With 3 apps to discover D-Day, browse through dozens of audio testimonies, archive images and videos, to learn more about the historic D-Day battle.

In addition to the many sites and museums in the Battle of Normandy area, we’ve selected 3 apps for you to discover the D-Day on your smartphone.

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Historical content for adults, children and teenagers.

Are you visiting the D-Day landing beaches?

Through historical facts and the testimonies of soldiers and civilians, the Dans leurs Pas, Remem’Bernières and D-Day Apps offer an enriching and moving experience.

We explain how to get organized…

The historical information presented is in line with primary and secondary school curricula.

As a family, you’ll take the time to listen to the testimonies of local residents as they recount their memories of the Second World War.

Stories that invite you to question yourself and encourage

interaction and dialogue within your own family.

The discovery of testimonies and archive images will help your children better understand why so many young people committed themselves to Freedom.

Little extras:

  • free web applications,
  • without downloading,
  • accessible on smartphone, tablet or computer from your sofa or in front of the D-Day Beaches,
  • 24/7,

The context…

At dawn on June 6, 1944, D-Day begins in Normandy. Residents heard the planes and the first bombs falling on the beaches of Calvados and Manche.

135,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, including 14,000 Canadians and more than 8,000 British on a stretch of coastline known as Juno Beach.

This sector stretches from Graye-sur-Mer to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, between Sword Beach and Gold Beach.

Here we are! Operation Overlord is launched.

The long-awaited D-Day for the French and Europeans.

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Let’s go for the top 3 apps to discover D-DAY

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#1 In Their Footsteps

Civilians and soldiers, their story in June 1944

The dansleurspas.com application pays tribute to the actors and witnesses of the Second World War.

Their names are Léonard, Thomas or Françoise, they are Canadian, British or French, soldiers or civilians, and they have all agreed to recount their memories of 1944:

the occupation, waiting for D-Day, the sounds and smells of D-Day, meeting Canadian soldiers…

You’ll find poignant testimonials in video, audio and text form.

But also the story of the liberation of our villages in the early hours of June 6, 1944, illustrated with archive photos.

This application complements an exhibition of outdoor kiosks located in 7 communes in the Juno and Sword sectors.


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#2 Remem’Bernières

In the footsteps of the Canadian regiments on June 6, 1944

For June 6, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division’s objectives were to land on Juno, establish a solid bridgehead between Gold and Sword Beach to link up with British troops, and seize Carpiquet airport.

In the barges, soldiers were shown a photo of the famous house, now known as the Maison des Canadiens in Bernières-sur-Mer.

It was one of the landmarks for the landing on Juno Beach.

It was then occupied by the British Admiral Cooper who, until September 1944, was in charge of coordinating all supply operations for Allied troops advancing inland.

Discover the history of the Allied landings at Bernières-sur-Mer via 2 signposted and geolocated tours, with the help of the Remem’Bernières web application.

Some 30 period photos on outdoor supports line the 2 geolocated tours: “They landed” and “They liberated our village”.

A signpost in the village allows you to follow the soldiers’ route through Bernières-sur-Mer step by step.

The first reports for the world’s press and radio were broadcast from Bernières-sur-Mer.

Among the journalists present was Marcel Ouimet. Born in Montreal in 1915, perfectly bilingual, he followed the Canadian army to Italy, Northwest Europe and then landed on D-Day after the first waves of the assault.


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3# DDAY APP

Découvrir l’ensemble des secteurs des Plages du Débarquement

D-Day App is a free application for visiting and discovering the Normandy Landing Beaches through some thirty points of interest.

From Utah Beach to Sword Beach, discover the history of D-Day with a complete audio guide and retrospective map.

Thanks to audio description, put on your headphones and discover the story of June 6, 1944.

To find out more…

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Audiospot at the Dover Radar Station

Discover an authentic German radar station used to detect airborne troops.

With Audiospot, take a guided tour from your smartphone to discover what life was like for the soldiers in the station’s bunkers.

Explore Juno at the Juno Beach Centre

The Juno Beach Centre is resolutely focused on passing on the memory to younger generations.

The museum’s integrated children’s trail is designed to raise awareness among young families of Canada’s role in the Second World War, through a human, historical and entertaining approach.

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The Juno Beach area

In Normandy, between Graye-sur-Mer and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer in the Calvados region, this 9 km stretch of land was given over to Canadian and British troops.

Discover the sites and museums of the Juno area.

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