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The Battlefield Tours The longest-serving Battlefield Tour Operator in Canada, giving travellers and Veterans a direct link to events, resources & communities in Europe & Asia.
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Small group tours with big stories to tell. Explore a wide range of intriguing tour programs, driven by the important history that we share on battlefields around the world. Today our team doesn't just lead tours, we contribute to several podcasts, tv shows, webinars, lectures, and more (see Dan Carlin's Blueprint for Armageddon, WW2 TV, the Old Front Line, and the History Channel!)

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ld Tours / The Battlefield Tours of Canada has been a proud legacy project with Connection Custom Travel & DH Tour since 1986. Visit our offices, reach out to us on Facebook or Youtube, reach us by e-mail, or subscribe to our newsletter for resources, behind-the-scenes footage, and more.

🍁 To the men and women who fought - to the ones I knew - Ray Lewis, Bud Weeks, Diana Lucy, Paul Delorme, Gerry Peddle, G...
11/12/2023

🍁 To the men and women who fought - to the ones I knew - Ray Lewis, Bud Weeks, Diana Lucy, Paul Delorme, Gerry Peddle, George Skerkowski, Frank Fordham, and to the ones I wish I knew, Jack Poolton, Bob Wignes, Philip Griffin and so many more.

Not only the uniformed warriors but also the families who stood strong in the face of uncertainty, their pain rippling through generations, yet still embodying the resilience, dedication, and compassion that defines the Canadian spirit. 🍁 For their families back home: Sharon Weeks, Marg Lessens, Ruth Pearson, Jayne Poolton, Shannon Hancock, and so so so many others impacted by the outcome of war, that I can't even count.

🍁 And to those in the remembrance day community today who are selflessly devoted to serving, remembering, respecting and honouring our Canadian war history, here and around the globe: Jon Haslock & Alison Haslock, Glenn Edmonds, Steve Douglas, the whole team at DHTour - London and U.K. Specialists, Simon En Delphine, Berry Swarthoff, Ian Cowan, the whole team at Liberation Route Europe, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 005 The Liberation of the Netherlands. Also a toast to the historians and guides we are so lucky to have to look up to: David O'Keefe, David Patterson, Ted Barris, Mark Zuehlke, Susan Raby-Dunne, Magali Desquesne, Paul Woodadge, oh my goodness Paul Reed, Tim Cook, Ben Mayne, Al Cameron, Alexandra van Landschoot and her father Gilbert, Roger Chabot, Eric Brunt, Rick Draffin, Brad St.Croix, Marcel Hoogenboom ...and so many others - you guys carry the torch of remembrance forward, every day, ensuring that the incredible stories of our past bravery and sacrifice are forever etched in our collective memory.

I love you all so much and appreciate everything you do.

a toast to you all tonight you wonderful people in this amazing community ❤️

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SPECIAL TOUR NEWS ALERT: 4 SPACES AVAILABLE!Join us for an unforgettable trip, as escorted by two extraordinary guides; ...
03/27/2023

SPECIAL TOUR NEWS ALERT: 4 SPACES AVAILABLE!

Join us for an unforgettable trip, as escorted by two extraordinary guides; historian and professor David O'Keefe and lead Canadian battlefield guide Glenn Edmonds with a special guest appearance by Joël Stoppels. This tour includes a series of experiences you won't want to miss - we hope to see you there.

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Woot woot!
11/08/2022

Woot woot!

It’s been a very busy day here at the Library setting up our incredible 2022 Remembrance Exhibit in our Program Rooms! Event organizer and OPL staffer Jayne (seen here holding her grandfather’s WWI helmet) has been working tirelessly around the clock to make this award-winning program the best one yet. This program runs November 8, 9, 10 and 12 and is free and open to all. Visit our website for more info and exhibit hours: https://bit.ly/3fwbD2I

The Battlefield Tours Newsletter: Preparing for Remembrance 2022Are you ready for Remembrance Day this year? For a lot o...
11/06/2022

The Battlefield Tours Newsletter: Preparing for Remembrance 2022

Are you ready for Remembrance Day this year?

For a lot of people, including myself, this is a year to look forward to reuniting in real life - We'll be reuniting with our friends at the Orillia Public Library next weekend as part of the Orillia Public Library's award-winning Remembrance Event.

If you live in the area we encourage you to join us!

