Bayeux: Band Of Brothers Full-Day TourBand Of Brothers’ Full-Day Tour
ID: GYG448898-806517
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国家: France
持续时间:
08:30 小时
描述
Follow in the footsteps of the Easy Company regiment in Normandy on this full-day guided tour from Bayeux. Visit the Normandy beaches and other famous locations from the Band of Brothers TV series.
This is your chance to discover the sites where these soldiers were fighting during their campaign in Normandy and learn many details about the protagonists and their actions.
You will start the day at Omaha Beach where the 1st and 29th US infantry divisions landed. Our guides, with the help of maps and pictures, will explain to you all the details of “bloody Omaha”. From the layout of the German defenses to the plight of the first waves, we will share with you the stories of these brave GI’s who conquered the beach.
Your guide will show you the American Cemetery behind Omaha beach. the resting place of more than 9,000 American servicemen and women. This sacred place, run by the American Battle Monuments Commission, is the most visited D-Day site in Normandy.
You will discover the unique site of Pointe du Hoc. Follow the footsteps of the 2nd US Ranger Battalion led by the famous Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder who scaled the cliffs to destroy a German gun battery threatening the whole US landing operation. Bomb craters, bunkers, dugouts, come and see this outstanding battlefield.
In the heart of the Airborne operation, you will visit the small town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. It was the first town to be liberated by the American paratroopers. One of them got stuck up on the church tower during that night. Your guide will share with you the details of this crucial operation and many stories of these brave men.
After lunch you will follow Easy Company led by Richard “Dick” Winters. You will learn in detail D-day plans concerning the different regiments of the 101st airborne division for their very first actions during WWII. Discover Marmion farm and stand where the first newsreel pictures of the invasion were taken. Men from Easy Company stayed there for a while.
The battle of Brecourt Manor is the most famous action seen in the second episode of the TV show. The group took out four guns firing at Utah Beach. From the Easy company monument your guide will tell you everything about this exceptional battle.
The tour will end at Carentan. The town was a strategic crossroads that Easy Company captured. See the road used by these men in the third episode of the show “Band of Brothers”.
亮点
- Follow the path of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, in Normandy
- Be transported back on D-Day
- Appreciate the sacrifice of the men involved in the battle of Normandy
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重要信息
This tour will take place rain or shine.
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