Musée de la Libération
(Liberation museum)

Fort du Roule. Montée des Résistants 50100 CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE
Tel. : +33 2 33 20 14 12
Fax : +33 2 33 20 14 12
Email : musee.liberation@wanadoo.fr
Site : www.ville-cherbourg.fr

Sitting on the top of Montagne du Roule, the Second Empire fortress enjoys a commanding view over the town and surrounding area of Cherbourg. A significant location for the French Resistance before the German occupation, the Fort du Roule was the scene of heroic combats in 1940 and 1944. In German hands from D Day until 25 June, Cherbourg once liberated became the principal port in Europe, playing a pivotal role in supplying the Allied troops on the front.

The Liberation Museum was created within the fort in 1954. A themed route leads the visitor through the shadow of the Occupation to the lights of the Landings.

Objective a port