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See you next Saturday Jayne Poolton-Turvey 🎉🎉

You don’t hear about the Navajo code often but it’s a really cool bit of history.One of the last surviving Navajo Code T...
08/01/2022

You don’t hear about the Navajo code often but it’s a really cool bit of history.

One of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, Samuel Sandoval, passed away at age 98 on Friday. Some sources say there are only 3 code talkers from WWII still alive.

If we look at WWII, and think about how important communication was to winning and losing, the Navajo code talkers may have been as important a part of the US victory over Japan as any other aspect.

Sending love the Diné people today from Saskatchewan, Treaty Six territory.

Wickenby Aerodrome, Lancaster bomber base - Jul 22https://wickenbyairfield.com/Wickenby Aerodrome you're a very cool pla...
07/30/2022

Wickenby Aerodrome, Lancaster bomber base - Jul 22

https://wickenbyairfield.com/
Wickenby Aerodrome you're a very cool place. Thanks for welcoming our group with open arms - what a BLAST!

07/03/2022
Dieppe 80 is almost here, w. Glenn Edmonds, Sam Cowan, Jayne Poolton and David O’Keefe - a trip with the whole gang!? Yo...
06/08/2022

Dieppe 80 is almost here, w. Glenn Edmonds, Sam Cowan, Jayne Poolton and David O’Keefe - a trip with the whole gang!? You can tell we’re so excited to be back on the battlefields - limited space available if you’re up to join us for a once-in-a-lifetime tour.

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Greetings, from Juno Beach, in honour of the 78th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. Yesterday marked 78 years since th...
06/07/2022

Greetings, from Juno Beach, in honour of the 78th Anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Yesterday marked 78 years since the largest, most complicated amphibious landing in human history took place. It marked the beginning of the end in Northwest Europe.

Take a look at all the D-Day 78 Canadian Events and Resources that came out of a beautiful day.

https://mailchi.mp/thebattlefieldtours/weeklyupdate-dec52021-9026566

This famous landscape is changing right before our eyes
05/13/2022

This famous landscape is changing right before our eyes

05/08/2022
Beautiful!! A big haartstikke bedankt to the 005 RCL!!!
05/05/2022

Beautiful!! A big haartstikke bedankt to the 005 RCL!!!

Ruim duizend mensen hebben woensdagochtend de dodenherdenking bijgewoond op de Canadese Begraafplaats in Holten. Op het ereveld met 1394 gesneuvelde soldaten werden na 2 jaar weer als vanouds gedichten voorgelezen, vlaggen gehesen en vlogen vier historische vliegtuigen over. ,,Indrukwekkend’’, z...

For the first time in 2 years! It's an HONOR to bring the very first group of Canadians back to Dieppe. A big thank you ...
04/29/2022

For the first time in 2 years! It's an HONOR to bring the very first group of Canadians back to Dieppe.

A big thank you to the Canadians who are willing and able to join us for our very first trip back. You're a special group to all of us, both here at The Battlefield Tours and at the Memorial Musee in Dieppe.

A big thank you also to Glenn Edmonds and Daniel Jaspart as always ❤️

It is good to be back!!

After YEARS of tours, our first group finally got to meet and spend time with THE ARLETTE GONDREE! Our head battlefiel...
04/29/2022

After YEARS of tours, our first group finally got to meet and spend time with THE ARLETTE GONDREE! Our head battlefield guide says her memory is incredible and her energy is something. She still runs the same cafe - since that famously fateful day in '44...

At 4 years old Arlette hid in a cellar on D-day while British paratroopers landed in gliders crashing down around the site, seizing the now famous Pegasus Bridge - her cafe was the first house to be liberated in Europe. The day was June 6th, 1944.

Thanks for sharing Glenn and a toast to our very FIRST battlefield tour - as one of the first Canadian groups back on battlefield territory, we've found the reception overwhelmingly welcome.

This is a good sign friends.

04/18/2022

We're excited for our Liberation 77 Tour back to the Netherlands, a highlight for sure will be lunch and ceremony at Holten Canadian Military Cemetery on May 4th 2022.

This will be our first time back visiting the new and impressive Holten Canadian Cemetery information centre, which was unveiled on April 8th in a beautiful ceremony.

The ICB is currently also paying attention to the 27 Canadians with Ukrainian roots who already fought for the freedom of Europe in WW2 and are buried in Holten.

