European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A British Hawker typhoon fighter is part of the military collection at the memorial to the Battle of Normandy in Caen a amps Choli Bowden Day museum military collections abound along the Normandy coast Fly Craic Marti staff writer visitors to Normandy find the Region Rich with military history. It is a land of fortifications literally an outdoor military museum along much of the coast. In addition there is a wide Range of military collections for the traveler most of them focused on the a Day landings and the Battle of Normandy that followed following is a listing of the key museums in the Region. Caen a the memorial to the Battle of Normandy a museum for peace is one of the most ambitious collections. The 50-acre site once housed a German command Bunker. The museum has exhibitions seminars workshops and a wide Range of displays on the invasion. It offers the visitor a journey through the 20th Century from 1918 to present Day. The memorial provides a thought provoking View with its collection of photographs posters and models and an outstanding film on a Day. Street signs in the area direct visitors to tie memorial. Open daily. Phone 31 06 06 44t Merville Battery a British 6th airborne div paratroops captured this four gun Battery on the night of june 5, 1944, the site in a pasture and Orchard on the Edge of Merville Franchville has a Small museum set in one of the bunkers. Relief panels models documents and artefacts from the Battle Are on display. The site is marked from Merville Center. Open daily in june july and August. Phone 31 24 23 57. A Pegasus Bridge this museum is set beside the famed Pegasus Bridge location on the Caen canal. A replica Bridge replaced the original in the Spring of this year but the museum is still in place. The museum commemorates the a Day exploits of the British 6th airborne whose Emblem is Pegasus the flying horse. The two Story museum has a wide Range of exhibits including documents photographs and uniforms. The Pegasus cafe belonging to the Gondree family is next door. It was in the cafe that the British set up a temporary clinic after the fight for the Bridge. The building was declared the first Structure liberated in France on the night of the invasion paratroop drop. Open daily from easter through october. Ouist Reham a Ouist Reham Riva Bella on the coast a few Miles from Pegasus was liberated by French and British commandos on a Day morning. The exploits of the commandos is commemorated in the downtown Musee no. 4 commando. The museum retraces the Story of the first commandos that landed on sword Beach on the morning of the 6th. Weapons uniforms military equipment maps and photos illustrate the historical Point. Open daily from easter through october. Entrance fee about $5. Phone 31 96 63 10. Arro Manches a the massive artificial Harbor at this coastal town was dubbed port Winston after the British prime minister Inston Churchill. The museum is one of the finest on the coast with an intricate scale Model of the Harbor that was floated Over from the United kingdom the museum features a Panorama Cinema and collections include uniforms and hundreds of wartime artefacts. Outside the museum on the Beach at arro Manches the remains of the artificial Harbor Tower above curious visitors. There is a magnificent View of the entire Anchorage from the panoramic table of the upper Clifftop. Or open daily 9 . 6 30 . Entrance fee for adults is about $6. Phone 31 22 34 31. Bayeux a Bayeux a museum of the Battle of Normandy has one of the regions Best technical collections of a Day exhibits. The collection of More than 100 Vintage uniforms is unsurpassed and the military vehicles Are in mint condition after painstaking restoration. The museum covers More than 21,500 Square feet.56 a stars and stripes commemorative edition june 6, 1994