May 21, 2025 · Overlooking Omaha Beach, Normandy American Cemetery is the final resting place for approximately 10,000 U.S. service members. Most of them lost their lives during the …

Normandy American Cemetery sits on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel, east of St. Laurent-sur-Mer and northwest of Bayeux in Colleville-sur-Mer.

The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,389 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings …

To reach the plateau where Normandy American Cemetery stands, troops fought across an open area of up to 200 yards, and attacked up steep bluffs. By day’s end, the Americans held fragile …

Today the Normandy American Cemetery, sited on a bluff high above the coast, is one of the world’s best-known military memorials. These hallowed grounds preserve the remains of …

Mar 28, 2025 · To preserve the visitor experience and maintain an environment appropriate for memorializing America’s honored war dead, starting April 1, 2026, the ABMC will implement …

Jun 6, 2025 · Normandy American Cemetery is located in Colleville-sur-Mer on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army June 8, 1944, …

Mar 20, 2023 · The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) Normandy American Cemetery sits on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, also known as “Bloody Omaha”, where …

Watch the D-Day 80 Anniversary at Normandy American Cemetery livestream replay on ABMC’s YouTube channel. We also invite you to visit Normandy American Cemetery in 2024.

Visitor numbers continue to grow at Normandy American Cemetery. This change will help us enhance the visitor experience, access, ensure safety, and preserve the cemetery’s sacred …