{"id":338,"date":"2018-05-09T11:26:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T09:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codegeek.memorial-pegasus.com\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:52:18","slug":"histoire-pegasus-bridge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musee.memorial-pegasus.com\/en\/histoire-pegasus-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"The museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The story of the museum
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Inaugurated on June 4th, 2000, by H.R.H. Prince of Wales, the Memorial Pegasus is dedicated to the brave men of the 6th Airborne Division who fought during the Battle of Normandy from June to September 1944.<\/p>\n

The Memorial Pegasus was carried out in a few months by the D-Day Commemoration Committee, chaired by Admiral Brac de La Perri\u00e8re and in accordance with the will of its founding President, Sir Raymond Triboulet. Jean Qu\u00e9tier has succeeded to Jean-Marc Lefranc as Chairman of the D-Day Commemoration Committee since October 2021.<\/p>\n

The Memorial Pegasus offers guided tours in a museum space specially designed for you to discover the missions of the 6th Airborne Division that were to precede the D-Day landings on the longest day...June 6, 1944.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of historical artefacts, photographs, and moving memories of the liberation of the region are displayed inside the museum. The original bridge of B\u00e9nouville, later named Pegasus Bridge is on display in the park of the museum as well as a Bailey bridge, a half-track, several artillery cannons, and a life-size replica of the Airspeed Horse glider.<\/p>\n

The collection is constantly enriched, and all the objects presented are steeped in history.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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  • June 2000<\/h4>

    Inauguration by H.R.H. le Prince of Wales.<\/p><\/li>

  • June 2004<\/h4>

    Inauguration of the replica of the Horsa glider by H.R.H the Prince of Wales.<\/p><\/li>

  • June 2009<\/h4>

    6 monuments are unveiled to the public. It reads the names of each soldier who were in the 6 gliders under the command of Major Howard.<\/p><\/li>

  • June 2014<\/h4>

    Restauration of the Centaur Tank now on display in the park of the museum.<\/p><\/li>

  • September 2019<\/h4>

    Donation of a Bugle to the museum. It was used to gather the paratroopers of the 7th Battalion at Ranville on 6 June 1944.<\/p><\/li>

  • July 2023<\/h4>

    A Bren Carrier is displayed at the museum<\/p><\/li>

  • June 2024<\/h4>

    A Eureka beacon is displayed at the museum.<\/p><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”591″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”592″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large”][vc_single_image image=”610″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”593″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t

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