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Hedgerow Hell: The Americans in Normandy
As the American forces pushed inland after D-Day, they became entangled in the bloody battles for the hedgerows of the Normandy landscape. Join us on this fascinating tour as we follow the GIs and Paratroopers from the first shots to the breakout. We’ll see the defences at German strongpoint WN62, look at the battles of ‘Bloody Gulch’ where many of the Easy Company fought, and uncover the details of Operation Cobra.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefields Guide
- Convenient local joining points
5 days from £669pp
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Local departure by coach, then to our hotel in Normandy for a four-night stay.
We begin on the D-Day beaches at Omaha Beach, seeing the defences at German strongpoint WN62 to get an idea of the American experience of 6th June 1944 and what their plans were for the inland battles.
We visit the rows of graves in the Normandy American Cemetery and then look at the 2nd US Division battle for Trévières, seeing the memorials in the church and the battle-damaged war memorial. We then follow the advance inland looking at how the American battle experience changed as they faced German soldiers dug-in across the hedgerow landscape.
We have lunchtime in Saint Lô and then look at the American advances between June - July 1944 in the Cerisy la Forêt area and at Saint George D’Elle. We walk part of ‘Purple Heart Draw’ – the Hedgerow Hell that many GIs faced in the summer of 1944 and see the memorial chapel at Saint Lô.
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Key Visits
Today, we begin at the new Normandy Victory Museum which looks at the hedgerow battles, and then examine the US Airborne forces drop into Normandy on D-Day, looking at their battles at Neuville-en-Plein and at ‘Bloody Gulch’ where many of Easy Company (the ‘Band of Brothers’) fought.
We have lunchtime in Sainte-Mère-Église before looking at the 82nd Airborne action at the La Fière bridge and at Amfreville, seeing the memorials including ‘Iron Mike’. We then visit the German cemetery at Orglandes, where the German dead that faced American forces are buried. We end the day with an included visit to the amazing Dead Man’s Corner/D-Day Experience Museum, where you will see an original building used as an HQ by the German Fallschirmjäger, now a museum, original items from those who served with the ‘Band of Brothers’ and go into the Dakota Experience that takes you on a simulated flight into Normandy on D-Day.
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Key Visits
This morning, we look at the American breakout battles in Normandy, following the advance of Operation Cobra in July 1944.
We follow this down to Avranches, seeing the General Patton Memorial, the famous commander who led US troops here.
We have lunchtime in Avranches before visiting the Brittany American Cemetery – the other US Cemetery in Normandy – where the dead from the later battles are buried.
We finish by looking at the Mortain counterattack by German forces in a desperate attempt to turn the tide of the battle in Germany’s favour, visiting Hill 314 and the 30th US Division Memorial.
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Return home.
Includes Breakfast
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights in the Normandy area at a minimum 3-star hotel, such as the ibis Caen Porte de Bretagne, or similar.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
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