Arromanches
Arromanches remained famous as the historic site of the landing, especially for the artificial port that was installed there. This port landed 9,000 tons of equipment per day.
It was on the beach of Arromanches that, at the Normandy landing, immediately after D-Day, the Allies established a provisional artificial harbor to allow the landing of heavy equipment without awaiting the conquest of deep-water ports, such as Than Le Havre or Cherbourg. Although in the center of the Gold_Beach landing area, Arromanches was spared the bulk of the fighting on D-Day to allow the port to be installed and its operation as quickly as possible. The beach should not be damaged and destroyed. Communication routes in the vicinity. The port was commissioned on 14 June.
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Arromanches Landing Museum
Built on the site where the artificial harbor was located, whose remains can still be seen a few hundred meters away.
On June 6, 1944, 4,126 Allied ships made the biggest landing of History on the beaches of Normandy, taking the Germans by surprise.
Come learn and understand the extraordinary technological challenge that was the construction of the artificial port of Arromanches, key to the Victory in Normandy.
Arromanches 360
Located on the heights of Arromanches, Arromanches 360 circular cinema dominates the remains of one of the two artificial ports installed by the Allies.
On June 8, 1944, two days after the release of Arromanches, the first Phoenix caissons are immersed offshore to form a dike to allow the ships to unload from the swell. Floating pavements and platforms following the movements of the tide complete the device. On 14 June,