, passing via
Omaha Beach and Gold Beach before crossing Calvados to reach
Falaise, then on to Chambois on the 70th anniversary of the end of
the Battle of Normandy in Montormel. F.F.E. licence required. Prices
not available - Comité Départemental de Tourisme Equestre de
l’Orne - 06 79 17 43 48 - [email protected] - www.cdteorne.
ffe.com
Guided walk “Liberation arrived via the sea” - Eolia base
on the beach
May 10th
2pm
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, a day
in remembrance of the Americans who in 1944 landed on this
magnificent fine sand beach, baptised the "Bloody Omaha" on the
evening of June 6th, as the blood of soldiers coloured the seawater
and the sand. 9 387 of them lie in the American Cemetery of
Colleville-sur-Mer. 12 km - €3 - Comité Départemental de Randonnée
Pédestre du Calvados - 02 31 82 28 83 - [email protected] www.randonnees-normandes.com
Sports events
Walk “In remembrance of the paratrooper John Steele” Meeting point in front of the church
May 4th
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, to remember
this paratrooper who was immortalised in the film The Longest Day.
Hanging by the cords of his parachute caught on the bell tower, he
was shot at by the Germans but played dead for two hours, which
enabled him to escape with his life. Sainte-Mère-Église was the
first town in Normandy liberated, at 4.30am, after the parachute
drop by the 82nd Airborne. 22 km - Free - Les Chemins du Vent 06 13 68 49 11 - lesrandonneesdelaliberté@gmail.com www.randonnees-normandes.com
TOURNIÈRES [C4]
Walk “Tournières during the war” - Meeting point town hall
car park
June 15th
9.30am
This outing will take walkers to various locations, including that
of Eisenhower’s command post. 9 km - Booking required: €3.50,
free for children under 12 - Maison de la Forêt/Balleroy-Le Mollay
Littry Tourist Office - 02 31 51 96 56 - [email protected] www.maisondelaforetdecerisy.com
VILLERS-SUR-MER [E4]
Walk “Mont Canisy in the Battle of Normandy” - Meeting
point on the Paleospace car park
August 6th
10am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, this route
will lead to Mont-Canisy. It only rises to 110 m in altitude but was
a strategic surveillance point over the Bay of the Seine. The German
occupants built a large network of underground and surface tunnels,
which they managed to hold until August 22nd 1944. On this stretch of
the Côte Fleurie we also see lesser known but nonetheless important
souvenirs of the Battle of Normandy. 13 km - Free - Randonnée
14 / Touques Randonnées - 06 67 23 70 28 - [email protected] www.randonnees-normandes.com
SAINT-MARTIN-DES-BESACES [D4]
Walk “The Bocage Breakout” - Meeting point on the car
park of the Bocage Breakout Museum
August 27th
9.30am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, a guided
walk. Discover the historic site and the operation Bluecoat to follow
the slow progress of Allied troops towards the south of Calvados,
and learn more about the fighting in the hedgerows. Picnic at the
Guided walk “Walk for the Brave”- Meeting point in car
park in front of Signal monument
June 8th
9am
As part of the Randonnées de la Liberté series of walks, a family
outing. Moments of prayer and emotion in front of the magnificent
Monument to the Brave, installed in 2004 on the magnificent fine
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