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The National WWII Museum Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Museum pays tribute to historic battle with special art exhibit, free public programming and educational travel tours in Normandy
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Louisiana Spotlight: Landing Craft Mechanized, the "Other" Higgins Boat at D-Day
On D-Day, Higgins boats landed thousands of GIs on French shores. Often overlooked in comparison to the LCVP is its "big brother"—the Landing Craft Mechanized.
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Churchill and D-Day
The Orlin Russell Corey Lecture, staged in partnership with the Churchill Society of New Orleans: author Craig L. Symonds.
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Planning for D-Day: Preparing Operation Overlord
Despite their early agreement on a strategy focused on defeating “Germany First,” the US and British Allies engaged in a lengthy and divisive debate over how exactly to conduct this strategy before they finally settled on a plan for Operation Overlord, the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
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Skies over D-Day
Join us for a virtual planetarium show in partnership with the Boston Museum of Science to see the night sky as they saw it on June 6, 1944, on the beaches of France.
Past Events
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D-Day - The Invasion of Normandy & Liberation of France (June 2 to 8, 2023)
06/02/2023 - 06/08/2023 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s most popular tour provides an in-depth itinerary exploring America’s most famous WWII battle. Offering a full week of touring in Normandy at an incredible price, this unforgettable tour offers great value and features top guides, upscale accommodations in prime locations, comprehensive dining, and exclusive access to sites unseen on other programs.
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Dr. Hal Baumgarten D-Day Commemoration
06/06/2023 | 10:15 AM - 12:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum on June 6 in marking the anniversaries of D-Day and the Grand Opening of the Museum.
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D-Day - The Invasion of Normandy & Liberation of France (May 25 to 31, 2023)
05/25/2023 - 05/31/2023 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s most popular tour provides an in-depth itinerary exploring America’s most famous WWII battle. Offering a full week of touring in Normandy at an incredible price, this unforgettable tour offers great value and features top guides, upscale accommodations in prime locations, comprehensive dining, and exclusive access to sites unseen on other programs.
