Normandy 1944
Sainte-Mère-Église
Town · 82nd / dispersion context
The story
Begin in the square before the museum. The church and compact street plan make this one of Normandy's strongest orientation points for the airborne landings. Chiefly an 82nd Airborne story, but for Easy it shows the scale of the night-drop chaos.
What to look for
Look at the distances on your map rather than searching for an Easy plaque. The lesson is dispersion.
Plan your visit
Always open. Best 08:00–09:30 or after 18:00.
- Parking
- Free and paid (meter) parking in the town centre, with disabled bays
- Access
- Town centre is flat; most tourist sites accessible to reduced-mobility visitors
Checked September 2026 from official sources: encotentin.fr. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Airborne Museum, Sainte-Mère-Église · under 1 km
- Landing/scatter area — Winters · under 1 km
- Landing/scatter area — Sticks 68–71 sector · under 1 km
- La Fière Bridge & Causeway · 3 km
- Lt. Thomas Meehan / Stick 66 C-47 Memorial · 3 km
- Azeville Battery · 6 km
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Easy Company: Normandy
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Normandy campaign of June–July 1944, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, from the night drop and Brécourt Manor to Utah Beach and Carentan, with Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, the British and Canadian beaches and the best museums along the way.
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