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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Museums of Normandy ill its of pintle. In linkers in morals ind Bis loin Al Sites. In   to $.". Cain the newest museum to a Region fraught with them is at ten. To i ils  was nearly destroyed by British bombers in ten in Ell oils 1�� me out the germans City fathers named it the  to the Battle of Normandy to museum Tor  e " spread met some Roll it res of land  of e bruised the r command Hunker of German Geniv Wilhelm Khz her the building is Ultra modern and exhibits  the most of computer and audio visual Tei enology. T ten is at the end of the Highway torn Paris via Rouen. I Ollow the Road around the i la marked to Cherbourg and a i Hlor s.gn-. To the i  i Himi is it la i. M in if it uni f .1 a i Foj of i h is Mirville Battery on the might of Unes 1m4, paratroopers from the Fri Lush dts airborne div captured the Lour pin Battery the  Limu i was invincible. The to museum Whit h is in one of the Mam bunkers has Relief panels models do Zuments and artefacts from i hi1 Battle. I i   Itse menus the yams. I1. Well preserved the site is jus outside Mer the i rant Eville Plage i Ollow the in is Trimi Merville � enter in Matlene Merville. C Jem  it iliac. / i i i Lii Allah it. Pegasus  1 he of Al museum of Tho British airborne s role in the Allied invasion the building housing the  Dollci Linn in Pegasus and p was built in 1971 xviii support of the Assn nation of brilts i paratroopers. Most of the eth hit comme rotates the paratroopers Midnight assaults tin the Bodges trussing the Caen anal and the Kiver Orne. In Ludwog the famous fight for 1 Pegasus a Ridge. I tie build my s lop floor is filled with Dot Zuments photographs my uniforms. Downstairs Are folding Likit Les , the remains of one of he gliders Ted in the Bridge  a plus other Artitia is. Next door is i tie i Pegasus cafe Usi d As a clinic or soldiers wounded in the attack on the Bridge. A certify ate inside red is the owners the Gondree family As the first i Remh people liberated in the invasion. Pegasus Bridge Stilt operates As a drawbridge on the Caen  on the Highway a i a just outside Caen. Duisik Ham them aside town of Ouis Reham Kiva Bella was  i Feut h and  i  on o i i morning anti the Ai lion is until in rated in the Iowa town Usei so i commando 1 he town began the Nur i thu m its Lourm Oulu e m 1 to i the t Otley Tion now lists a Large building. Juis Loretum is on the Ronnand t  at the Minuth of the ten  a Dorne Mir it  Aftel toot to a r Arzuma Namts 11 Sile of com Winston hip massive a relish Ahik if Hul Feo Ted to support the Allied Landau a. The museum at Arm Maru lies is . It was built to House a  r 1, Reju i  donated to the town by Hinish Admi Bernard  suite than. The i Olle Itsuo  Tim no it hide to j i it Jii i Meta Iii i uni tonns and other . K. I in dam i  d in Pmj.  i tin i o Miles  thet Nast  n a lion  once in town follow the sin to the i be de   de tits opt o 5ii/u/.it tin is irn Une that Mph Coli min of Surrain i male to Htun look plate at this no Village hut  tort  Omaha Heath up ired through from lop i c47 transport Plant in i in museum of so. Trp Fig Jar troops in Ido a cer displayed there the Pegasus Bridge and  and j . Lang Tom 90mm gun at Utah Beach. The town. 1 i museum houses War rations Doc a rents Toni Mim weapons and posters. Surrounding the building whip h is painted in  c lors Are jeeps ret on Veliotes and other Static displays the museum is near National Highway 1 about 11? Miles from  us. Or ii , it Tarth Enikh Sefe a be. Vol Vrle sur mtr on bit ii a , Ier Ille is near Pomi Edu my where the of Clad ranker 1m stated l h loot � lists on a Day. In museum is almost solely about the Arne Ritan role in the invasion be Vin by two front a i Otley tors the museum is housed in a wartime quonset hut in in the urn  on display an a Eye Lent land mine i Ellei in in unit Mvi  to Ierisi an unit f the nigh Sij pm t f. Be. Marc i close managed by  a list in Normandy artillery Pine and other heavy equipment surround the Hui Dent. Whith is modelled after a Parat Lille canopy. L n museum is just off the Central Square. I i town is on the National Highway about 10 Miles my , ugh to Thill  through Octola to Utah a Calm a former German bunked it Tims the Anjik of this museum a tribute to the lilt inf div we ii add if of a. He Row lion i a Ludesta Law Joe Panorama and Minie rotis documents uniform and weapons Utah  h f. Near the town of Ste. Marir do Mont about t Miles com care Tan on the ii Adonal Highway  to laity.  let ii hot to nerf. Cherbourg  Lorl de a Nile Lmh  looks this Harbor Tity now houses a Fine collection of o Day Ternura Bliku k leap Taos. Until orms Phot graphs and is m it of the Best maps prod tend of the Battle area Are .trihmk1, the Phi Blu. Much of the collection seas presented a the us military Academy at West Point. One room  or German Wir propaganda. Another is a t Rypl i in Stefl to the thousands of Urru h who died in the cattle us i Rani e and the Allied invasion Chou win is on  bit the a 1 1, the museum d in the fort above the Uty. 20 stripes no May in 1989  
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