The Best Sight in Ste-Mère Église, Normandy

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We've compiled the best of the best in Ste-Mère Église - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Sainte-Mère Église

At 2:30 am on June 6, 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division was dropped over Ste-Mère, heralding the start of D-Day operations. After securing their position, U.S. forces pushed north, then west, cutting off the Cotentin Peninsula on June 18 and taking Cherbourg on June 26. German defenses proved fiercer farther south, and St-Lô was not liberated until July 19.