Visit of the SAS Museum

Name: Visit of the SAS Museum
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée International Special Air Service

Musée SAS: Musée international des parachutistes du Spécial Air Service. Equipement, armament, un uniform, jeep reconstituée (taille réelle)… Screening of a film tracing the epic of the SAS.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

OT entre Saône et Grosne

Located in one of the four bastions, outbuildings of the old castle of Sennecey, this museum presents the equipment used by the paratroopers, the equipment, the armament, one of the uniforms, a reconstituted jeep (real size)… A screening room allows the viewing of a film tracing the epic of the SAS (DVD for sale). Materials for translating the visit into English, German and Dutch

About the location

Musée International Special Air Service

Place de l'Église, 71240 Sennecey-le-Grand

Saône-et-Loire
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

During the Second World War, the Sennecey-le-Grand region was a high point of resistance. In the forest of La Ferté and in Corlay are formed maquis which operate with sticks S.A.S. Thus, on August 28, 1944, four jeeps under the command of Captain Guy de Combaud, land in Normandy, and after having crossed occupied France, join them to strengthen them. Among their glorious and tragic interventions, the dawn of Monday, September 4, 1944, will remain memorable ….
With the support of Mr André Jarrot, military delegate of General de Gaulle in Saône et Loire, former Minister, companion of the Liberation and Mr Georges Caïtucoli, National President of the Former French Paratroopers free of the «Special Air Service», the International Memorial, erected in 1988, is the bond of remembrance that recalls the sacrifice of those who, in mission behind enemy lines, left their lives for us to live in freedom.