Absolutely one of the highlights of the day trip here in Caen. Goes through a complete timeline of the war in superb detail. You don’t want to miss this!

As many reviews state: start with a visit to this museum on your tour along the many WW II sights in Normandy. You will see a historic, chronological and geographical guide of WW II with a focus on the 44 landing. Exquisite museum and a...More

I would have liked to have more time here but I was on a day trip from Paris so had to move quickly and skip certain things. The museum is broken up into different areas including a movie, a section specific to D Day, a...More

The Caen War Memorial was incredibly well-organized and very informative. In order to really feel that you've seen everything, plan on 3 hours. The audio guide was very helpful.

The Museum was our first stop on our way to Utah Beach, Saint Mere Eglise, Arromanches, Omaha and Pointe Du Hoc. The museum provides such a powerful and pointed perspective and context for understanding what happened here 75 years ago, that I'd venture to say,...More

A friend had told us to go to the museum for an hour or two before we were going with Mathias Leclere for our tour of the beaches. Well my husband and I spent almost four hours and could have stayed longer. This museum is...More

Big museum that covers the road to WW2, WW2, the Normandy landings, the Cold War, and Berlin during the Cold War. You can al sado visit the underground German bunker on which the museum is built. Too much to take in all in one visit....More