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In commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is excited to host its latest symposium program, Beyond the Beaches: D+1 and the Battle for Normandy, at The National WWII Museum on June 6–7, 2024.
The program will open Thursday evening with the Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II, featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson who will discuss “Operation Overlord: 80 Years On.”
On Friday, the free daylong public symposium will enlighten guests through presentations by leading historians on the challenges, battles, and victories that followed the June 6 Allied landings and made the liberation of Europe from Nazi oppression possible. Sessions will cover the struggles of fighting in the Normandy bocage, the bitter battle for Caen, how Allied Air Power assisted the advance and the ultimate breakout from the Normandy region.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. If you can't make it to the Museum for this event, watch the livestream on Vimeo.
For additional information, please email Connie Gentry, Conference and Programs Specialist at connie.gentry@nationalww2museum.org.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture on World War II Opening Keynote: Rick Atkinson, “Operation Overlord: 80 Years On”
Friday, June 7, 2024
- 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Opening Remarks: Pete Crean, Vice President of Education and Access
- 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Fighting Up the Cotentin to Cherbourg
- Chair: Rick Atkinson
- Panelist: Stephen Bourque, PhD
- Panelist: Rob Citino, PhD
- 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break and book signing
- 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | The British and Canadians and the Battle for Caen
- Chair: Steph Hinnershitz, PhD
- Panelist: Lee Windsor, PhD
- Panelist: Cindy Brown
- 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Book Signing and Lunch Break
- 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Advancing the Front Lines Through Allied Air Power
- Chair: Rob Hutchinson
- Panelist: Tom Hughes, PhD
- Panelist: Brian Laslie, PhD
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Break and Book Signing
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Allied Breakout and the German Collapse
- Chair: Rob Citino, PhD
- Panelist: Robert Baumer
- Panelist: Jennifer Grant
- 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks: Pete Crean
Session Run of Show
- 5 minutes | Chair Intro
- 20 minutes | Panelist A Presentation
- 20 minutes | Panelist B Presentation
- 15 minutes | Chair Q&A
- 20 minutes | Audience Q&A
- 10 minutes | Curator Artifact/s highlight (POSSIBLE INCLUSION PER SESSION)
Program subject to change.
