France - D-day Museum Omaha - 4

D-day Omaha Museum (Musée D Day Omaha) is located at the main road between Vierville-sur-Mer and Pointe du Hoc. Much of the museum is inside an old hangar and displays a lot of weapons, vehicles, uniforms, large guns and other equipment the were used by the German and American forces during the battles on D-day - the 6th June 1944.  
 
Vierville-sur-Mer

Signs from the D-day coast displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.

Signs from the D-day coast displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.
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A German World War II anti-aircraft gun displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.

A German World War II anti-aircraft gun displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.
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A German World War II canon displayed outside the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.

A German World War II canon displayed outside the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.
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An American World War II soldier - with a lot of radio equipment - displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.

An American World War II soldier - with a lot of radio equipment - displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.
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A German World War II military police soldier next to a tracked motorcycle "Kettenrad" and and a normal motorcycle - displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.

A German World War II military police soldier next to a tracked motorcycle "Kettenrad" and and a normal motorcycle - displayed at the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer.
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A German World War II cast iron shelter displayed outside the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer. The gunshot holes are from the D-day fighting.

A German World War II cast iron shelter displayed outside the D-day Omaha Museum in Vierville-sur-Mer. The gunshot holes are from the D-day fighting.
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