The Battle of the Bulge tour

Mardasson Memorial - We visit the Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne and its museum, see a few Sherman tanks, and the old HQ of the 101st Airborne Division located in the Barracks. Later, we head to the Nazi cemetery and the Foxholes in the Bois Jaques.

Dinant - On our way to Bastogne, we stop by the beautiful city of Dinant, where the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax.

Luxembourg City - One of Europe’s most underrated cities, known for its breathtaking landscapes in the Grund.

Luxembourg American Cemetery Memorial - The resting place of Patton, a national and international hero.

Luxembourg to Colleville-Montgomery: Gentingen Westfalen and Wallendorf Hitler’s Bunker

Chimay - We stop in Chimay to enjoy an excellent blonde beer on our way to Normandy.

Pegasus Bridge-Merville Battery-Caen Memorial

Pegasus Bridge - Known as the Bridge of Bridges.

On June 6, 1944, during World War II, the bridge, along with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the Orne River (later renamed Horsa Bridge), was the objective of D Company, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. This glider-borne force was part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division during Operation Deadstick, itself part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the Allied invasion of Normandy. Under Major John Howard’s command, D Company was to land near the bridges in six AS 51 Horsa gliders and, in a coup-de-main operation, capture and hold them until relieved by the main British invasion forces. The successful capture of the bridges played a crucial role in limiting the effectiveness of a German counter-attack following the Normandy invasion.

Musee de la Batterie de Merville - The Merville Gun Battery is a decommissioned coastal fortification in Normandy, France, built as part of the Germans’ Atlantic Wall to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion. It was heavily fortified and one of the first places attacked by Allied forces during the Normandy Landings, commonly known as D-Day. A British force under Terence Otway’s command succeeded in capturing this position, despite heavy casualties.

Memorial de Caen - The Mémorial de Caen is a museum and war memorial in Caen, Normandy, France, commemorating World War II and the Battle for Caen. The museum is dedicated to the history of the twentieth century, focusing on the fragility of peace. Its intention is to “pay tribute to the martyred city of the liberation” and to tell “the terrible story of the 20th century in a spirit of reconciliation”.

American Cemetery in Omaha Beach-Nazi Cemetery-Pointe du Hoc-Arromanches-sur-mer

Omaha Beach Memorial Museum - Omaha Beach was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. “Omaha” refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the Normandy coast, facing the English Channel, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve River estuary, with cliffs approximately 150 feet (45 m) tall. Landings here were necessary to link the British landings at Gold to the east with the American landing at Utah to the west, providing a continuous lodgement on the Normandy coast of the Bay of the Seine. United States Army troops were responsible for taking Omaha, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and naval bombardment provided predominantly by the United States Navy and Coast Guard, with contributions from the British, Canadian, and Free French navies.

Cimetiere Militaire Allemand de La Cambe - La Cambe is a Second World War German military cemetery near the American landing beach of Omaha, 25.5 km (15.8 mi) northeast of Bayeux in Normandy, France. It is the largest German war cemetery in Normandy, containing over 21,200 German military personnel. Initially, American and German casualties were buried in adjacent fields, but American dead were later disinterred and either returned to the US or re-interred at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 15 km (9.3 mi) away. After the war, over 12,000 German soldiers were moved to the cemetery from approximately 1,400 field burials across Normandy. The cemetery is maintained by the voluntary German War Graves Commission.

Pointe du Hoc - Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100-foot (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France.

During World War II, it was the highest point between the American sector landings at Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The German army fortified the area with concrete casemates and gun pits. On D-Day, the United States Army Ranger Assault Group attacked and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.

Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema - This is where all the tanks and logistics went through to land and conquer France.

The 360 museum is fantastic!

Utah Beach-Sainte-Mère-Église-The Great Bunker in Colleville-Montgomery and Hidden Bunkers

Utah Beach - Utah Beach was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). The westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches in Normandy, Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by United States Army troops, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and naval bombardment provided by the United States Navy and Coast Guard, as well as elements from the British, Dutch, and other Allied navies.

Sainte-Mère-Église Church - Sainte-Mère-Église is a commune in the northwestern French department of Manche, in Normandy.

The church became famous worldwide because of the movie “The Longest Day,” which tells the story of a soldier from the airborne division who landed on the church tower and pretended to be dead to survive.

There is also an airborne museum worth visiting.

Colleville-Montgomery - The Hillman Fortress was a German bunker complex and command post built during the Second World War near Colleville-Montgomery in Normandy, France. The bunker complex, designated Hill 61 and codenamed Hillman by the British, was attacked on June 6, 1944, by the Suffolk Regiment and finally surrendered the following morning. The delay in taking the bunker complex has been cited as a reason for the Allies not completing their major D-Day objective of taking Caen.

The bunkers are now open as a museum run by local volunteers.

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