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“The Longest Day”
D-Day the invasion of nazi europe
Normandy - Paris
2018!
1 – 9 June 2018
Airborne re-enactors with
Veteran in drop zone!
Tour LEADER: LtC john Powell, USA(RET)
MHT’s Director of OPerations
THE MHT BUS & GROUP
Utah Beach - H – Hour!
Normandy Ceremonies on 6 June!
D-DAY BEACHES
Utah Beach Return!
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Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 - H+5
Cross it off your Bucket List in 2018! MHT has expanding
our traditional D-Day tour to include more of the battle to include the crucial airborne drop zones behind the beaches. Of
STE all the battles fought by United States in Europe during WWII,
MERE the breaching of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall is considered the most
EGLISE significant. This D-Day Tour has been designed to examine all
aspects of this epic landing to include the Ceremonies on 6 June. Please join us for a journey back in time.
D-Day - June 6th, 1944. It has been 74 years but few events have galvanized a population and stirred the imagination like D-Day. As dawn broke over the beaches,
thousands of real-life “Private Ryans”, British, French, Canadians and Americans,
left the relative safety of their landing craft and stormed ashore to begin the Liberation of France.
No sleeping in
MILITARY HISTORICAL TOURS is proud to offer another in our series of signature
foxholes
this time!
European Battlefield Tours on this historic Seventy-Fourth Anniversary of D-Day. Our tours include exclusive MHT events, tour booklet Tour Price:
$ 2,695*
& sites other tours bypass. Information on the events that are of- (Based on Double Occupancy)
fered on your particular expedition will be included in your registra- Single Room Supplement: $ 695*
tion information packet. All of these things, along with the most exTour Price Includes:
perienced staff of Program Directors, Battlefield Tour Leaders and
4—Star Hotel Accommodations at CaenHistorians will combine to make your trip the most enjoyable, relaxNormandy & Paris
ing, entertaining and educational experience possible. We welcome
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Air-conditioned deluxe motorcoach
your phone calls, letters or e-mails to discuss your tour with one of
with onboard restroom
our Battlefield Specialists. Call us toll free at 703-590-1295 we look
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forward to hearing from you!
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Daily Itinerary
Day 1 – June 1 – Departure. Depart today from your hometown airport for an International Portal for
the flight to Charles De Gaulle Airport Paris (CDG). Dinner and beverages served aboard flight.
Day 2 - June 2 - Arrival in France.
Arrive at CDG in the morning and
make your way to the rally point
and make the drive to Normandy.
Hotel: Caen Moderne Caen.
Meals: L & D - On Own.
Days 3 - 6 - June 3 - 6 - Normandy. Our hotel in Caen will be
our home base for exploring Nor-
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Meals as indicated in itinerary
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Historical trip information packet, containing
maps & other tour information.
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Admission fees to all sites, museums and
special attractions listed
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Services of experienced Tour Leader
and English-speaking local guides.
Airfare not included: Get your own or
Book Optional MHT Airfare: Round-trip
economy or business class airfare
from your hometown to Paris CDG
price quoted upon registration!
* - Price based on € conversion rate at final billing
La Fiere Airborne
It was for his actions that day
mandy. Omaha Beach was the most intensely contested
“Iron Mike”
that Brigadier General Theodore
beach on D-Day. It is six miles wide – the largest of all the
five beaches. The entire beach was overlooked by cliffs which Roosevelt, Jr., Assistant Division Commander, earned the
made attacking the area very difficult. You will walk the
first Medal of Honor of the divisands where the liberation of France began 74 years ago.
sion. Utah Beach D-Day Mu29th Infantry Division. Our tour will include the seawall,
seum. Built on the very beach
bunkers, and other German defenses along the beach. The
where the first American troops
western half of the beach was assigned to the untested US
29th Infantry Division. Vierville Draw where the 29th landed landed. A restored, original B26
was featured in both "The Longest Day " and "Saving Private “Marauder” bomber is among
the displays. Overlord Museum. This privately-owned muRyan." 1st Infantry Division. The eastern half of the beach
seum just outside the Cemetery gate chronicles the period of
was assigned to battlehardened 1st Infantry Division. the Allied landing until the liberation of Paris. The collection
was assembled by someone who was both a witness to the
The Big Red One stormed
ashore and began fighting for conflict and involved in the reconstruction of Normandy. Perits life on a strip of beach near sonal items from individual soldiers and armored fighting vehicles from the six armies in Normandy are presented in set
Coleville-sur-Mer that had
displays showing over 35 vehicles, tanks and guns. La
been marked the "Easy Red"
Cambe. At the somber German military cemetery at La
on battle maps. Slowly,
spurred by the individual hero- Cambe, 21,500 German troops are buried, including Tiger
Tank "Ace" Michael Wittmann. The design contrast with the
ism of many individuals, the
Normandy American Cemetery is striking. The Normandy
move inland got underway.
Pointe du Hoc. The 2nd
Tank Museum. This brand new museum stands on the site
Ranger Battalion scaled the
of the A10 Airfield built in 15-18 June 1944. Visitors can ad100-foot cliffs to eliminate the mire a superb
French Schoolchildren & MHT Bus
German heavy guns that could threaten both Utah and Omaha collection that
beaches. At a high cost, they successfully defended against
includes over
determined German counterattacks for two days. The Pointe WWII 40 tanks,
du Hoc Ranger Monument was erected by the French to honor truck, jeeps and
the incredible courage of the Rangers. American Airborne airplanes, all in
Landings. In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the American
working order.
airborne forces successfully executed some of the most diffi- The museum regcult and challenging missions of D-Day. Their objectives
ularly holds outwere to secure the invasion right flank against German coun- door demonstraterattacks and secure the causeways off Utah Beach. 82nd
tions where visiAirborne Divison. Paratroopers of the 82nd were to capture tors can even
objectives in the area west of the Allied amphibious invasion, climb aboard the tanks and ride along a specially designed
specifically the town of Sainte-Mère-Eglise and the La Fière track for a truly thrilling and unforgettable experience. A Boebridge. Ste Mere Eglise. Another site made famous by the
ing PT17 Stearman and Piper L4 Grasshopper aircraft fly
film, "The Longest Day." A mannequin of a paratrooper
from the airstrip in aerial displays and offer sightseeing trips
hangs from the church spire. The Airborne Forces Museum along the landing beaches. Pegasus Bridge and Museum.
has a C-47 troop transport aircraft that flew in the invasion
The bridges across the River Orne and the Caen canal had to
and a rare WACO glider on display. 101st Airborne Divibe captured and held intact to enable the seaborne reinforcesion. The 101st Airborne Division's objectives were to secure ments to cross. The result was textbook example of a sucthe four causeway exits behind Utah Beach to ensure the exit cessful operation. German Merville Battery. The gun batroute for the 4th Infantry Division from the beach later that
tery had to be put out of action. The 100mm caliber guns
morning. Brecourt Manor. The 506th Parachute Infantry
could fire down on to Sword Beach and the Allied fleet off
Regiment’s assault by Easy Company on the German howitz- the coast. Although successful, it was a nearly disastrous oper battery that was disrupting the exit leading off Utah Beach eration. On display is a restored C-47 aircraft from D-day.
was immortalized in the series “Band of Brothers”. It is often Sword, Juno, Gold Beaches. Drive along the British and
cited as a classic example of small-unit tactics and leadership Canadian landing beaches. Contrast the terrain differences
in overcoming a larger enemy force. Utah Beach. The west- between these beaches and Omaha/Utah beaches to be visited
ernmost of the five landing beaches. The
later. Arromanches. The rebeach was situated on the east at the edge of a
mains of one of the two artificial
marshland zone which had been flooded by
"Mulberry" harbors erected in
the Germans. Only four causeways could be
the landing operation may still
used to cross this marshland and reach inbe seen. Port-en-Bessin. A piclands. 4th Infantry Divison. The objective
turesque fishing port that was
of the 4th, supported by airborne landings of
home to one of the 'Pipelines
the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, was
Under the Sea' (PLUTO) pumpto secure a beachhead on the Cotentin Penining stations. Longes-sur-Mer
sula. The division only lost 197 men during
The German coastal defense
the day and by the night of the 6th of June,
battery at, probably the best re20,000 men and 1,700 vehicles were ashore.
Veteran “Bangs” Tosline with “Big Red One” maining example of such a batre-enactors at Normandy Cemetery on D-Day.
tery in Normandy. Bayeux. The first
city of the Battle of Normandy to be
liberated, and on 16 June 1944 General
Charles de Gaulle made the first of two
major speeches in Bayeux in which he
made clear that France sided with the
Allies. The buildings in Bayeux were
virtually untouched during the Battle of
Normandy, the German forces being
fully involved in defending Caen from
the Allies. Hotel: Caen Moderne.
Meals: B- Included each day. L & D On Own. D - Included last night.
Jack Hennessey (USN), a Higgins Boat Coxswain,
made seven trips to Omaha Beach on D-Day 6
June. This trip was
with his wife,
daughter
& MHT.
Day 7 - June 7 - Paris. We will bid farewell to Normandy
and head for Paris. Rouen. The capital of Normandy. What
makes this city unique is its incredible Gothic architecture
coupled with half-timbered medieval street houses. A stroll
through the quaint old streets of Rouen, in Upper Normandy,
feels like a walk back in time. Cathédrale Notre-Dame. In
the heart of the old town, it is one of the largest and most impressive Gothic
cathedrals in
France. The cathedral's main
structure was
built in the 13th
century but the
building was not
completed until
the 16th century.
Tour du Gros-
Horloge (Big Clock Tower).
The huge decorative clock dates
from 1889 and still serves its
timekeeping functions for the
city. Joan of Arc. Joan was
captured by Anglo-Burgundian
forces, tried for witchcraft and
heresy and burned at the stake
in 1431 in the city square. Hotel: Concorde Montparnasse
Paris. Meals: B - Included. L
& D - On Own.
Day 8 - June 8 - Paris. Free
day to explore the “City of Light.” with these possibilities:
Les Invalides: Site of Napoleon’s Tomb and the French National Army Museum. Cultural: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame
Cathedral, Paris Opera House, Montmartre —Sacré Coeur
Church, Champs-Elysées & Arc de Triomphe.
Art Museums: The Louvre (Highlights: Mona Lisa, Winged
Victory, Venus di Milo, Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I, The Wedding Feast at Cana); Musée d'Orsay
(Highlights: Impressionists: Monet, Ma-net, Degas, Cézanne); Georges Pompidou Center (Modern Art); Musée de
l'Orangerie (“Water Lilies” murals by Claude Monet); Musée
Rodin (Highlights: The Thinker, Dante’s Inferno, The Kiss)
& Hop On-Hop Off Bus Tour. Evenings in Paris at leisure.
Hotel: Concorde Montparnasse Paris. Meals: B - Included. L & D - On Own.
Day 9 - June 9. Individual departure on your own schedule
to the airport for your return flight to the USA, arriving the
same day.
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