NORMAL ITINERARY
I’ll meet you in Bayeux at the location of your choice at 8:30 A.M. We will be back at around 5:00 P.M.
In the morning, we will focus on “SWORD,” the British sector that was the most heavily defended by the German army due to its connection to the logistics and industrial hub of Caen. In the afternoon, we will visit the British “GOLD” sector, where the 50th Division landed.
PEGASUS BRIDGE. BENOUVILLE
The most daring raid by the British 6th Airborne Division took place on the night of June 5–6, when troops landed in six gliders and captured two bridges, crucial to the Allied forces, without suffering any damage. This operation was led and successfully carried out by Major Howard and 180 men from the Ox & Bucks Light Infantry Regiment.
BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH CEMETERY. RANVILLE
One of the 18 British and Commonwealth cemeteries in Normandy, where 2,564 soldiers are buried, many of whom fell in the very first hours of Operation “Overlord”.
SWORD BEACH. THE GRAND BUNKER. OUISTREHAM
This former German observation post, now converted into a museum open to the public, has an extraordinary history. It was stormed by just three British soldiers, who managed to take prisoner all 50 German soldiers sheltering inside.
BRITISH MEMORIAL – VER-SUR-MER
6 June 1944. As he advances inland from Gold Beach with his men, Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis of the Green Howards Regiment spots two German pillboxes at a location known as “Mont-Fleury”. Displaying exceptional courage, he storms and neutralises both positions, single-handedly taking 30 prisoners. This remarkable act of bravery earns him the only Victoria Cross (the highest military decoration for gallantry) awarded for actions on 6 June 1944, securing this episode of D-Day a permanent place in the military history of the Normandy Landings.
GOLD BEACH. THE GERMAN BATTERY AT MONT-FLEURY
The story of Stanley Hollis (Green Howards Regiment), the only soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on June 6, the highest decoration in the British and Commonwealth armed forces
ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS. THE ARTIFICIAL HARBOR
One of the greatest feats of British engineering in the 20th century was the construction of the artificial harbor also known as “Mulberry B.” It was Winston Churchill’s idea, designed to deliver all the necessary supplies to the Allied forces so they could defeat the German army in Normandy.
LONGUES-SUR-MER. GERMAN BATTERY
The German battery at Longues-sur-Mer was one of many coastal fortifications forming part of the Atlantic Wall, a vast defensive system built along Europe’s coastline to protect against an Allied invasion. It is the best-preserved coastal battery in Normandy, retaining its original 152 mm guns manufactured by Škoda in Czechoslovakia. On 6 June 1944, its position between Omaha Beach and Gold Beach made it a significant threat to both landing sectors and the Allied naval forces offshore.
TOUR PRICE :
For 1 à 8 people : 650 €
Tour Schedule : 8:30 A.M. à 5:00 P.M.
Departure from Caen : +30€.
