Memorial Montormel Museum

One of the Best Places To Visits in Mont-Ormel Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Excellent memorial and the inside gives a fitting account. The views across the valley are incredible. The whole history is well documented with the interactive displays and it describes the bravery and tragedy appropriately in equal measure. An important monument to a sad time in history. Lest we forget. Very good, small, modern style battle museum, built on one of the key points of the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in 1944, where the Polish 1st Armoured Division tried to close the door on the retreating German Armies. Excellent views out over the battlefield; good small bookshop (although most books, naturally, in French). Two excellent multimedia presentations to watch on the battle. Free car parking and toilets available if you pay to enter the museum. At a sobering cost, this is an amazing tribute to the Polish armoured division and allied troops at such a critical point in the war. The is well worth a visit, with two films and a large display to see, one quickly understands the enormity of what was achieved here. Thought provocing but you can view where the falaise pocket was and what happened there from this vantage point. I've been here a couple of times but I must admit that although I find these war museums valuable in that we must never forget these atrocities I am left feeling drained and sad especially when I know it's all happening again not that far away. Things here are well presented in several languages; French English German and Polish. There are guides who do their best to relate the events in these languages. Being from the area, it's hard to see the destruction of familiar places knowing many people were killed and injured and that was not only by the enemy. An incredible spot and the memorial is beautifully presented. You can learn about the entire Falaise gap portion of the Normandy campaign. The is small but packed with information and on my visit, the only person there at the time, the guy running the centre ensured both cinema films were in english and then gave me a personal talk while looking across the "corridor of death" Informative, but small museum. Would recommend to those interested in events post D-Day and the Battle for Normandy A very under visited in Normandie. Most people visit the landing beaches and miss this very fine exhibition that illustrates the unbelievable horror of the Allies crushing German forces in ' the pocket' . A Sherman tank, Greyhound armoured car. Full high quality video footage inside the with excellent local guides who's families were actually there. Not to be missed on your Normandy tour . ( Good wheelchair access 🤗) ( Polish army families MUST visit 🤗) Spent hours here when I visit the place for the first time. Walking around the same hill with black & white pictures in hand, where "our boys" have fought and fallen, was a powerfull experience. Visit to the Polisih Military Cemetry in Langannerie some 40 minutes away is also a must. Walk every single row, read every single name, short salute at the gate... "To those whom fate, on French soil, cut off from the path of battle to the Most Glorious Republic" Beautiful location and interesting museum. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.