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D-Day Landings Battlefield Tour in Normandy, France with Leger Holidays

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February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October

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Special Offer
Reduced Childrens Prices. To make these tours more accessible to families, we are pleased to offer reduced prices for children (aged 17 and under) on selected dates in the school holidays. This offer is available on our 4-day break departing Feb 18, May 28, Aug 12, 27 and Oct 28 and on the 5-day break departing Feb 14, Apr 12, May 31, Jul 26, Aug 16, Oct 25. 1 child sharing a room with 1 or 2 paying adults pays £159 (4 days) £199 (5 days). 2 or 3 children, occupying their own room, pay £199 each. Offer subject to availability.

D-Day Landings in Normandy - 4 days from £199, 5 days from £299.  With Leger Holidays.  See the landing beaches and battlegrounds, military cemeteries and museums of the single biggest invasion force ever assembled. Our 5-day tour also gives an introduction to the days after the beach landings, as the Allies moved inland.

Visit the Leger Holidays Website for more information

Itinerary

4-Day Break
• Day 1 – Local departure by coach then to Normandy for a three or four-night stay.

• Day 2 – The British Sector (included). We begin in the British Sector, studying some of the initial landings by the brave 6th Airborne Divison, visiting Pegasus Bridge, heroically taken by Major John Howard and his men – see Café Gondré and the Pegasus Memorial Museum. We then pay our respects at Ranville Commonwealth Cemetery and at Bréville Ridge, an important sector of high ground. Our guide tells the story of the battles for the eastern flank and the battles for Caen. Prior to time for lunch in Ouistreham, we visit the Merville Gun Battery, which was disarmed at great cost by the 9th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment under the brilliant command of Lt. Col. Terence Otway D.S.O. in the early hours of 6 June. It is now a superbly restored Museum. In the afternoon we see the beaches – Sword, Juno, Gold – in the British/Canadian sector, hearing the story of the only Victoria Cross of D-Day, won by CSM Stan Hollis. We conclude the day at Arromanches, with its fine Mulberry Harbour Museum. B

• Day 3 – The American Sector (included). Firstly we visit the huge guns at the Battery at Longues-sur-Mer, taken by the Devonshires on 7 June, then we enter the highly emotive American Sector, visiting the American Cemetery overlooking tragic Omaha Beach, and the beach itself, walking in the footsteps of these brave young men. Time for lunch and a visit to the Airborne Museum in Ste. Mère Église, the scene of some of the tragic landings of the U.S. Paras, the Screaming Eagles and the All-Americans. In the afternoon we see Utah Beach where the U.S. Infantry landed to link with the Paratroopers to secure the Cherbourg peninsula and make a stop at the German Peace Garden Cemetery, where 21,000 fallen from the Normandy Campaign are buried. Before returning to our hotel we also visit the headland of Pointe du Hoc, courageously taken by the American Rangers. B

• Day 4 – Journey to Calais, then return home. B

5-Day Break
• Day 1 – Local departure by coach then to Normandy for a three or four-night stay.

• Day 2 – The British Sector (included). We begin in the British Sector, studying some of the initial landings by the brave 6th Airborne Divison, visiting Pegasus Bridge, heroically taken by Major John Howard and his men – see Café Gondré and the Pegasus Memorial Museum. We then pay our respects at Ranville Commonwealth Cemetery and at Bréville Ridge, an important sector of high ground. Our guide tells the story of the battles for the eastern flank and the battles for Caen. Prior to time for lunch in Ouistreham, we visit the Merville Gun Battery, which was disarmed at great cost by the 9th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment under the brilliant command of Lt. Col. Terence Otway D.S.O. in the early hours of 6 June. It is now a superbly restored Museum. In the afternoon we see the beaches – Sword, Juno, Gold – in the British/Canadian sector, hearing the story of the only Victoria Cross of D-Day, won by CSM Stan Hollis. We conclude the day at Arromanches, with its fine Mulberry Harbour Museum. B

• Day 3 – The American Sector (included). Firstly we visit the huge guns at the Battery at Longues-sur-Mer, taken by the Devonshires on 7 June, then we enter the highly emotive American Sector, visiting the American Cemetery overlooking tragic Omaha Beach, and the beach itself, walking in the footsteps of these brave young men. Time for lunch and a visit to the Airborne Museum in Ste. Mère Église, the scene of some of the tragic landings of the U.S. Paras, the Screaming Eagles and the All-Americans. In the afternoon we see Utah Beach where the U.S. Infantry landed to link with the Paratroopers to secure the Cherbourg peninsula and make a stop at the German Peace Garden Cemetery, where 21,000 fallen from the Normandy Campaign are buried. Before returning to our hotel we also visit the headland of Pointe du Hoc, courageously taken by the American Rangers. B

• Day 4 – Inland Battles (included). We investigate the ‘inland battles’, including Jerusalem Cemetery and Villers Bocage, covering the story of German tank ace, Michael Wittmann. You’ll also study ‘Operation Epsom’ and Hill 112. In the afternoon, we visit the ‘Falaise Pocket’, walking and driving the ‘Corridor of Death’ – the only escape route for two German armies. Our day ends at the Polish Memorial at Montormel. B

• Day 5 – Journey to Calais and then home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast

Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and places of interest are at extra cost.

Tour Includes
 - Free Local Joining Points
 - Travel by Executive Coach
 - 3 or 4 nights’ accommodation with breakfast
 - Specialist Battlelelds Guide
 - 2 or 3 Battlefield visits: The British Sector, The American Sector, Inland Battles (5-day break only)
 
Reduced Children's Prices

To make these tours more accessible to families, we are pleased to offer reduced prices for children (aged 17 and under) on selected dates in the school holidays. This offer is available on our 4-day break departing Feb 18, May 28, Aug 12, 27 and Oct 28 and on the 5-day break departing Feb 14, Apr 12, May 31, Jul 26, Aug 16, Oct 25.

1 child sharing a room with 1 or 2 paying adults pays £159 (4 days) £199 (5 days). 2 or 3 children, occupying their own room, pay £199 each. Offer subject to availability.

Tour Dates

4-Day Tour - Executive Coach
Tour Ref: 4FDN
March to October - From £199

4-Day Tour - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 4FDNV
February to October - From £239

5-Day Tour - Executive Coach
Tour Ref: 5FDN
April to September - From £319

5-Day Tour - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 5FDNV
From February to October - From £339

Notes
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.

Extras:
• optional excursions; optional meal packages;
• single room supplement £69 (4 days) £89 (5 days);
• travel insurance from £29.95

Visit the Leger Holidays Website for more information

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