Camp Geronimo is an World War II American historical reenactment camp, organized by the Airborne Museum. It is based in Sainte-Mère-Eglise and takes place every year during the Normandy Landings anniversary commemorations in early June. Admission is always free.
ANNOUNCEMENT: THE DATES FOR CAMP GERONIMO 2026 WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
Every year, Normandy’s D-Day anniversary celebrations take the region back several decades, to 1944. Festivities, concerts, entertainment of all kinds, and above all ceremonies take place over several days. Reenactment camps are also organized throughout the region. For nearly fifteen years now, the Airborne Museum has been organizing its own camp, Camp Geronimo.
Entirely dedicated to American troops, particularly paratroopers, Camp Geronimo brings together several associations every year, mainly French, but also Spanish and British. The camp’s purpose is educational. Through numerous activities both within the camp and outside its walls, enthusiasts who are present every day from morning to night aim to share the history that fascinates them with the public. Camp Geronimo has hosted or continues to host a wide variety of events, including:
- A country cinema
- A religious service tent
- A parachute jump simulator
- An infirmary
- A canteen
- An engineering corps post
- A radio transmission post
- Dormitories
- Period wooden showers
- A horse paddock
As for the activities themselves, they generally include:
- Demonstrations of paratroopers’ preparations before embarking for D-Day
- Vehicle exhibitions
- Demonstrations of searchlight operation
- Demonstrations of Pathfinder unit organization
- Demonstrations of Glider unit organization
- And many workshops on the site of the camp
The various historical reenactment associations present at the camp also bring along, in addition to their tents, numerous vintage military vehicles. There are usually between 5 and 7 armored vehicles at the camp, a multitude of Jeeps and Dodges, a few motorcycles, but also some rarer vehicles, such as a Pacific M26, for example.
Please note that the museum may accept applications to participate in the camp on a case-by-case basis. To do so, please call 02 33 41 78 03 to make initial contact.
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