On June 6, 1944, the Allies landed on the Normandy coast. In the English Channel, the Americans landed on Madeleine Beach, renamed Utah Beach, in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. It is one of the five landing beaches with Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach, Sword Beach.

official US Coast Guard photograph

The key figures of the Landing

5 beaches
15 nations involved
35 km of front
6 939 ships
11 500 planes
156 115 Allied soldiers facing
40 000 german soldiers
10 500 Allied losses (wounded, dead, missing, prisoners) at the end of D-Day
10 000 German losses

Understanding the Landing in the Channel

Discover the Landing in the Channel at the very scene of the action. At Utah Beach, you will discover the landing of American soldiers on the beach of Saint-Marie-du-Mont. In Sainte-Mère-Eglise and Carentan, discover the extraordinary story of the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne who jumped above the Cotentin marshes. More information on sites and places to visit in Carentan and Sainte-Mère-Eglise.

Museums

Utah Beach Landing Museum

  • SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT
Museums

Airborne Museum

From 8.90 €  / adult
  • SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE
Museums

D-Day Experience

From 9 €  / adult
  • CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS

Understanding the Battle of the Hedgerows

After the fighting of June 1944, began the difficult Battle of the Hedges around La Haye du Puits, Sainteny and Saint-Lô.

Territory of memory

Discover more

The Cotentin and Bessin marshes natural park

La Hague

The Val de Saire

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