Normandy Overlord Guide

Normandy Overlord Guide app puts the D-Day story right in your pocket.

* Precise coordinates, instantly locate beaches, bunkers, batteries and key battle sites.
* Find museums and a detailed description of what you can see. Other hints like extra activities offer by museums or if it's suitable for family visit.
* Gallery of photographs and historical documents.

List of elements:

- Landing beaches: A dive into the landings with an analysis of defense forces, aerial & naval support, first wave and a detailed description of the operation

- Museums: Crisbecq Battery Museum, World War 2 Museum, Utah Beach Landing Museum, D-Day Experience, Normandy Victory Museum, Omaha Beach Memorial Museum, Overlord Museum, Museum of the Battle of Normandy, The Bayeux Tapestry Museum, Juno Beach Centre, Station Radar 44 - Musee Franco-Allemand, The Grand Bunker Museum of the Atlantic Wall and Pegasus Memorial Museum.

- Beach strongpoints: more than 40 Wn and Stp strong points along landingbeachs: some of then: Wn 3, Wn 5 (La Madelaine), Stp 12, Wn 60, Wn 61, Wn 62, Wn 66, Wn 71, Wn 72, Wn 73, Wn 74, Stp 75 Pointe du Hoc, Wn 81, Wn 83 Maisy 2, Wn 84 Maisy 1, Stp 42 and more...

- Events: A lot of events, all of them geolocated: Sainte Mère Église Church, Drop Zones, Ambush of Generalleutnant Falley, Pont l’Abbé Bridge, Neuville (Lieutenant Turnbull’s position), Lieutenant Waverly’s Fight, La Fière Bridge, Ambush of Lt. Col. Cole with Winters and Guarnere, Bloody Gulch fighting, Gaulle's first speech, Lord Lovat’s commandos landing, Kieffer’s commandos landing, Hell’s corner, Fire position PIAT Lapointe, Abandonment Wittmann’s Tiger I in Battle of Villers-Bocage, Closure Falaise pocket, Aerial attack Rommel’s car, Pegasus Bridge Combat and more...

- Gallery of photographs and historical documents, for example the Original Eisenhower's original draft of D-Day message.

- Battery: Crisbecq Battery. A List of coastal guns and AA defense on each battery.

- Preparations of D-day: BOLERO phase for buildup the invasion force in England, Slapton Sands, Tiger exercise, ...

Designed to guide your visit and serve as a reliable reference:

- Normandy Overlord Guide helps you plan every step of your journey. Whether you’re preparing your itinerary from home or exploring Normandy on foot, the app offers precise location details, historical context, and travel tips to make the most of your trip. Easily navigate between key D-Day sites, organize your museum visits,... Ensure a well-planned and deeply enriching travel experience.

- This app isn’t just for travelers—it’s a powerful reference you can use anytime, anywhere. Even if you’re not in Normandy nor plan to go, you can explore detailed maps, historical accounts and curated images from your phone or tablet., you can explore detailed maps, historical accounts and curated images from your phone or tablet.


Accesibility features:

Larger Text -> The app remains responsive when scaling text size by at least 200%, preventing readability issues from overlapping layouts or excessive truncation.

Sufficient Contrast -> The application ensures optimal readability, provides a minimum contrast ratio between text, iconography, buttons, the background,.... This feature caters to users with reduced vision due to disabilities or situational impairments.

Dark Interface -> The application supports a Dark Interface. Dark user interface alleviate eye strain or discomfort and light sensitivity.

Differentiate Without Color Alone -> Differentiate without relying solely on color. Geolocations on maps use distinct icons and colors to convey information. For example, strongpoints are red with shield icons, and museums are blue with temple of three columns. This approach is suitable for users with color blindness or daltony.

Third party rights:
The images come from the National Archives and Records of the United States (NARA) being freely disseminated under the laws of the United States and regulation 111-SC-2022199.