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D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

Friday 5th June

Méautis-Carentan

8.30 p.m. : Dinner-Jazz concert at the Manor of Donville.
Prior booking: 0033 (0)2 33 42 03 22 or 0033 (0)6 47 51 02 69.

11.30 p.m.: Night spectacle with theatre-cinema guided visit of vestiges from the battle field
and re-enactment of the take of the manor of Donville in June 1944.
Entrance fee: 10 €. Prior booking: 0033 (0)2 33 42 03 22 or 0033 (0)6 47 51 02 69.

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

Saturday, 6th June

Carentan

During the day: Carentan Liberty March.
8.30 a.m.: Start from the church, diorama, animations.
Organization: CLG – carentanlibertymarch@outlook.com or http://carentanlibertygroup.forumgratuit.org/forum

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

Friday 5th June

Catz

9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Military fair at the Normandy Tank Museum.
Entrance: 4 €.
Exhibitors: 15€/m.
Organization: Association the Black Lions – 06 16 16 36 00 or black-lions@sfr.fr

Sherman tank at Normandy Tank Musem

 

 Gourbesville

10 a.m: Ceremony.
Organization: US Normandy Mémoire et Gratitude
– 0033 233 52 63 27 or Daniel.briard@hotmail.fr

71th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, June 2015

Wednesday 3rd June

5.30 p.m.: Ceremony for Peace in Sainte Mère Eglise, at Borne 0, in front of the townhall.
Organization: Townhall

Liberty marker "0"km

From Sainte-Mère-Eglise to Bastogne

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

Saturday, 6th June

Carentan

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Carentan June 1944

During the day: Military fair, at the hall market,
direction Périers. Organization: BBB – 0033 671 96 46 70 or bbbww2@live.fr

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

In the night of the 5th to the 6th June

Azeville

Re-enactment of a parachute drop with C-47 planes and men in original uniforms.
Organization: RCPT – staff@rcpt.eu or www.rcpt.eu (To be confirmed)

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

Friday 5th June

Utah Beach, Sainte Marie du Mont

Evening: Re-enactment of parachute drops from C-47 planes and Nord Atlas with men with original uniforms. Organization: RCPT – staff@rcpt.eu or www.rcpt.eu

8 p.m.: Concert by Utah Beach Band, 15 exceptional musicians that will play jazz standards of the 1940’s.

10 p.m.: Release of sky lanterns in honor of the 197 men who disappeared on D-Day on Utah Beach

71th Anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy, June 2015

Saturday 30st May – Sunday 7th June

Reconstruction of an American military camp
next to the Airborne Museum in Sainte Mère Eglise.
Organization: Airborne Museum
(with associations MVCG Bretagne, Overlord 76, Enfer Normand and V for Victory)
– 0033 233 41 41 35 or www.airborne-museum.org

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In Sainte Mere Eglise

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

 Friday 5th June

Sainte Mère Eglise

10 a.m.: Convoy of military vehicles (before the vintage car contest).
Start from Sainte Mère Eglise with stops in Ravenoville, at Leclerc Monument in Saint Martin de Varreville, Utah Beach, Sainte Marie du Mont, Saint Germain de Varreville,
Ravenoville, and Sainte Mère Eglise.
Organization: AVA – 06 08 45 24 65 or ballesterbarth@aol.com or contact@avanormandie.org

D-Day in Normandy the 71st Anniversary June 2015

Friday 5th June

Carentan

2.30 p.m.: Re-enactment of parachute drops above the marshlands
from C-47 planes with men with original uniforms.

Organization : RCPT – staff@rcpt.eu or www.rcpt.eu

Parachute drops over La Fière

Parachute drops over La Fière

 

5 p.m.: Official ceremony at Carré de Choux (in front of “But” furniture store).

Parade of soldiers and personalities to the Townhall.

Ceremony at Signal Monument. . Organization: Townhall