Musee de la batteries de Melville

The association, working together with Lieutenant General Sir Michael Gray, Chairman of Airborne Assault Normandy, aimed firstly to provide a home for the future Merville Battery Museum and to open a place of remembrance for the 9th Battalion of the British Parachutists. Today, the town of Merville and its inhabitants ensure that the men who fought here will never be forgotten and that future generations will appreciate the sacrifice that they made for our freedom. Meanwhile, every 6 June, the last remaining veterans pay a very moving tribute to their brothers in arms who died in Normandy.

The Merville Battery is not like any other museum. This site, providing both a place of meditation and a history lesson, draws its strength from its authenticity and its power to evoke the atmosphere of one of the most tragic epics of the Allied landings.