D-Day Tours Review from South Africa

By |2019-11-25T01:26:33+01:00August 15th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

D Day Tours review from Capetown, South Africa. A lovely review and some very kind words from Chet and Annemarie Sainsbury. It was a pleasure to meet them both and to be their guide for a few days. They kindly sent us some photographs of their tour too, and permission to use them History Brought Alive Although we were pretty ignorant about the D-Day Invasion and had no personal connection to that part of WW2, it [...]

A Testimonial for D-Day Tours of Normandy

By |2019-11-25T01:26:34+01:00July 16th, 2014|Categories: D Day, D Day 70, D Day Cemeteries|Tags: , , |

A Testimonial for our D-Day Tours Some kind words from satisfied clients. The wild and rugged Pointe Du Hoc, scene of one of the most heroic assaults on D-Day. Cited as a highlight of our 3 day tour by Michael and Heather Harper in their kind testimonial. I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people on my tours of the landing beaches and battle sites of Normandy. I enjoy meeting my [...]

Queen Elizabeth II World War 2

By |2019-11-25T01:26:34+01:00May 30th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

Princess Elizabeth as a truckdriver in the Womens Royal Army Corps. 70 years ago, Princess Elizabeth, then a truck driver with the Women's Royal Army Corps, poses proudly beside her vehicle. Next week H.M. Queen Elizabeth II will lead the U.K. & Commonwealth in giving thanks to our D-Day veterans on the 70th anniversary of one of the most heroic military operations in history.

UTAH Beach, Dunes of St Martin de Varreville

By |2019-11-25T01:26:34+01:00May 11th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

D-Day Landings UTAH Beach View over Utah Beach from German fortifications on the Dunes of St Martin de Varreville The Dunes of St Martin de Varreville The troops taking part in the successful Allied landings on UTAH beach on the morning of 6th June 1944 actually landed in the wrong place. The tides and current pushed the first wave of landing craft a mile further south to land opposite causeway No.2 (now the site [...]

Exercise Tiger. D-Day Landings Rehearsals

By |2019-11-25T01:26:34+01:00May 6th, 2014|Categories: D Day, D Day 70, Uncategorized|

D-Day Landings Rehearsals - Exercise Tiger Tragedy on Slapton Sands Painting of the German E Boat attack against the Landing Ship Convoy 70 yrs ago, in the last week of April 1944, the Allies staged a "Dress Rehearsal" for the planned landings on UTAH beach in June 1944. The exercise took place on the night of 28th-29th April and the convoy carrying U.S, Troops for the invasion set sail into the English Channel [...]

Operation Argument – ‘Big Week’

By |2019-11-25T01:26:34+01:00March 20th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

  Allied planners for the Normandy Invasion scheduled for the late Spring or early Summer of 1944 knew that Air Superiority for the invasion would be vital. 70 yrs ago in February 1944 the Allies launched a series of air raids to target and destroy the German Luftwaffe. Thousands of bombers would set out to bomb German aircraft production forcing the Luftwaffe up to confront them or be destroyed without putting up a fight at [...]

Review from a serving US Army Captain

By |2019-11-25T01:26:35+01:00February 4th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

A Serving US Army Captain Reviews D-Day Tours of Normandy "... the only person I would hire to take my family and friends to the D-Day battlefields" It's always satisfying to get a good review but it's a little bit sweeter to get one from a professional, someone who's in the business, so to speak. I was privileged to guide a serving captain in the United States Army and his wife who wanted to  visit [...]

Sinking of the Scharnhorst and the Battle of the North Cape,

By |2020-01-13T02:18:18+01:00December 26th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

Battle of the North Cape, 26 December 1943 The German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst Battle of the North Cape and the sinking of the Scharnhorst 70 years ago this week, on 26 December 1943, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was brought to battle and sunk by the Royal Navy. Scharnhorst had been a thorn in the side of the allies since the outbreak of the war in 1939. In 1940 [...]

We must never forget our fallen heroes.

By |2019-11-25T01:26:35+01:00November 11th, 2013|Categories: D Day, D Day 70, D Day Cemeteries, D Day Memorials, Normandy|

Memorial Poppies Remembrance Day 2013 Wars are not about adventure or glory and they certainly aren't about poetry. They are about battles and people killing other people. War is a very nasty business. We should never forget those who gave their lives in war so that we could live in peace and freedom. By Malcolm Clough

Omaha Beach D-Day Landings, Fox Sector and WN60

By |2020-01-13T02:19:44+01:00October 10th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

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 [...]

This Is A Custom Widget

This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile.

This Is A Custom Widget

This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile.