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WW2 Battlefields of the Ardennes

This WW2 Battlefield tour looks at the fighting in the Belgian Ardennes from the tank engagements of the German Blitzkrieg to the bitter struggle during the Battle of the Bulge.

Tour Includes

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Local joining points

5 days from £699pp

Travel Options
Outbound &
Inbound Travel
Outbound
Travel
  • By Coach By Coach
Inbound
Travel
  • By Air By Air
On-Tour
Experiences
  • Coach Excursions
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Itinerary

Please choose your preferred 5 day itinerary

Local departure by coach, then to our hotel in Belgium for a four-night stay.

Today we look at the German advance through the Ardennes in May 1940, starting with the Battle of the Gembloux Gap, the largest tank battle of that period of the war. We see where the fighting took place and visit the superb Souvenir Museum at Perwez, with its incredible private collection of WW2 material.

After lunch in Dinant, we continue to follow the route of the German Panzers, looking at the battle around Haut le Wastia and seeing the excellent 1940 Museum here.

Includes Breakfast

Gembloux Gap 1940

Key Visits

Dinant Gembloux Gap Musée Souvenir Musée Remembrance 1940, Haut le Wastia

We start around Bastogne today, looking at the defence of these positions in December 1944 by the American Airborne. We see the areas they defended and attacked from around Foy and Recogne, and one of the tank turret memorials and the memorial to General Patton in the town.

After lunchtime in central Bastogne, we travel into Luxembourg, the southern sector of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, and visit the incredible Military Museum at Diekirch covering the fighting in 1944/45. We then see the Memorials to General George S. Patton at Ettelbruck, finishing at the Luxembourg American Cemetery, with more than 5,000 burials of men who died in the Ardennes battles and also the grave of Patton himself.

Includes Breakfast

Luxembourg American Cemetery

Key Visits

Recogne German War Cemetery Sherman Tank at Bastogne Foy National Museum Diekirch Luxembourg American Cemetery

Today we examine Operation Wacht am Rhein, the final German Offensive in the west in 1944. We visit the Ardennes American Cemetery with more than 5,300 burials, and then look at the fighting around Manhay, seeing the Manhay 44 Museum, a Panther tank at Grandmenil and a Sherman at Beffe.

After lunch, we look at the British involvement in the Battle of the Bulge, seeing Hotton War Cemetery, the moving chapel at the site of the Bande Massacre, discovered by British Airborne soldiers, and the ground near Bure where 6th Airborne Division and British armour fought in early 1945.

Includes Breakfast

Panther Tank, Manhay

Key Visits

Hotton War Cemetery Panther Tank at Grandmenil Beffe Sherman Tank Ardennes American Cemetery Manhay 44 Museum Bande Massacre Memorial Bure Battlefield

Return home.

Includes Breakfast

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Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Ibis Styles Namur.

Travel Options

When it comes to getting you to your destination, Leger Holidays makes it easy with a selection of travel options to choose from.

Silver Service Coach

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 Coach plan

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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