Airborne Museum

The Airborne Museum is a French museum dedicated to the memory of paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the United States Army who parachuted into Normandy on the night of June 5–6, 1944. The museum is located in Sainte-Mère-Église.

Photo: Musée Airborne, Public domain.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: war museum in rue Eisenhower, Sainte-Mère-Église
Address: Rue Eisenhower, Sainte-Mère-Église, 50480

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église de Sainte-Mère-Église and Alexandre Renaud.

Église de Sainte-Mère-Église

Church

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Église de Sainte-Mère-Église is a church, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Airborne Museum.

Alexandre Renaud

Memorial

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Alexandre Renaud is a memorial, which is situated 210 metres west of Airborne Museum.

Ferme-musée du Cotentin

Museum

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Ferme-musée du Cotentin is a museum, which is situated 1 km north of Airborne Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sainte-Mère-Église and Écoquenéauville.

Sainte-Mère-Église

Village

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Sainte-Mère-Église is a commune in the northwestern French department of Manche, in Normandy. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Beuzeville-au-Plain, Chef-du-Pont, Écoquenéauville and Foucarville were merged into Sainte-Mère-Église.

Écoquenéauville

Village

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Écoquenéauville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.