🇺🇸 Normandy American Cemetery
World War II memorial in Normandy, France
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach
- 9,387 American servicemen and women buried on site
- Established in 1956; maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission
- Open daily year-round; admission free
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a 172-acre World War II cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. It honors American troops who died in the European theater during World War II, with particular emphasis on those who fell during and after the D-Day landings of June 1944. The cemetery remains one of the most visited American military memorials abroad, attracting over 500,000 visitors annually ...