European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Lot of help and continues to have a lot of help from  some of the museum pieces have personal stories attached to them such As a letter from a German soldiers Mother that was found on her dead songs body by a British Soldier and the diary of a 10-year-old girl that unfolds the War through the eyes of a child Brooks said. The museum also features the overlord embroidery which consists of 34 panels each about 3 feet tall and 8 feet Long. The embroidery which was commissioned in 1968 and took about five years to Complete is a memorial to and record of the Allied War Effort from 1939 to 1945. It was made by members of the school of needlework with guidance from military advisers. Visitors Are issued Small tape recorders and headphones for self guided Tours around the embroidery. Admission is 3.50 pounds about $5.32 for adults and 2 pounds about $3.04 for senior citizens and students. The museum is open daily at 9 30 . Through september. It will close at 9 . In May and september and at 10 . In june. Shorter hours will be maintained during the rest of the year. For More information Call 0705 827261. If calling from outside the United kingdom dial the appropriate International code followed by 44 705 827261. Another historic museum the Nothe fort sits High above the Weymouth and Portland harbours at the end of Barrack Road in the town of Weymouth. The semicircular Structure built in 1860 played an instrumental role in England a coastal defense until it was inactivated in 1956, and it was a vital stronghold to thousands of . Troops that embarked from England for  top level of the fort offers stunning views of the two harbours As Well As of the Dorset coastline. However visitors Are reminded of the forts history by an authentic world War ii anti v mass m a it a \. A amps Dava Sidicia tapestry in Portsmouth so Day museum shows 4th inf div troops hitting Utah Beach. Aircraft gun that still sits on the Rampart and a sign that reads a Guernsey 80 Miles Jersey 94 Miles Cherbourg 72 Miles a Day beaches 115 Miles a a a a a a. A a a v. A. About 30 of the forts 70 rooms contain Large displays with More than 120 life size Dummy figures including an officers mess a Royal air Force aircrew display a tailors shop and soldiers during a gun Drill. Some of the displays move and Emit sounds and smells. Also featured Are a multitude of ship aircraft and tank models photographs and exhibits As Well As displays that illustrate the part played by the people of Weymouth in world War ii. There also is a Maze of underground tunnels and outdoors visitors caveat their lunch on a Terrace next to a world War ii Pillbox. The fort is open to the Public daily from 10 30 . Until late afternoon Between May 21 and sept. 18. The Cost is 2 pounds about $3.04 for adults and 1 Pound about $1.52 for students and senior citizens. Children accompanied by parents Are admitted free. For More information Call 0305 787243. If calling from outside the United kingdom dial the appropriate International code followed by 44 305 787243. A amps Dove Didio Wax figures in Portsmouth museum show King George i Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower and British prime minister Winston Churchill. A amps Dov Didio anti aircraft guns at Weymouth a Nothe fort provided cover for ships in the  a Day exhibit by Nancy to ankh . Bureau museums throughout the United kingdom Are featuring special exhibits this year to commemorated Day particularly in Comour cities along England a Southern coastline where the Allied invasion of nazi Germany was launched. The following is a sampling of a Day museum exhibits the tank museum at Bovington Camp has the largest collection of armoured fighting vehicles in the world including More than 75 vehicles from world War ii that Are on exhibit in the world War ii Hall. A Dummy figure of it. Gen. George s. Patton or. Leading the 3rd army into Germany is just one of the Many diorama scenes. The museum also has the Only remaining Complete Sherman duplex drive tank in the world As Well As american m3 a1 and m5ai Light tanks an m4 medium tank an m26 Pershing heavy tank and an m24 Locust airborne Light tank. Other exhibits include photographs and videos of world War ii Battle scenes. For information Call 0929 403463. The Royal naval museum in Portsmouth is highlighting behind the scenes planning for the Normandy landings with an exhibition of the role of the women a Royal service which was involved in radio communications and signalling. For information Call 0705 733060. The Royal marines museum in Southsea has an exhibition on the Royal marines involvement in Europe during world War ii that includes an audio visual show featuring personal accounts of the War. For information Call 0705 819385. The Royal Navy submarine museum in Gosport is featuring a midget submarine or x Craft which carried out reconnaissance operations and marked the Normandy beaches for the sea assault on a Day with an exhibit that details the role of these submarines in the War. For information Call 0705 510354. The Weymouth Tim walk and museum in the Brewers Quay in Weymouth has a photographic and written exhibit that tells the personal wartime stories of american and British people. For information Call 0305 777622. The Portland museum in Portland has an exhibit that details How the civilian population and armed services worked together during the War. For information Call 0305 772444. The military museum in Dorchester has displays and maps of a Day showing the involvement of local regiments Many of which were american. For information Call 0305 264066. For More museum listings Contact individual Community tourist information centers or the ministry of defence world War 11 commemoration committee at room 1015b is 12 a Empress state building London sw6 1tr England. To reach the committee by Telephone Call 071 824 2379. Dial these numbers when calling from outside the United kingdom. Precede the numbers with the appropriate International Access code plus 44 for England. Then drop the first 0 and dial the rest of the number. June 6. 1994 a stars and stripes commemorative edition 41