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D-Day 60th Anniversary Events
Page 4: June 6 D-Day Invasion Ceremonies & Activities

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SAINT-AUBIN-SUR-MER

  • Badge ceremony in tribute to veterans in common with Langrune sur Mer Submitted to registration by the veterans
  • Dinner offered to veterans and host families by the towns of Langrune sur Mer and Saint Aubin sur Mer at the Sports Hall of Saint Aubin sur Mer (8 pm)
  • Ceremony at the Civilian Victims' Monument in presence of British veterans of the 6th Airborne (around 6 pm)
  • Commemorative ceremony on the beach, at the monuments located rue de Verdun and rue Pasteur (9 am)

SAINT-LANGIS-LÈS-MORTAGNE

  • Badge ceremony in tribute to veterans Submitted to registration by the veterans
  • Commemorative ceremony at the War Memorial (11.30 am)

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER

  • Street banquet for veterans with Colleville sur Mer and Sainte Honorine des Pertes at 7.30 pm, laid on by local people
  • Chest Badge Presentation Ceremony in tribute to veterans Submitted to registration by the veterans

SAINT-LÔ

  • Commemoration ceremony at the monument to the Beaucoudray victims and at the Monuments to the Resistance (9 am)
  • Wreath laying at the Civilian Victims Monument, religious service at Notre Dame's Church (11 am) and wreath laying by the children at the Civilian Victims Square
SAINT-MARTIN-DE-FONTENAY
  • Commemoration ceremony in remembrance of the Civilian Victims of the town
  • SAINT-SEVER-CALVADOS - Commemorative ceremony at the war memorial (meeting at 10 am at the town hall)

SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT

  • Choir Concert with special participation of Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois at 9pm in the Church
  • Commemorative Mass live on television in the church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption and with the Choir of Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de bois (11 am), remembrance ceremony at the church square (12 am), ceremony at Utah Beach at the American monument (afternoon -to be confirmed)
  • Ceremony at the Monument to the Civilian victims in presence of the veterans of the 6th Airborne (around 6 pm)
  • 12:00 : Chest Badge Presentation Ceremony in tribute to veterans of the 101st US Airborne Division - Town Hall(contact : 02.33.71.58.00) Submitted to registration by the veterans
  • Chest Badge Presentation Ceremony in tribute to veterans who landed on Utah Beach - Memorial in front of the beach (contact : 02.33.71.58.00) Submitted to registration by the veterans, 4 p.m.

SAINTE-MÈRE-EGLISE

  • Badge ceremony in tribute to veterans Submitted to registration by the veterans
  • Parade of military vehicles (afternoon)
  • Screenings of films from 8 pm to 11 pm
  • Commemoration ceremony at the US Cemetery Marker number 1 at the sports ground (10.30 am), memorial mass in the square (11h00) and commemorative ceremonies with wreath laying at the marker stone Borne Zero and the Signal Monument (12.30 pm)
  • Musical entertainment at the Church Square, brass bands (afternoon) and reconstruction of a ceremonial parade by an allied airborne association and of another one by the 107th Squadron of the Royal Air Force (6 pm)

SANNERVILLE

  • Fireworks at the place where the 8th Parachute Battalion were dropped
  • Exhibition on the Goodwood Operation which took place in the area of Sannerville from June to August 1944, at the Museum (inauguration of the exhibition on 4 June at 6 pm) ( to 2004-08-21 )

TINCHEBRAY

  • Free entrance showing of two movies from Jean Gremillon: "June 6th at dawn" and "The sky is ours" from 8.00pm at the A. Garnier hall

TOUFFRÉVILLE

  • Badge ceremony in tribute to veterans Submitted to registration by the veterans

TRONQUAY (LE)

  • Wreath laying at the War Memorial (11 am)
  • Exhibition of period military vehicles on the waste ground of the village

URVILLE

  • Binational Franco-Polish Official ceremony (11 am -to be confirmed)
  • Chest Badge Presentation Ceremony in tribute to veterans - Polish Cemetery (contact : 02 31 23 54 08) Submitted to registration by the veterans

VALOGNES

  • Exhibition "June 1944 in Valognes" and "The Painters of the forties in Valognes" at the Local Library ( to 2004-06-20 )

VER-SUR-MER

  • Morning: Different wreath layings at the monuments of the town
  • 12.15pm: Badge ceremony in tribute to veterans Submitted to registration by the veterans

VIERVILLE-SUR-MER

  • Bagde ceremony in tribute to veterans Submitted to registration by the veterans
  • Commemorative ceremony at the monument to 29th US Infantry Division

VIRE

  • Wreath laying at the Memorial Porte Horloge (midday)
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