Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
The Greatest Raid of All The
Commandos in northern France Coach Holidays 7 Days - 10%
Discount
Our
new tour studies some of the activities of the Commandos
and Rangers from their beginnings through to D-Day.
The
Greatest Raid of All Tour Itinerary
DAY 1: To the
Rouen area for a two-night stay.
DAY 2: Operation Jubilee
(included) We spend
the day in the Dieppe area, studying ‘Operation Jubilee’
– 19th August, 1942 – where three VC’s were to be awarded.
This was the ‘on-off’ operation agreed to by Mountbatten
and the ill fated practice for D-Day, involving the Commandos
and the 2nd Canadian Division. We study the Commando aspect
of the raid, to silence the guns on either flank. We examine,
and we also visit the various beach areas, where the Canadian
troops suffered so dreadfully. Continue to the beach and
seafront areas where the Allied Armour came to grief. On
Green Beach we talk about the raid within a raid, where
a RAF technician was used to secure German Radar Secrets.
We also visit the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Dieppe
where many of the fallen from the raid are buried. B
DAY 3: We leave Rouen and travel to St. Nazaire
for 3 nights. B
DAY 4:
Operation Chariot (included) We spend
the day in the St. Nazaire area, studying ‘Operation Chariot’
– ‘The Greatest Raid Of All’, where five VC’s were to be
awarded. As well as looking at the Combined Operations aspect
of the raid, it is an ideal location to talk about the Atlantic
War, involving some of the surface raiders and U-Boats,
both of which were to use St. Nazaire. Visiting the Dock
area and bunkers in the area, we also visit the Commonwealth
Graves War Cemetery where the fallen are buried, including
Sgt.T F Durrant VC. B
DAY 5:
Lorient and the U-Boat Pens (included) Today
we continue our study of aspects of the war in the Atlantic,
by visiting the U-Boat Pens at Lorient, seeing the vast
Keroman submarine base. The U-Boat offensive was to have
an enormous effect on Great Britain, and her supplies from
the United States. A war with many casualties, many of whom
were civilian members of the Merchant Navy. B
DAY 6:
Normandy (included) We travel to the Caen area in Normandy.
On this day we will be looking at some of
the Commando/Ranger input to D-Day,
6th June 1944, visiting sights including
Pointe du Hoc, where the American
Rangers stormed the cliffs with just 225
men to disable the big guns which could
have caused havoc to the shipping off
Omaha and Utah beaches. We then take
a look at some of the activities of the 1st
and 4th British Special Service Brigades,
who were to support the landings on the
British and Canadian beaches – thus
enabling the Infantry and Armoured
Brigades to move towards their main
D-Day objectives. B
DAY 7: To Calais, then return home.
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Your Hotels
You’ll stay for 2 nights
at the 2-star Kyriad Rouen Nord in Mont-Saint-Aignan. In St.
Nazaire you stay for 3 nights at the 2-star Hotel Le Bretagne.
The hotel has a lift and breakfast room and all bedrooms have
T.V. and telephone. You will then stay for one night in the
Caen area.
Silver
Service Departure Dates & Prices 2008 Tour ref 7FGRV
6 nights
accommodation with continental breakfast
Excursions and visits: Operation Jubilee (Dieppe); Operation
Chariot (St Nazaire); the U-Boat Pens; Commandos/Rangers in
Normandy
Travel by Silver Service luxury coach
Porterage at your hotel
Smaller, more personal group
Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are
at extra cost.
Leger
Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T5501 + Tour Code
Tel Leger Reservations
on 0845 458 5604
May
3
£410 £369
August 16
£436 £393
June
21
£436 £393
October 11
£420 £378
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras
• Optional excursions • Single room supplement
£109 • Travel insurance: Standard £34.50,
Gold upgrade £5.
