Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American troops who died in the Normandy landings and the Battle of Normandy that followed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spirit of American youth rising from the waves and American cemetery memorial.
Spirit of American youth rising from the waves
Memorial
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Spirit of American youth rising from the waves is a memorial, which is situated 310 metres east of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
American cemetery memorial
Memorial
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American cemetery memorial is situated 310 metres east of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
Overlord Museum
Museum
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The Overlord Museum is a museum which focuses on the Allied landings in Normandy with Operation Overlord and the subsequent development of the Second World War. Overlord Museum is situated 1½ km south of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colleville-sur-Mer and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.
Colleville-sur-Mer
Village
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Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Village
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Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is located not far from Omaha Beach, where, in World War II, Allied forces landed during D-Day.
Surrain
Village
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Surrain is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Surrain is situated 3½ km south of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Calvados, in France
- Categories: military cemetery and burial
- Location: Colleville-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة وتذكار نورماندي الأمريكية”
- Asturian: “Campusantu y monumentu estauxunidense de Normandía”
- Catalan: “cementiri i memorial estatunidenc de Normandia”
- Chinese: “諾曼第美軍紀念墓園”
- Czech: “Americký hřbitov a památník v Normandii”
- Dutch: “Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial”
- French: “cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer”
- French: “Cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי והאנדרטה האמריקניים בנורמנדי”
- Hungarian: “Colleville-sur-meri amerikai katonai temető”
- Indonesian: “Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial”
- Italian: “cimitero e monumento alla memoria americano in Normandia”
- Italian: “Cimitero e monumento alla memoria americano in Normandia”
- Japanese: “ノルマンディー米軍英霊墓地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Normandies amerikanske kirkegård og minnesmerke”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Cementèri american de Colleville-sur-Mer”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Estadounidense de Normandia”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Estadounidense de Normandía”
- Spanish: “cementerio militar americano de Normandía”
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