Thank you to the Netherlands for all you do for us Canadians. Respect and love, SEE YOU SOON!

https://www.canadesebegraafplaatsholten.nl/en/nieuwsbericht/opening-renewed-information-center-canadian-cemetery-holten/

Being back in Caen brought back so much of the feelings. It's good to be back.
04/15/2022

Being back in Caen brought back so much of the feelings. It's good to be back.

Subscribe for tonight's Vimy 105 video: a beautiful re-cap of all 105th anniversary Vimy events. A big thank you to The ...
04/11/2022

Subscribe for tonight's Vimy 105 video: a beautiful re-cap of all 105th anniversary Vimy events. A big thank you to The Vimy Foundation, Jean-Pierre J. Godbout, the Les Amis du Monument Canadien de Vimy, and the rest of the beautiful wonderful Vimy team for hosting a great series of days.

OH! And the historical reenactors who volunteered their time. Merci.

It was so great to meet all of you in real life!

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SO EXCITED I COULD CRY - Brad St.Croix host of the OTD Canadian Military YouTube Channel goes LIVE with Alexander Gilber...
03/12/2022

SO EXCITED I COULD CRY -

Brad St.Croix host of the OTD Canadian Military YouTube Channel goes LIVE with Alexander Gilbert David Fitzgerald-Black today to discuss the beautiful and much anticipated Dieppe to Juno exhibit at the Centre Juno Beach / Juno Beach Centre

Beautiful work guys, I can't wait to see this in REAL LIFE in a few weeks time.

In the meantime, our whole team is looking forward to tuning in today 👍 (er- at least, those of us on the team who aren't already on tour 😁)❤️

Join me as I welcome Alexander Fitzgerald-Black, from the Juno Beach Centre, to discuss the JBC's new temporary exhibition "From Dieppe to Juno: The 80th Ann...

Here's a Valentine for your Valentine 😍Tanks for the love.
02/14/2022

Here's a Valentine for your Valentine 😍
Tanks for the love.

https://youtu.be/MY79fmyx4hgOn the Liberation of Holland 70th program, Bud climbed out of his wheelchair and climbed ont...
02/06/2022

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On the Liberation of Holland 70th program, Bud climbed out of his wheelchair and climbed onto the Sherman Tank Monument at the Airborne Museum (Hartenstein Hotel) in Arnhem Netherlands, surrounded by friends, family, and the admiring Dutch children who came out to meet him.

It was a day we will never forget. Today is Bud's birthday, we continue to honour, remember and celebrate his life. Thank you Bud for all you have taught us, and all that you fought for.



Wishing our good friend Bud Weeks a very happy birthday today.

Rest in peace our dear friend.

Read more about Bud here: https://www.thebattlefieldtours.com/post/celebrating-a-veteran-s-birthday-bud-weeks

See more videos about Bud:
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Bud Weeks was a Radio Operator on Sherman Tanks in the Second World War. He arrived and fought through Normandy on D-Day + 48. On the Liberation of Holland 7...

Getting our NEW Youtube Page back up and running, today's featured video is with Bud Weeks. Bud Weeks was a radio operat...
01/26/2022

Getting our NEW Youtube Page back up and running, today's featured video is with Bud Weeks.

Bud Weeks was a radio operator in the Second World War, we owe him a debt we could never repay, for his knowledge, resource, reference, suffering, and sacrifice.

On tour in 2015, Canadians Battlefield Guide, Glenn Edmonds picked up an 88mm shell casing and asks Bud to take a look.

For more explorations, discoveries and memories, subscribe to our NEW youtube channel The Battlefield Tours, or join our newsletter at www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe

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Bud Weeks was a radio operator in the Second World War, we owe him a debt we could never repay, for his knowledge, resource, reference, suffering, and sacrif...

01/26/2022

Celebrating Samantha Cowan chatted with Lord Charles Bruce, the great great great grandson to Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots!

Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours New Youtube Channel to watch the full interview!!

