DAY 1:
Local departure by coach, then to the Rouen area for an overnight stay.

DAY 2: Operation GAFF &Pithiviers
We leave Rouen and head first to La-Roche-Guyon. We look at the S.A.S. mission ('Operation GAFF') to kill or capture General Erwin Rommel at his Headquarters at La-Roche-Guyon. We later continue to the Pithiviers area to Chambon-la-Foret Cemetery, to see the grave of Major Ian Fenwick S.A.S. who was killed in August 1944 and at Chilleurs-aux-Bois Cemetery are the graves of two S.A.S. Troopers who were killed in a German ambush in August 1944. They were all part of 'Operation GAIN'. After a lunch stop near Orléans, we continue to Limoges, where we stay for four nights. B

DAY 3: Brive-la-Gaillarde & the
We spend time in the Brive-la-Gaillarde and Tulle area. We start with a visit to the French Resistance Museum which is dedicated to Edmond Michelet, a renowned resistance fighter and politician. We trace the path of the 2nd S.S. 'Das Reich' Panzer Division through this part of France and the efforts of the French Resistance to delay it. Caught up in one of the 'sweeps' of the surrounding countryside was the now famous S.O.E. agent, Violet Szabo. We look at the actions that led to her capture. B

DAY 4: Bordeaux & Operation FRANKTON
Today we enjoy a visit to the city of Bordeaux and one of its Military Museums (Centre National Jean Moulin), with the chance to explore this important historical place. We also look at 'Operation FRANKTON', the mission by Royal Marines to destroy German shipping in the harbour in1942. B

DAY 5: Oradour-sur-Glane
Today we visit the remembrance village of Oradour-sur-Glane, scene of an infamous massacre of the villagers by German S.S. troops in 1944. The village has been left exactly as it was during the war. We learn about the events of this fateful day before returning to Limoges and the chance to visit the Musée de la Resistance et de la Deportation in Limoges. You will also have time for last-minute shopping in the town. B

DAY 6: Oradour-sur-Glane
We leave Limoges this morning and look at the S.A.S. attempts to block the move north of the 2nd S.S. Panzer Division and the disastrous consequences it had for one of the Squadrons in the Verrières area near Poitiers and a visit to the Rom Communal Cemetery where many of them are buried. We continue to our hotel in the Paris area for the night. B

DAY 7:
To Calais and return home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast

• FREE local joining points

• Travel by Silver Service luxury coach with extra legroom
• Specialist Battlefields Guide
• Battlefield visits as described
• 6 nights' accommodation with breakfast and 2 evening meals

Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are at extra cost

You will stay for four nights at the 2-star Brit Hotel Limoges. The hotel has a restaurant and bar. All bedrooms have T.V. and telephone. Your overnight stay in Rouen will be in a minimum 2-star hotel, while your overnight stay in Paris will be in a city-style hotel.