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D-Day Museum
D-Day Museum Review
In the absorbing D-Day Museum in nearby Southsea, an eclectic range of exhibits illustrates the planning and logistics involved in the D-Day landings, as well as the actual invasion on June 6, 1944. The museum's centerpiece is the Overlord Embroidery ("Overlord" was the code name for the invasion), a 272-foot-long embroidered cloth with 34 panels illustrating the history of World War II, from the Battle of Britain in 1940 to D-Day and the first days of the liberation.
- Address: Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, PO5 3NT | Map It
- Phone: 023/9282-7261
- Cost: £6.50
- Hours: Apr.--Sept., daily 10--5:30; Oct.--Mar., daily 10--5; last admission 30 mins before closing
- Website: www.ddaymuseum.co.uk
- Location: Portsmouth
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