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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial - Colleville-sur-Mer
Crosses, Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, June 2012 by Peter K Burian / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer

Colleville-sur-MerCalvadosNormandyNorthern FranceFrance
4.8(150 reviews)
1h 45min
1h 45min
Free Entry
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D-Day Omaha Beach Memorial Tour

4 attractions · 5h 5min · transit route

Big Red One Assault Museum - 1st Infantry Division MemorialOverlord Museum (Omaha Beach)Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Estimated cost: €17.66 for 1 person

Tickets ~€15.5 · Transport ~€2.16

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About Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

The Normandy American Cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944. 5 acres. The semicircular memorial colonnade features the bronze statue "Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" and the Walls of the Missing bearing 1,557 names.

Combine with 3 nearby attractions for a full day

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The cemetery contains 45 pairs of brothers buried side by side, including 30 who specifically requested to rest next to their sibling. One plot holds a father and son, and another an uncle and nephew who died in the same campaign.

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Day Routes

D-Day Omaha Beach Memorial Tour
5h 5min

D-Day Omaha Beach Memorial Tour

Colleville-sur-Mer

HistoricalFirst-time VisitorMuseumsand 1 more
Moderate
Car
Public Transit
€17.66

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