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Canadian Battlefield Guide Glenn Edmonds - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Canadian Battlefield Guide Glenn Edmonds - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Canadian Battlefield Guide Glenn Edmonds - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Glenn Edmonds is our head battlefield guide at The Battlefield Tours of Canada. It is a true honour to have worked with Glenn for all these years, and a delight to have him join us for our last livestream for Remembrance Day 2021. How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week live streams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. **LINKS** Watch more of Glenn Edmonds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElMJSenTwI&t=41s Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #canada #veteranaffairscanada #ww1 #ww2 #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance

Rick Draffin - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Rick Draffin - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Rick Draffin - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Richard Draffin, is the Canadian Military's official calligrapher, with the main responsibility being maintaining the books which record the names of those who died in Canada's service, The Book of Remembrance. It is a true honour to have Rick join us in one of our last live streams for remembrance week. How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week live streams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. **LINKS** Learn more about Rick's work https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/book-remembrance-armed-forces-cyclone-snowbirds-jenn-casey-1.6005987 Watch a short video about Rick's work with Veteran Affairs Canada https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/art-hub/books-of-remembrance Learn more about Canada's Book of Remembrance https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/books Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #bookofremembrance #canada #veteranaffairscanada #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance

Jayne Poolton - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Jayne Poolton - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Jayne Poolton - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Jayne Poolton-Turvey, Founder of the Every Man Remembered Project, and co-author of her father's book 'Destined to Survive'. Jayne is our fearless leader, we lead the families of Dieppe with her guiding hand for the 80th Anniversary of Dieppe next year. Want to join us on the Dieppe 80th Anniversary Tour next year with Jayne Poolton, David O'Keefe and Glenn Edmonds? visit: thebattlefieldtours.com/dieppe80 How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week live streams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. **LINKS** The Every Man Remembered Organization https://www.dieppebluebeach.ca/ Connect with Jayne on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jayne.pooltonturvey See The Battlefield Tours Dieppe 80 Tour https://www.thebattlefieldtours.com/dieppe80 Read Jack Poolton's Book, "Destined to Survive" https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781550023114-destined-to-survive Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #netherlands #liberation75 #holland #tulips #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance

Ben Mayne (aka Battlefield Ben) - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Ben Mayne (aka Battlefield Ben) - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Ben Mayne (aka Battlefield Ben) - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Ben Mayne, also known as Battlefield Ben specializes in Normandy and Commando Operations with Leger Holidays Battlefield Tours in the UK. He is also the DIRECTOR of Liberation Route UK. He'll be joining us on David O'Keefe's Battlefield Tours from the UK to Dieppe and Normandy to the UK. Want to join us on O'Keefe's Battlefield Tours next year? visit: thebattlefieldtours.com/okeefe How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week live streams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. **LINKS** Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours Learn more about Ben Mayne at Leger Holidays https://www.legerbattlefields.co.uk/guides/benmayne Connect with Ben on Twitter https://twitter.com/BattlefieldBen Learn more about Liberation Route UK www.liberationroute.com #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #netherlands #liberation75 #holland #tulips #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance

David O'Keefe - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
David O'Keefe - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

David O'Keefe - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day David O'Keefe, the Canadian military historian & professor, television presenter, documentarian, and best-selling author. Want to join us on O'Keefe's Battlefield Tours next year? visit: thebattlefieldtours.com/okeefe How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week live streams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. **LINKS** Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours Watch War Junk - Available on iTunes & Apple TV https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/war-junk-season-1/id1171190305 Watch Ancestry's Finding Heroes, Manning Haney's Story "The Lost Paratrooper" https://www.ancestry.com/cs/military/finding-heroes-episodes Watch 16X9 Dieppe Massacre, with Mike Armstrong, Global News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQhPjKet4II Read O'Keefe's New Book "Seven Days in Hell" https://www.amazon.ca/Seven-Days-Hell-Canadas-Normandy/dp/144345477X Watch more O'Keefe online - WW2 TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMt6_icxxeE&t=242s - Joel Stoppels Battlefield Tours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDxg4zeL_RY Watch Dieppe Uncovered - Available on Amazon, Amazon Prime & Youtube Movies https://www.amazon.com/WWII-Top-Secret-Dieppe-Uncovered/dp/B00ECTRRU6 #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #netherlands #liberation75 #holland #tulips #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou

Earl McLaren - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Earl McLaren - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Earl McLaren - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Earl has been a longtime battlefield traveller and friend, hailing from Manitoba Canada, he's been on tour with us several times on some memorable programs with our last surviving veterans. How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week live streams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. **LINKS** Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #netherlands #liberation75 #holland #tulips #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance #groningen

