Open 10 am to 6:30 pm
Open 10 am to 6:30 pm
09:00 - 19:00
During the entire week of Overlord Historical Days, discover our exhibitors’ village at the foot of the museum.
You’re sure to find what you’re looking for among the twenty or so exhibitors on site from June 1 to 9: military surplus, books, vintage textiles, scale models and much more.
09:00 - 19:00
Our Bradley re-enactment camp will welcome nearly a hundred re-enactors.
There will be different groups:
One group of USAAF re-enactors will represent a complete field hospital! They’ll set up 21 tents, and have period vehicles, including ambulances, parked in the camp. To make the experience even more authentic, the re-enactors will have a “grave registration service” station. These members were responsible for recovering, identifying, transporting and preparing the burial of deceased U.S. and U.S.-allied servicemen.
What’s also interesting here is the important part played by the WASPs, with mention of the USAAF flight nurses.
One of the groups of re-enactors will represent the tankers, including some American light armored vehicles.
A group of British re-enactors with two British army tanks. A Sherman Firefly with an English 17-pounder gun and an Achilles tank based on a TDM10 destroyer tank with a 17-pounder gun. The only gun to rival the Panther 75 mm.
These groups of re-enactors have a passion for the history of the Second World War that drives them to be thorough. They pay meticulous attention to historical detail. Costumes, artifacts and practices are of the highest quality, and as close as possible to historical veracity.
By scrupulously respecting historical accuracy, the camp offers visitors an entertaining, authentic and educational experience, enhancing their understanding of history.
09:00 - 19:00
Overlord Museum – Omaha Beach is proud to present its Overlord Historical Days, scheduled from June 1 to 9, 2024, around the museum. This week of events and tributes aims to celebrate with dignity the operation that changed the course of history 80 years ago, the Allied Landing in Normandy.
The event will feature a wide range of activities, including:
– concerts by the D-Day Ladies and Mam’zelle Bee and the Boyz
– a Lindy-Hop dance class
– a re-enactment camp
– a village of exhibitors
– a screening of the film Little Black Devils, From Juno to Putot
– the visit of 60 American veterans with the Best Defence Foundation
– a static display of 350 vehicles from the MVCG association
– demonstrations of period vehicles in dynamic evolution
19:30 - 21:30
Dive into the atmosphere of liberation with the DDay Ladies and their captivating tribute to the Andrews sisters!
Join us for an evening of glamour and swing!
16:00 - 18:00
Caen’s Rock n’ Go Swing association will teach you the steps of Lindy-Hop for free. This American dance promises to get you swinging!
11:00 - 15:00
A life-size display of vehicles that took part in the Battle of Normandy.
The public will have the opportunity to see 25 tanks and tracked vehicles, including the Tiger II, Panther and other Panzers, coming straight from the Musée des Blindés de Saumur. As well as vehicles from Lys tout terrain, the Black Bul association and the HVCA association.
The ground is sure to rumble!
Time : 11 am and 3 pm
10:00 - 18:30
For the third year running, Overlord Museum, in association with the Best Defence Foundation, welcomes 60 American veterans. This year’s event is of particular significance, as it is dedicated to the theme of transmission and heritage. Throughout the day, the veterans will be accompanied by children from a local school.
At 10 a.m., the veterans will arrive at the Museum and be welcomed by the children.
At around 3.30pm, in association with the MVCG, the veterans and children will parade in vintage vehicles to Omaha Beach.
There may be an opportunity for the public to meet the veterans.
19:30 - 21:30
Pin-up look from the ’40s to the ’50s, in a pencil skirt and scarlet lipstick, Mamz’elle Bee plays groove, frenetic swing or languorous swing, covering the great jazz standards, from Cole Porter to Gershwing, from Peggy Lee to the Andrews Sisters, including the most beautiful songs from Hollywood’s golden age.
Mamz’elle Bee will take you on a journey through post-war America.
09:00 - 10:00
MVCG France is organizing a commemorative day with static displays in front of the Overlord Museum from 9am to 10am, and the departure of the Freedom Convoy at 10am.
The route will stretch from Colleville-sur-mer to Isigny-sur-mer, with a stopover in Grandcamp-Maisy.
This convoy will be one of the longest and most important on the Normandy coast!