Omaha Beach, Fox Sector and WN60. D-Day Landings Floundered U.S. infantry on Fox Sector seek shelter from German fire from WN60 beneath the low cliffs WN60, The first resistance nest to be captured on D-Day WN60 was the most easterly of the resistance nests guarding OMAHA Beach. It overlooked Fox Sector and the beach exit Fox-1 Draw. It was manned by 40 German soldiers. On D-Day, June 6th [...]
U.S. WW2 cemeteries in Normandy Closed U.S. Cemetery Closures due to US Government Shutdown Hello everyone, if you are planning a trip to Normandy in the near future, please note that as a consequence of the U.S. budget problems the United States Cemeteries at Colleville sur Mer and St James are closed. Access to the Pointe du Hoc is also restricted.
D Day Tour of UTAH Beach, Normandy. D Day Landings On D-Day, UTAH beach was the most westerly of the five Allied Invasion Beaches and formed the right flank of the invasion force. It was added to the original COSSAC (or planning team) proposals to give the Allies an early opportunity to capture the deep water port of Cherbourg, as capturing a deep water port was always going to be necessary to land heavy [...]
D Day Tours and the fascinating people you’ll meet USAF F4 Phantom fighter / bomber One of the best things about guiding D Day tours is the people I get to meet. I have spent so many enjoyable days in the company of interesting and accomplished people from all over the world. It is a privilege to meet so many great people and to spend time in their company. Yesterday, I spent a [...]
French President Francois Hollande and German President Joachim Gauck stand hand in hand with Robert Hebras, a survivor of the massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on 10th June 1944 Oradour-sur-Glane. On 4th September 2013 The French President Francois Hollande and the German President Joachim Gauck stood hand in hand with Robert Hebras, a survivor of the massacre of Oradour in 1944. It was a gesture of reconciliation at the scene of one of the worst [...]
Omaha Beach: US Cemetery Colleville Sur Mer 1st Lieutenant Jimmie W Monteith Jr 16th Inf/Rgt / 1st Infantry Division. Landing with the first wave at Fox Sector on OMAHA Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944, Jimmie Monteith was one of approximately 3,000 United States casualties on OMAHA Beach. His outstanding bravery and leadership led to a posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honour. He is one of 9,637 U.S. service personnel buried in the U.S. [...]
Omaha Beach, Normandy. WN 62 Colleville Sur Mer Memorial to the U.S. 1st Infantry Division at WN 62 overlooking Omaha Beach at Colleville Sur Mer On D Day, Omaha beach was divided into 10 sections by the American forces:- Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, Easy Green, Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox Red. WN 62 or Widerstandsnest 62 (Resistance Nest 62) overlooks Easy Red and Fox Green Sectors of [...]
Operation Husky. The Invasion of Sicily 70 years ago this week on 9th-10th July 1943, the Western Allies launched Operation Husky, the Invasion of Sicily. It was the starting point for the assault on Hitler's forces in Europe. Churchill described Sicily and Italy as "the sofe underbelly of Europe". Strategically Husky achieved all the goals set out for it. The Allies drove all the Axis air, land and naval forces from the island, opening the [...]
D Day Tours Video. We have made a short video to give you some flavour of what our tours are like and some of the things you could do and see on a tour with www.d-daytoursnormandy.com This video gives only the briefest look at what we can do, but even so, we think it's clear how different our tours are from the big coach tours and the regimented on-the-bus-off-the-bus nature of some other tours. A tour [...]
Alongside the Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Cemetery at St. James, the town hosts 'The Fete De La Liberation' A weekend programme of events featuring veteran WW2 vehicles both military and civilian. The vehicles were parked up around the town, so as you wandered around you never knew quite what was around the next corner. Many of the owners dress in period costume and those whom I chatted to were very knowledgeable about their [...]
