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Normandy 2022
A trip to Normandy is a journey through time to one of the most significant events in modern history - the D-Day landings of World War II. Visitors can explore the beaches where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, and learn about the tactics and challenges faced by the soldiers who fought there. The town of Bayeux is home to the famous Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered masterpiece that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The region is also dotted with numerous museums and memorials dedicated to the events of World War II, such as the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, which honors the American soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Normandy. A trip to Normandy is a sobering yet enlightening experience, as visitors can reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought for freedom and democracy during one of the darkest periods of human history.
 Le Grand Bunker museum in Ouistreham in Normandie |  |  |
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 |  Dropped as decoys on D-Day. |  |
 |  This Bunker Knocked out 6 British Tanks on Gold beach until it was in turn silenced by a 25pnd S.P gun of the Essex Yeomanry. |  |
 This is the site for the old Bayeux castle built in 960 by the 3rd Duke of Normandy, Richard the 1st. It was dismantled in around 1788. The statue is of a young woman believed to be Popee, daughter of Beranger Count of Bayeux and wife of the Viking chieftain Rollo, first Duke of Normandy. |  Captured by the British Royal Marines on D-Day. |  The unit assigned to destroy the battery was the 9th Parachute Battalion, part of the 3rd Parachute Brigade, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway. |
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 |  The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England. It was on this site that William may have forced Harold Godwinson to take an oath of support to him, the breaking of which led to the Norman conquest of England – meaning that the oath must have been made before 1066. |  |
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 |  The position of Heinrich Severloh, (Widerstandsnest 62) who inflicted over 1000 casualties on the American soldiers as they landed on the beach. |