Bayeux Memorial — Attraction in Bayeux

A place to contemplate the bravery and sacrifices made in 1944

Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France and contains burials brought in from the surrounding districts and from hospitals that were located nearby.

BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, which was completed in 1952, contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 338 of them unidentified. There are also over 500 war graves of other nationalities, the majority German.

The BAYEUX MEMORIAL stands opposite the cemetery and bears the names of more than 1,800 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died in the early stages of the campaign and have no known grave.

They died during the landings in Normandy, during the intense fighting in Normandy itself, and during the advance to the River...

Another memorial site we visited, this one being one of the main commonwealth memorial. There are many British servicemen buried here and all of the graves are immaculately kept by the war commission. This site brings the message home, you can't put this place into words, you just have to visit. Very poignant place which many people visit. The parking near by is free and you can spend a good hour, even a coupe like we did to take this place in. Just go and you will understand what I'm trying to say about this...

This review is because this heading is WRONG. There is no place called "Bayeux Museum", there is the Gerard Museum of Art and History. This walks you all the way out to the British Monument, (not a Museum) by the British cemetery. The monument and cemetery are worth seeing, but just know if you follow Maps there is no "Museum". All of the pictures shown are just random...