France - Lower Normandy
D-Day Museum
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Arromanches is a lively seaside town whose broad crescent of golden sand was one of the D-Day landing beaches dominated by the British troops. In June, 1944 a huge floating harbor was erected in a gigantic U in the bay. Designed by British engineers, the harbor was comprised of massive concrete blocks, floating pier-heads, and 10 kilometers of floating pier “roads.” It was towed across the Channel and erected here, enabling the Allies to unload half-a-million tons of materials in a three-month period. After nearly 60 years of Atlantic storms much of the harbor is still in place and you can get an up-close look at several enormous sections marooned on the beach. Beside the beach is the D-Day Museum with its displays of models, photographs, and films of the military operations of June, 1944. (Closed Jan, tel: 02.31.22.34.31.)
Located along this Karen Brown Itinerary:
Normandy
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