🪖 Verlaine Message Museum
France · Europe · 50.71°N, 3.15°E
The Verlaine Message Museum or Museum of 5 June 1944 is a historical museum founded in 1991 in Tourcoing, France, near Lille. It is named after the message sent by the BBC's Radio Londres at 9:15 pm on June 5, 1944 announcing the imminent invasion of Normandy. The museum is housed in the concrete bunker where the German Wehrmacht intercepted the message.
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Quick facts
| Country | France |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 50.71°N, 3.15°E · view on map |
Verlaine Message Museum is located in France, in Europe.
More war museums in France
Airborne Museum (Sainte-Mère-Église) · Army Museum (Paris) · Blockhaus d'Éperlecques · Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial · Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum · Carrière Wellington · Casemate d'Esch · Casemate d'Oberroedern Sud · Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud · Casemate de Wittring.