August 44 Falaise Gap Route

An interactive and geo-located car tour along the August 44 Falaise Gap route

Agata, a young British woman with Polish parentage, invites us to retrace the footsteps of her grandfather, who fought in the Polish Army during World War II. Starting out with only a few old photos and the world 'Maczuga' as clues, she brings to life the key moments of the last battle of Normandy in August 1944.

"Agata's 3 days" is an interactive, geo-located car tour for the whole family along the August 44 Falaise Gap route, taking in the main sites of the last battle of Normandy around Montormel in the department of Orne : Chambois, Aubry-sur-Exmes, Tournai-sur-Dives, Saint-Lambert, Moissy ford, the Corridor of Death, Coudehard, the Boijos Polish memorial.

Main contents and functionalities:

- a variety of audio content: the voices of Agata and an old radio recount the events, with archive pictures and old photos,

- a detailed on-board interactive map with augmented reality handles guiding and shows the stages,

- augmented reality with scenes of war and soldiers' lives superimposed on to the landscape as it is today

App available in French and English, for iOS and Android smarphones and tablets.

August 1944 Route - Agata's 3 days

(Circuit Août 1944 Montormel - Circuit Août 44 Montormel)

Scenario by Nina Polnikoff.

Design, Implementation and Content Management System by Camineo.