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Utah Beach Museum

A museum in the dunes of the westernmost beach, with a B-26 bomber and the landing craft that brought the troops.

Photo: Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie / N… · Public domain
Open
Closed in January
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Plage de la Madeleine, 50480 Sainte-Marie-du-MontDirections
Getting There
About 50 minutes by car west of Bayeux.

Why Go

The landing at Utah went better than at Omaha, with fewer losses, after paratroopers had dropped inland during the night. The museum stands where the first wave came ashore.

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