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Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

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8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Military fair at the Normandy Tank Museum.
Entrance fee: 4 €. Exhibitors: 15 €/m.
Organization: The Black Lions

– 0033 616 16 36 00 –

black-lions@sfr.fr

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday June 4th

Carentan

6 p.m.: Musical about D-Day in Normandy, salle du théâtre.
Free entrance.

8:30 p.m.: Great liberation dance with jazz-swing band “Bul Mazette” and “The Hoppers”, salle des fêtes.
Entrance fee : 7 €.
Organization: Carentan Liberty Group
– 0033 233 42 19 86 –
baldelaliberationcarentan@gmail.com

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday June 4th

Carentan

4:15 p.m.: Parade of military vehicles.
Organization : Carentan Liberty Group
– carentanlibertymarch@outlook.com

4:30 p.m. : Arrival of Carentan Liberty March on place de la République.
Re-enactment of 23rd June 1944 Silver Star ceremony.
Organization : Carentan Liberty Group
– carentanlibertymarch@outlook.com

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday June 4th

Carentan

2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: At the place de la République
Concert with “The Hoppers” (swing and 1940’s american music)
4 p.m.: Exodus re-enactment: come and take part of this event and dress in 1940’s civilian clothes with accessories and vehicles (hat, handbag, suitcase, bicycle…)

Organization: Carentan Liberty Group – lesneangelique@free.fr

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday June 4th

1:15 p.m.: 6 km-hike with commentaries “Battle of Carentan”.
Meeting at place du Grand Valnoble.
Departure with bus at 1:30 p.m. toward la Barquette bridge, walk back to place de la République (arrival around 4 p.m.).
Booking: Tourist office
– 0033 233 71 23 50 –
ot.carentan@ccbdc.fr
Organization: Colette Noel and Patrick Fissot

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday June 4th

Angoville au Plain – Carentan les Marais

11:30 a.m.: Ceremony at the monument in honor of Robert E. Wright and Kenneth J. Moore,
medics of the 2nd Battalion /501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne
Organization: Townhall – 00 33 (0) 233 71 99 58

Robert E. Wright 2009

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Friday June 3rd

8:30-9:30 p.m. : Concert of 82nd Airborne choir, on the church’ square.

Organization: Town Hall – 0033 233 41 31 18

82nd AB Choir

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday June 4th

Carentan

Day : Carentan Liberty March
Carentan LibertyMarch is a historic walk for re-enactors of American paratroopers in WW2.
In 2016, walk in the steps of 506th PIR / 101st Airborne troops.
With you, we wish to give tribute to all these men during the walk.
Military and civilian diorama will be set along the way and allow you to be part of one of the major ww2 scenes.
Limited number of participants.
8:30 a.m.: Start – 4:30 p.m.: arrival place de la République.

Organization : Carentan Liberty Group
– carentanlibertymarch@outlook.com

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday 4th June

Amfreville

11:30 a.m.: Ceremony at the 507th PIR Monument.

Organization: Townhall in partnership with US Normandie Mémoire et Gratitude

– daniel.briard@hotmail.fr

Normandy Landing Beaches D-Day 72nd Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday 4th June

Utah Beach – Sainte Marie du Mont

9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.: Exhibition “Ces hommes là” by Adeline Keil photographer.
Organization: Utah Beach Museum
– 0033 233 71 53 35 –
www.utah-beach.com

Utah beach Museum