Normandy Tank Museum

Catz, France

Normandy Tank Museum presents a great collection of American military vehicles from the Second World War. It is located on the historic site of the airfield A10 built from June 15th till June 18th, 1944 by the 826th Battalion of Air Engineering, to receive the first devices P47 Thunderbolt, on June 19th during the day.

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Avenue du Cotentin, Catz, France
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Category: Museums in France

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4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Mike Tupling (4 years ago)
Great museum, many very interesting exhibits. Every time I visit I find something new. The shop is excellent.
andrew kent (4 years ago)
Museum ok but you can ride in tanks nice aircraft as well
Charlotte Fernimen (4 years ago)
Quite a nice, self-guided museum. Enjoyed that you could go through it all at your own pace and spend more time on the things that really interest you.
Robert Fraser (5 years ago)
Great museum excellently laid out and extremely friendly staff. Highly recommend a few hours here if passing as conveniently just off the main road.
Debbie (5 years ago)
We just happened to spot it from the N13 when we were visiting another town, but well worth a slight detour on our return. The exhibition was well set up with lots of interesting, well written information about the American landing in the area. There are also shops, a bar and a pizzeria. I definitely recommend this place
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