Historical information
On September 29th 1938, the Munich agreements are signed between Sir
Arthur Neville Chamberlain, conservative MP and chief of the British
government since may 1937, Edouard Daladier, radical socialist deputy
and chief of the French government since April1 938, Adolf Hitler, chief
of national socialist party of German workers and chancellor of Germany
since January 1933, and the fascist Benito Mussolini in control of Italy
since 1922.
These agreements meant to guaranty peace in Europe, allow Germany to
annex on October 1st the Sudetes territories in Czech-Slovakia, where
strong Germans minorities are living. Hitler’s political objective
is to reunite all the German people of central Europe in one state....
The museum is
focused on occupation in France and liberation by Allied troops.
THE MUSEUM
In Museum all the legends of the objects are translated into English.
A booklet will be given to you where all the texts of the historical
panels are also translated into English.
Good visit.
We give you here the introductions to the panels history of the Memorial
of found Freedom :
(Click on a chapter of the menu below)
How the second war began
The general Mobilisation and the "phoney war"
The French Campaign
The Civilian Exodus and the military break up
The French Prisoners of War
The Vichy regime and the repression
The German Administration in Occupied France
Eating under the Occupation
The Black Marquet
Clothing oneself under the Occupation
Traveling under the Occupation
The Passive Defense and the bombing in the Manche
The German Requisitions
The "Relief" and the Obligatory Work Service
The Collaboration
The Resistance in Occupied France
The Free French Forces
The children in the war
Women in the war
TOPICS AROUND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY :
- THE BRITISH COMMANDOS RAIDS
- THE PREPARATION OF D DAY
- THE ATLANTIC WALL
- QUINEVILLE IN THE ATLANTIC WALL
- THE HIDDEN SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC WALL
- CHERBOURG, THE BASE OF THE GERMAN MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS (MTB)
- THE TWO VISITS OF FIELD MARSHAL ROMMEL IN COTENTIN
- THE ARTIFICIAL HARBOURS, THE ALLIED DISPLAY TO THE GERMAN STRATEGY
- THE ROLE OF THE PARATROOPERS IN THE LANDING
- THE ASSAULT ON THE BEACHES
- TEN DAYS OF COMBAT TO TAKE MONTEBOURG
- THE LIBERATION OF QUINEVILLE
- THE FALL OF CHERBOURG AND COTENTIN
- THE 2nd FRENCH ARMOURED DIVISION LANDS AT SAINT-MARTIN-DE-VARREVILLE
- CHERBOURG AND THE TRAGEDY OF THE LOEPOLVILLE LINER
- THE GERMAN RAIDS FROM THE BRITISH CHANEL ISLANDS
- THE “POCKETS” OF THE ATLANTIC
. The official website
of the museum stands here.
Museum’s authorities can be contacted here.
A list of all museums
in Normandy can be found there
Location information
The museum is located
at:
18, Avenue de la Plage
50310 QUINEVILLE
Tél : 00 33 2 33 95 95 95
Open daily from
10.00 AM to 19.00 PM
from 22 March
to 11 November
RATES
ADULT (individual) : 6 €
CHILD (5 to 12 years old) : 4 €
Personal note
This is a small museum
very dark, making photos is extremely difficult in such conditions.
There are many dioramas.
