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france<br />

norm<strong>and</strong>y<br />

Your itinerary could include:<br />

British, Canadian <strong>and</strong> US invasion<br />

beaches <strong>and</strong> the remains of the<br />

Mulberry Harbour<br />

Atlantic Wall sites such as the<br />

battery at Longues Sur Mer or<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong>camp<br />

Fortifications attacked by Allied<br />

airborne <strong>for</strong>ces including Pegasus<br />

Bridge, Merville Battery, Ste<br />

Mere Eglise <strong>and</strong> Iron Mike on the<br />

Merderet River<br />

Locations significant to the war<br />

story, such as where Stanley<br />

Hollis won his VC <strong>and</strong> the German<br />

atrocities at Ardenne Abbey<br />

Inl<strong>and</strong> battlefields including Hill<br />

112, Operation Goodwood, the<br />

Mortain Counter attack<br />

Cemeteries <strong>and</strong> memorials such as<br />

Bayeux, St Laurent <strong>and</strong> La Cambe<br />

Museums in Arromanches, Bayeux,<br />

Caen, Falaise <strong>and</strong> Ste Mere Eglise<br />

Medieval Norm<strong>and</strong>y:<br />

the Bayeux Tapestry <strong>and</strong><br />

Cathedral, Falaise Castle <strong>and</strong><br />

the Abbé des Hommes, Caen<br />

Norm<strong>and</strong>y countryside <strong>and</strong> culture.<br />

All itineraries can be customised.<br />

0845 602 2482 www.remembrancetravel.org.uk<br />

Norm<strong>and</strong>y<br />

The D-Day invasion of France<br />

on 6 June 1944 is probably the<br />

best-known military operation<br />

in history. The largest-ever<br />

amphibious attack, the invasion<br />

led to the battle of Norm<strong>and</strong>y<br />

<strong>and</strong> ultimately the liberation<br />

of France.<br />

The D-Day beaches are evocative<br />

locations, often appearing in film<br />

<strong>and</strong> television dramatisations, <strong>and</strong><br />

many are still host to remnants<br />

of the battles, such as German<br />

<strong>for</strong>tifications. There are memorials<br />

<strong>and</strong> cemeteries <strong>for</strong> both Allied <strong>and</strong><br />

German soldiers across Norm<strong>and</strong>y.<br />

“The whole experience has<br />

allowed me to learn what<br />

these soldiers have done <strong>and</strong><br />

now I will remember <strong>for</strong>ever.”<br />

Ben, aged 14<br />

www.remembrancetravel.org.uk 0845 602 2482<br />

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