Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip ... Situated about 6 miles from the D-Day beaches, Bayeux was the first city liberated after the D-Day landing.
Follow the Allies as they land on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944, that will forever be known as D-Day, and then track their hard fought campaign to liberate Paris.
2. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was ...