D-Day’s 70th anniversary acknowledged in Cambridge (UK), Normandy (FR), and Nettuno (IT) with opening of visitor centers at World War II monument sites

Belle & Wissell (in partnership with Dog Green Productions) has created a suite of new interactive media projects for three new visitor centers in Europe—all are new initiatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). Project previews are now available on the Belle & Wissell website.

As part of the 70th anniversary of the Allied Forces’ Normandy invasion in 1944, ABMC has just opened the Point du Hoc Ranger Memorial (Normandy, France), where the dramatic multimedia story is told: Army Rangers heroically fought and scaled the massive bluffs and took out the Germans’ long-range guns—having a significant impact on the outcome of the invasion. President Obama is expected to visit in early June as part of the 70th anniversary festivities.

Rendering of walkway to the new visitor center at Pointe du Hoc

Rendering of walkway to the new visitor center at Pointe du Hoc, from abmc.gov

On Memorial Day in Cambridge, England (1 hour north of London), another American visitor center just opened which includes the interactive stories of the Battle of the Atlantic Campaign, The Strategic Bombing Campaign, and a World War II Timeline.

View of memorial at Cambridge, UK

View of memorial at Cambridge, UK

Meanwhile, in the beach town of Nettuno, Italy (1 hour south of Rome), another new Rome-Sicily Visitor Center opens, and includes multiple interactive campaigns and timelines–among traditional exhibit elements.

Rome-Sicily visitor center rendering

Rome-Sicily visitor center rendering, from abmc.gov

Visit the American Battle Monuments Commission website for information about visiting these memorials.Project previews are now available on the Belle & Wissell website.

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