2nd Full Day Tour of DDay Sites
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Learn About the DDay Sites with a local and licensed guide.
Highlights Include:
- Arromanches les Bains. The site of Mulberry B - the amazing artificial harbour - one of Winston Churchill's ideas, where you will be able to see its' remains, truly one of the greatest feats of British engineering of the 20th Century. There are many other artifacts of war situated around the town.
- Longues sur mer: Part of the Atlantic Wall, this is the battery most preserved in Normandy with the original 152mm guns manufactured by the Skoda Company in the Czech Republic. the guns are still in situ located on top of the cliffs between Omaha and Gold sectors, the battery was a threat on D-Day for both sectors and the Allied naval fleet. The site was liberated on the June 7th by 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment part of the British 50th Division.
- Omaha Beach: (1st and 29th US divisions) Next, we will head to Omaha Beach and the Dog Green sector made famous in Saving Private Ryan. The landings on DDay will be explained, and we will visit the memorials with commentary to best understand their meaning. We will then travel to another part of the beach for a second stop, perhaps the bluffs at WN60 overlooking Fox Green beach or maybe the memorials in Saint-Laurent sur Mer on Dog Red and Easy Green. Stops will depend on the weather and how much time we have.
- Lunch Stop (at your own expense)
- Overlord Museum: 1 hour
- Colleville sur mer (American cemetery): Finally we will visit the stunning and moving American Cemetery where over 9,000 Battle of Normandy victims lay to rest. Our guide will take us to some notable graves and allow you free time to pay your respects.
Activity Info
Schedule
Start Time
Oct 31 9:00AM UTC
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End Time
Oct 31 4:30PM UTC