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The 73rd anniversary D-Day celebrations in Normandy

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH
Dropzone

Utah Beach, Sainte Marie du Mont

All day long, above Utah Beach, sky dive into D-Day history
 (over the American sector) in  Normandy with a tandem parachute jump
Meeting at Cherbourg-Maupertus airport to board the 5 seating plane
and fly over the coasts before preparing for your jump !
Fees : 370 €/jump, 135 €/ video and photos or 105 €/ video only.
Prior booking: Tourist Office in Sainte Mère Eglise
Email :  ot.sme@ccbdc.fr
µPhone 0033 233 21 00 33
Organization: A2parachutisme.com

Normandy, D-Day landings and the 73rd anniversary celebrations

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH
Sainte-Mere-Eglise

Sainte Mère Église

8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vintage talent-show and music entertainments
Let’s recreate a 1940’s Talent Show!
Amateur singers or bands, come and perform in professional technical conditions.
Singers or bands must perform songs or music pieces from 1940’s-1950’s.
Public prize with applause-o-meter.
9:45 pm to 11:15 pm
  « Minor Swing » Concert (Gipsy jazz)
23h30 : Fireworks
Organization: Townhall

Phone : 0033 233 41 31 18 
Email : mairie-sme@wanadoo.fr

The 73rd anniversary D-Day celebrations in Normandy

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH
Church in Sainte-Mère Eglise

Sainte Mère Église

Until 10 pm
Late-night opening at Airborne Museum.
Enjoy the evening and visit great collections dedicated to
American paratroopers inside the museum.

Adult: 8,50 € – Kids (6-16 years old) : 5 €
Organisation : Airborne Museum 
For more information call : 0033 233 41 41 35 
And visit their website at :  www.airborne-museum.org

The 73rd anniversary D-Day celebrations in Normandy

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH
Sainte Mere Eglise church

Sainte Mère Église

Right in the middle of the town square next to the church

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Musical by « La Langue fourchue du papillon »

4 pm
« Washboard Compagnie Concert»
(jazz « New Orleans  style», musique latino)

5:45 pm
Troops come back from la Fière, with military vehicle parade.

Welcome and speech from the Mayor with troop review.

The 73rd anniversary D-Day celebrations in Normandy

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH
sainte-mere-eglise

Sainte Mère Église

10 am to 12 pm : Exhibition of military vehicles
Place Chènevière (in front of Airborne Museum)
Organization: Airborne Museum
Phone :  0033 233 41 41 35
www.airborne-museum.org

The 73rd anniversary D-Day celebrations in Normandy

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Saint Marcouf de l’Isle

Starts at 2 pm and at 5 pm : 
Re-enactment of the German gun battery storming 
« CRISBECQ ATTACK ».
Entrance fees : Adult – 11 € – Kids (6-14 years old) : 7,50 €
(includes visit of the 21 bunkers on site, reconstruction of military camps and re-enactment access)
Organization: Crisbecq Batery in partnership with “association Lufteaux”
Phone :  033 068 41 09 04 
www.batterie-marcouf.com

Normandy, D-Day landings and the 73rd anniversary celebrations

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Sainte Côme du Mont

At 11am there will be a
Ceremony in memory of Lieutnant Judels and Joseph Beyrle.
Meeting at the townhall.
Organization: Townhall (Mairie)

Phone : 0033 233 42 41 87

Normandy, D-Day landings and the 73rd anniversary celebrations

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

Quinéville

7 pm to 10 pm :
Late evening at World War II Museum.
Enjoy the evening and visit a reconstructed 1940’s street,
several vehicles and equipement
and also WW2 scale display with figurines and vehicles.
Adult : 7 € – Kids (6-12 yrs old) : 5,50 €
Organization: 
World War 2 Museum
Phone : 0033 233 95 95 95 
Eamil : memorial.quineville@wanadoo.fr

Normandy, D-Day landings and the 73rd anniversary celebrations

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD & SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Sainte Marie du Mont & Utah Beach

1 a.m : night walk ” The longest night”. Histrorical walk discover the history
and the mission of the paratroopers
during the 6 of june 1944 in the area le Cotentin.
6-7 hours walking, arrival at Utah Beach at sunrise.

Organization and booking (room for 30 people available): D DAY overlord 
You can email the organisation here :
association@dday-overlord.com

Normandy, D-Day landings and the 73rd anniversary celebrations

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD & SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Carentan

Presentation of Landing craft L.C.V.P.
“PA30-4”
at the marina / quai de Caligny

Organization: association CHALLENGE L.C.V.P. – Higgins Boat 
For more information you can email us at : secretaire@challengelcvp.com
www.challengelcvp.com