Bristish Sector
The stories you will be hearing about the British airborne operations that took place there, at night, in the dark, behind enemy lines, as the first step of the whole invasion, are just incredible. Essential missions, Pegasus bridge and Merville battery had to be captured first.
And what a success ! Then at dawn, on the other side of the Orne river, the landing of the 3rd Division at Sword beach, quickly liberating local villages, including Hermanville and Colleville, officially renamed Montgomery since the war.
Your guide will also escort you to a German fortified area, code-named Hillman bunkers. You will be stopping eventually in one of the 16 British cemeteries in Normandy, in order to pay your tribute to the fallen.
Information
DepartureCaen
ArrivalCaen
Durationbetween 8h and 9 hours
Maximum number of participants 8
vehiclesSharan / Caravelles Volkswagen / Berline or Class V Mercedes
GuideGuide's lunch and musuem fees not included
Arromanches
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Longues Gun Battery
Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer, Rue de la Mer, Longues-sur-Mer, France
Gold Beach
Plage Gold Beach, Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Commonwealth Cemetery
Cimetière Britannique d'Hermanville Sur Mer, Rue du Cimetière Anglais, Hermanville-sur-Mer, France
Merville Battery and Museum
Musée et site de la Batterie de Merville, Merville-Franceville-Plage, France
Pegasus Bridge and museum
Pegasus Bridge, Ranville, France
Sword Beach
Ouistreham, France
