Click the words "Last Post" in blue below to view the video. Last PostColour Sergeant Bugler Russell Piner from the Royal Marines School of Music and Staff Sergeant Bryan McKinney from West Point Military Academy have collaborated to create a Last Post video that encapsulates a shared ethos: understated excellence, mutual respect and profound appreciation for those who have paid the ultimate price serving their country. ’Lest We Forget’ Posted by The Bands of HM [...]

Glenn, Bing and Ranee, the parachuting dogs of D-Day The dogs wore their own parachutes and were trained to jump after bones/treats. It would appear that they were not distressed by the experience and after a few practice jumps they would often exit the aircraft without coaxing. During D-day and the battle for Normandy, British airborne forces used parachuting dogs. They were trained to sniff out landmines, booby [...]

Among the Best D-Day Tours of Normandy TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence We are delighted to receive a TripAdvisor certificate of Excellence. This isn't something we sought or applied for, it was awarded to us based on the quality of the reviews our tours have received on TripAdvisor. We're delighted with it. We work hard to make sure every client gets the best tour possible and we are always gratified when we receive a good review [...]

There were four concrete casemates at the battery which housed the guns. The guns were found to be smaller than intelligence reports suggested. However the 100mm Czech guns could still inflict serious casualties to troops landing on SWORD Beach,.  Parachute Regiment's heroic D-Day attack on Merville Battery The battle fought by 9th Battalion Parachute Regiment to silence the German artillery battery at Merville during the early hours of D-Day [...]

Piper Bill Millin and "The Road to the Isles Bill Millin's Statue at Colleville-Montgomery overlooks SWORD Beach where he landed on D-Day At the age of 21 yrs Piper Bill Millin was the personal piper of Lord Lovatt Fraser whose Commando Brigade landed on SWORD Beach on D-Day. Millin was the only British soldier to wear the Kilt on D-Day and although officially not allowed to play the [...]

One of the privileges of guiding people through the landing beaches and battlefields of Normandy is that I get to meet such interesting people and spend time in such good company. I greatly enjoyed guiding Connie and William and they were kind enough to give me a lovely testimonial. Many thanks and very nice to have met you. Gen. Eisenhower speaking with 1st Lt. Wallace C. Strobel and men of Company E 502nd PIR [...]

Christmas Day Truce 1914. One hundred years ago this month the famous Christmas truce and football match between British and German soldiers took place in this very field at Ploegsteert, near Ypres in Belgium. A small oasis of humanity in one of the most devastating wars known to mankind. We would like to wish all our friends a happy and peaceful Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. (I would also like to acknowledge [...]