The Overlord Embroidery is a unique 83-metre-long textile tribute to the sacrifice and heroism of those who took part in Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, on 6 June 1944. The start of the Embroidery clearly shows what was happening in Britain on the 'Home Front'. It shows the building of ships and planes, Women's Land Army in the fields and children wearing gas masks.

If you would like to see the full colour Embroidery why not pay us a visit or purchase our Embroidery Booklet priced at just £4.20
(inc p+p). Available from the D-Day Museum and by mail order from: Portsmouth City Museums and Records Service, Museum Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, P01 2LJ.Telephone: 023 9282 7261. Fax: 023 9287 5276

See the website of Sandra Lawrence, designer of the Overlord Embroidery – www.sandralawrence.co.uk

See the website of the Royal School of Needlework, which made the Overlord Embroidery - www.royal-needlework.co.uk

The book "Operation Overlord. The History Of D-Day and The Overlord Embroidery" by Stephen Brooks and Eve Eckstein (Ashford, 1989) tells the full story of the making of the Overlord Embroidery, and the historical significance of the many images shown in it. It includes full colour illustrations of all the Embroidery panels, as well as some of the Second World War period photographs that inspired the designs. Unfortunately it has been out of print for many years, however second-hand copies can be obtained (for example, from websites such as www.abebooks.co.uk or www.amazon.co.uk.