Welcome !
www.museedelaguerredecalais.com



The main themes of the Museum


* Please report to "Visit" in the main menu to locate the themes rooms .  
     

Into the War

The "phoney war" , the British Expeditionnary Force , the 7th French Army ......

 

The Green Jackets regiment

The Green Jackets regiment fought alongside French Troops during the battle of Calais ......

 


Light equipment                                                      
   
Light soldiers equipment ......

 

The press

Information and propaganda during the war ......

 

The Air Force                                               

The essential action of the Air Force during the war , the Battle of Britain , remains of planes ......

 

Secrets weapons                                          

Hitler's secrets weapons that could have change History ......

 

The Lindemann Battery

Pictures and a fine model of the most powerful battery of the Atlantic Wall ......

 

The prisoners of war

Model of a camp , pictures , documents devoted to prisoners of war ......

 


The Navy                                                          

Equipment and uniforms of the Royal Navy and Kriegsmarine ......

 

General Charles De GAULLE
                                             

Life and activities of General De GAULLE during the second World War ......

 

The flags room

Flags of the World War 2 protagonists around a Normandy landings model ......

 

The German coastal support position
                 

Reconstruction of a German coastal support position ......

 

Posters and uniforms                                  

Posters and uniforms of countries at war ......

 

Weapons
                         

Display of light weapons ......

 

The call center

Reconstruction of a radio room from which orders were passed to the coastal batteries ......

 

Every day life during the war

Documents and objects describe the daily life under  the Occupation ......

 

The Resistance

Organisation and networks ......

 

The Liberation

Documents and pictures of liberated France ......

Printer Friendly Page Send this Story to a Friend