Paul Reed - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Paul Reed - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Paul Reed - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. Paul Reed is the head battlefield guide at Leger Holidays in the UK. He has an incredible hand in the battlefield community. Host of the Old Front Line Podcast, and a Military Historian in television; he has worked on numerous documentaries including on the BBC including 'Dig WW2’ with Dan Snow and ‘WW1 Tunnels of Death’. Paul Reed is also the author of a number of books on WW1 and WW2 including the best-selling Walking The Somme, Great War Lives and Walking D-Day. **LINKS** Subscribe to Paul's Old Front Line Podcast https://oldfrontline.co.uk/ Connect with Paul on Twitter https://twitter.com/OldFrontLinePod Connect with Paul on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/OldFrontLine About Paul on the Leger UK Battlefield Tour website: www.legerbattlefields.co.uk/guides/paulreed . . . Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #netherlands #liberation75 #holland #tulips #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance #groningen For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours

Joël Stoppels - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Joël Stoppels - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Joël Stoppels Battlefield Tours - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. Joël Stoppels lives in Groningen NL, and runs the www.battlefieldtours.nu. He has an incredible hand in The Liberation Route Europe and does so much on Youtube, Instagram and Facebook. **LINKS** Subscribe to Joël on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/BattlefieldtoursNu Connect with Joël on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/battlefieldtoursgron/ Connect with Joël on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joelstoppelsbftours Battlefield Tours NU website: www.battlefieldtours.nu . . . Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #netherlands #liberation75 #holland #tulips #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance #groningen For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours

Brad St. Croix - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Brad St. Croix - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Brad St.Croix - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day How to watch 2021 Remembrance Week livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. Brad St. Croix runs the On This Day in Canadian Military History Youtube Channel, he does so much for the remembrance community and works tirelessly to remember and honour. **LINKS** Subscribe to On this Day on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/OTDCanadianMilitaryHistory Connect with Brad on Twitter https://twitter.com/OTDCanMilHis Connect with Brad on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OTDinCanadianMilitaryHistory Support Brad on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OTDCanMilHistory?fbclid=IwAR1M4cWY_TQF2J4pHOH5ZPTeFVhiQxAoidiNLSmbNBvYS1212hi8P8FGp6Q . . . Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe #remembranceday #canadarememebers #remembranceweek #flanders #ww1 #ww2 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #lestweforget #rememberance For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours

Paul Woodage - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Paul Woodage - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

WW2TV - Paul Woodadge - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day **LINKS** Subscribe to WW2 TV on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/WW2TV Join WW2TV on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WW2TV Connect with Paul Woodadge on Twitter and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ww2tv Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe #ww2tv #ww2 #ww1 #canada #history #wemissyou #normandy #secondworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #Bayeux #rememberanceday For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. How to watch 2021 livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours

Simon Louagie - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Simon Louagie - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Simon Louagie - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Simon Louagie, Talbot House: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days with The Battlefield Tours Simon shares what his experiences have been like since taking over the historic legacy that is Talbot House - Every Man's Club. We also shared ways that YOU can get involved with the Talbot Housian Association and ways we can connect with their incredible Community online in these lockdown times. **LINKS** Donate to Talbot House Every Man's Club https://www.talbothouse.be/en/ Visit Talbot House Website https://www.talbothouse.be/en/ Connect with Talbot House on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talbothouse.be Talbot House Online Events https://www.facebook.com/talbothouse Subscribe to Talbot House on Youtube "Talbot House" Shop online at Talbot House https://www.facebook.com/talbothouse Explore Talbot House 360 Tour online https://360-tour.be/talbothouse/ Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe #standwithTalbotHouse #flanders #ww1 #canada #newfoundland #history #wemissyou #talbothouse #everymansclub #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #poperinge #rememberanceday For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. How to watch 2021 livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours

Gerry Peddle - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Gerry Peddle - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Gerry Peddle - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day In this video, meet our good friend, Gerry Peddle, Chair of the Board of the Beechwood Cemetery, home of the Canadian National War Cemetery, in Ottawa. We're so honoured to have him join us for this live and special chat. How to watch 2021 livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. This is but one of our 11 impromptu livestreams showcasing 11 extraordinary people in our global battlefield community for in preparation for Remembrance Day. A huge thank you to Gerry for joining me this evening **LINKS** Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw/featured Check out the Beechwood Cemetery Main Website for donations, events and information: https://beechwoodottawa.ca/en #remembranceday2021 #weremember #flanders #ww1 #canada #newfoundland #lestweforget #history #talbothouse #Lastpost #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #poperinge #rememberanceday #battlefieldtours #thebattlefieldtoursofcanada For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw

