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NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY

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Omaha Beach, 14710Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
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2024
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2024

Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery, an enchanting place to stroll, with its landscaped paths, ponds, fountains, and tree-lined avenues.

With a million visitors a year, the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer is one of the most visited sites in France. The immense cemetery covers almost 70 hectares of impeccable lawn and overlooks one of the bloodiest beaches of the D-Day landings, Omaha Beach, where American troops suffered the greatest loss of life.

An autonomous territory under American jurisdiction inaugurated in 1956, Colleville Cemetery is the work of landscape architect Markley Stevenson. It is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), an independent agency founded by the U.S. Congress in 1923. A hymn to the American nation and the heroism of its soldiers, the cemetery features a chapel, a magnificent memorial, a "Garden of the Missing" and no fewer than 9,387 white marble graves, Latin crosses and Stars of David. You’ll notice that the crosses all face west, in the direction of the homeland. This cemetery, like a piece of the United States in France for eternity...

A place of remembrance, but also an enchanting place to stroll, where beauty and serenity reign, the Colleville American Cemetery invites contemplation. Water lily ponds, harmonious fountains, soft lawns, avenues of rare and varied trees, everything evokes peace. Right down to the path that leads to Omaha Beach, so peaceful today...


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fute_551046
Visited in july 2022
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Par devoir de mémoire!
Quelle émotion! Ce lieu est bouleversant, tous ces jeunes tombés sur le front pour que la liberté demeure.
celta6
Visited in april 2022
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Incontournable
Les tombes semblent s'aligner à l'infini. Le lieu est à la fois émouvant et plein de sérénité. Le mémorial contient un musée (gratuit) très chouette à visiter,et bien structuré.
cec85
Visited in november 2021
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Impressionnant
très émouvant de voir cette quantité de croix et de noms d'inscrits sur les monuments!
Babouk63
Visited in august 2021
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Émouvant
Lieu fascinant, magnifique et émouvant.
Très bien entretenu, la visite du mémorial est un plus avant la découverte du cimetière...
fleur3138
Visited in august 2021
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Emouvant
très poignant l'atmosphère qui y règne.
recueillement et gratitude sont des sentiments qui vous envahissent face à cet alignement de croix .
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