CAMP GERONIMO 2026
June 6th
Du 03 juin au 07 juin 2026
The 82nd anniversary edition of the Airborne Museum’s reenactment camp, Camp Geronimo, will be held in Sainte-Mère-Eglise from Wednesday, June 3 to Sunday, June 7, 2026.
The 82nd anniversary edition of the Airborne Museum’s reenactment camp, Camp Geronimo, will be held in Sainte-Mère-Eglise from Wednesday, June 3 to Sunday, June 7, 2026.
As every year during the Normandy Landings commemorations, the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Eglise will organize Camp Geronimo. Located in the field behind the museum, it will be open from June 3 to 7, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
This camp is entirely dedicated to American troops from World War II, and brings together several reenactment associations every year. They are responsible for organizing educational workshops, activities inside and outside the camp, as well as demonstrations of all kinds. In addition, visitors can see a wide range of period vehicles at the camp, including half a dozen tanks such as the iconic Sherman.
Camp activities program
- Display – “GI Entertainment in the Field”
An exhibition highlighting sports, games, and reading among soldiers in the field.
- Display – “The U.S. Army Postal Service” NEW
This workshop will showcase the various types of mail and packages delivered to soldiers in the field.
- Display – “Equipment of U.S. Airborne Troops”
This workshop presents all the equipment used by American paratroopers.
- The workshop includes ground displays and demonstrations of how to set up the equipment.
- Parachutes, containers, and individual and collective weaponry.
- Pathfinders’ specialized equipment for day/night DZ marking.
- Display – “Field Kitchen”
This workshop covers the presentation of a soldier’s food in the field, from combat rations to the use of the “popotte” stove in camp.
- Display – “Field Mechanics Workshop” NEW
Presentation of a field mechanics workshop on a jeep.
- Spare parts workshop
- Demonstration of tank engine replacement
- Demonstration of heavy vehicle recovery.
- Display – “Medical Evacuation”
Presentation of a medical evacuation station, with equipment and vehicles
- First aid for the wounded
- Evacuation to field hospitals
- Demonstration “Stick Para and/or Pathfinders”
A group of paratroopers demonstrates boarding before a combat jump.
A dynamic, guided demonstration lasting approximately 30 minutes at the camp.
- Exhibition of an “armored reconnaissance platoon”
Exhibition of the equipment, vehicles, and gear of a U.S. armored unit.
- Tank presentation
- Dynamic demonstration of tanks and armored vehicles.
- Display – “Field Camp”
Presentation of a rest and living area in the field
- Soldier and officer quarters in tents
- The role of chaplains
Church square activities program
Wednesday June 3
- 9 a.m.: Camp opens
- 4 p.m.: Paratrooper demonstration from 1944 to the present day/Pathfinders
Thursday June 4
- 12:00 PM: Parachute demonstration from 1944 to the present / Pathfinders
- 2:00 PM: Military vehicle exhibition
Friday June 5
- 10:30 AM: Military vehicle exhibition
- 4:00 PM: Parachute demonstration from 1944 to the present / Pathfinders
- 11:00 PM: Nighttime Pathfinders demonstration
- 11:30 PM: Searchlight demonstration
Saturday June 6
- 10 AM–6 PM: Book signing for the comic book “John Steele, the Paratrooper of Sainte-Mère-Eglise” at the Airborne Museum shop
- 6 PM: Parachute demonstration from 1944 to the present day/Pathfinders
Sunday June 7
- 10:30 a.m.: Military vehicle exhibition
- 7:00 p.m.: Grand historical parade in Sainte-Mère-Eglise
- 7:00 p.m.: Closing of the Camp
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