WW2 Museum: Everyday life under German occupation in France

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German Wehrmacht Passports, a nazi pitcher and a broschure called "Der Westwall".

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Also topic in the museum: antisemitism in occupied france. A poster against jews and a yellow david star, that jews had to wear to mark them as jews in public.

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A cigarette box with imprint of the logo of the French collaborators of the vichy regime.

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The museum shows everyday objects like these different soaps.

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Beside old newspapers printed in occupied france is a sign of the german wehrmacht that says "Das Mägen von Roggen und Weizen ist verboten - Die Ortskommandantur" (the mowing of rye and wheat is prohibited - the local command).

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Nazi VIPs as tin soldiers with swastika bracelets.

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Some nazi wehrmacht tin soldiers, one holding a swastika flag.

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Three nazi wehrmacht magazines. Some kind of war novels.

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Acitivists of french resistance made drawings of the german defense positions at the coast of normandy for the allies.

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A german wehrmacht soldier display dummy in a quard house with a map on the wall with the german occupied europe.

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An antisemtic french poster that was putted on during occupation of france by german wehrmacht.

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A mock street scene that shows the everyday life in occupied France, with shops and display dummys.

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A mock street scene that shows the everyday life in occupied France, with shops and display dummys.

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Also antisemitism is a topic. A jewish store that was painted with antisemitic slogans by nazis shown in a mock scene.

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After succesfull landing and invasion in normandy, several german soldiers were cought. That fact was shown in a mock scene with display dummys.

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After succesfull landing and invasion in normandy, several german soldiers were cought. That fact was shown in a mock scene with display dummys.

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A "french phrase book" of the US Army for Soldiers who landed in Normandy.

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Several historical military vehicles are shown.

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A old Box of US Soldiers who landed in Normandy, that included a "Drinking water kit" for making drinking water from sea water.

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A flyer called "Passierschein" that was thrown by planes into occupied france, that adresses german soldiers. They could show them to allied soldiers if they plan to surrender.

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A uniform of a member of the "Free French Forces" that took part in the allied forces against nazi germany and also landed on Utah Beach on 6th June 1944.

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A dictionary named "The Dictionary of Liberation" including translations of english - french and francais - anglais.

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A belt buckle of a german wehrmacht soldier with a bullet hole.

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A mock scene with display dummies that shows the surrender of a german officer to allied forces (US Soldiers).

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A mock scene with a display dummy shows a hurt german Luftwaffe Soldier beside a Panzerfaust bazooka.

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In Quinéville in Normandy near the Utah Beach Landings shore is a remembrance museum about the everyday life under the German Wehrmacht occupation rule in France. The exhibition shows several items and scenes of this time.