Airborne Museum’s blog
Events 04/05/2026
When Comics go to war
Bubbles against bullets Comic books: At the forefront of the U.S. entry into the war In the late 1930s, as the world was sliding into fascism, a generation of young American creators—most of whom...
News 02/10/2025
The Airborne Museum among the 10 best World War II museums in the world
On September 2, 2025, the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. To mark the occasion, on August 26, the National Geographic television channel and magazine published a...
Portraits 04/07/2025
Jean Sassi
Jean Henri Sassi was born in Tunis on June 11, 1917. Called up for military service in October 1938, he took part in the Battle of France in 1940. Demobilized, he returned to North Africa in 1942 as...
News 01/07/2025
Why a temporary exhibition on the Indochina War?
The exhibition “Indochina: French Paratroopers 1944-1954”, an original creation of the Airborne Museum, is on view from April 10 until November 30, 2025. A subject little explored in World War II...
Events 29/11/2024
Thanksgiving 1944
Banner photo: Corporal Leo Kaller enjoying a Thanksgiving turkey in November 1944 (Wikimedia Commons/Us Army) After the difficulties encountered during the Battle of Normandy, and the...
Events 24/08/2024
The Dronne Column and the Liberation of Paris
It was led by Captain Raymond Dronne, a veteran of the North African campaigns who had been ordered by Leclerc to return to Paris on 24 August. It included an engineer section, two infantry sections...
Battles 15/08/2024
Operation Dragoon
80 years ago, the Provence Landings, code-named Dragoon, formerly known as Anvil, took place. For this operation, on the airborne side, the 1st Airborne Task Force, created especially for the...
News 12/05/2023
79th anniversary of D-Day
The programs of the organizations related to tourism in Normandy useful to organize yourself (a lot of information overlaps from one program to another obviously): And last but not least, the...
News 04/05/2023
The official poster for the 79th anniversary of D-Day
The programs of the organizations related to tourism in Normandy useful to organize yourself (a lot of information overlaps from one program to another obviously): And last but not least, the...