Alex Fitzgerald Black - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day
Alex Fitzgerald Black - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day

Alex Fitzgerald Black - The Battlefield Tours: 11 Livestreams in 11 Days for Remembrance Day Alex Fitzgerald Black is the executive director of the Juno Beach Centre and author, friend, ally, comrade - we're so hounoured to have him join us for this live and special chat. How to watch 2021 livestreams? 'Like' The Battlefield Tours page or 'Subscribe' to The Battlefield Tours youtube channel to catch one live, or get the notification to view for later. This is but one of our 11 impromptu livestreams showcasing 11 extraordinary people in our global battlefield community for in preparation for Remembrance Day. A huge thank you to Alex for joining me this morning **LINKS** Subscribe to The Battlefield Tours Weekly Newsletter for Info & Updates thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw/featured #remembranceday2021 #weremember #flanders #ww1 #canada #newfoundland #lestweforget #history #talbothouse #Lastpost #firstworldwar #warhistory #thebattlefieldtours #belgium #poperinge #rememberanceday #battlefieldtours #thebattlefieldtoursofcanada For Remembrance Day 2020, I chatted with 11 extraordinary people in the battlefield community for a Remembrance Day youtube video we put online - this year, I call upon 11 more, but this time, we're popping up live. Subscribe to our newsletter every Sunday for resources, connections, stories, discounts and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw

Dieppe 79th Anniversary Livestream with Jayne Poolton & David O'Keefe
Dieppe 79th Anniversary Livestream with Jayne Poolton & David O'Keefe

Dieppe 79th Anniversary Livestream with Jayne Poolton & David O'Keefe Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ A LIVE event to honour. You can join us on Facebook Live, Youtube Live, or via the Zoom Link, to mark 79 years since the Dieppe Raid. Subscribe to our newsletter for this Sunday's Dieppe PDF full of resources, connections, stories and more: www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe The Battlefield Tours Youtube (Subscribe) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours

Verrières Ridge 2021 Livestream with David O'Keefe
Verrières Ridge 2021 Livestream with David O'Keefe

Verrières Ridge 2021 Livestream with David O'Keefe Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ A LIVE event to honour. You can join us on Facebook Live, Youtube Live, or via the Zoom Link, to mark 77 years since the last day of battle at Verrières Ridge. Join us on a Battlefield Tour Livestream with our special guest speaker David O'Keefe to honour the day. The Battle for Verrières Ridge took place within the larger battle of Normandy. Two powerful formations - the 12th SS and 1st SS Panzer Divisions moved out of the City of Caen and held the ridge with a determined force. A highly controversial attack, by the prestigious Royal Highland Regiment of Canada (The Black Watch) quickly became the costliest single day for a Canadian battalion since the 1942 Dieppe Raid, and has since become one of the most contentious and critically analyzed events in Canadian military history. David O'Keefe served as an infantry officer in the Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch of Canada) in Montreal and was later employed as their official historian for nearly a decade. The Battlefield Tours Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours **SUBSCRIBE and get the NEW 2021 PDF VERRIÈRES RIDGE E-BOOK NEXT SUNDAY** www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe

Beaumont Hamel 2021 Live
Beaumont Hamel 2021 Live

Beaumont Hamel 2021 Live Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ A LIVE event to honour Memorial Day at Beaumont Hamel for Newfoundland & Labrador, with Sam & Glenn, with special guest Gerry Peddle - an interactive virtual tour of Newfoundland's Beaumont Hamel Memorial Park. **You Can Join this Zoom Meeting** https://zoom.us/j/96925701397 **LINKS** Beaumont Hamel VAC website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/beaumonthamel Newfoundland Heritage website: https://www.heritage.nf.ca/ Beaumont Hamel Virtual Tour: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/virtual-tours The Battlefield Tours Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw The Battlefield Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebattlefieldtours **SUBSCRIBE and get the NEW 2021 PDF BEAUMONT HAMEL E-BOOK SUNDAY** www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe **FOR THE ALGORITHIMS** #newfoundlandremembers #beaumonthamel #sommeanniversary #canadaremembers #visitbeaumonthamel #battleofthesomme #ww1 #worldwaronehistory #thebattlefieldtours #veteranaffairscanada #memorialday #beaumonthamel100 #thebattleofthesomme #westernfront #lestweforget #cariboumonument #cariboumemorial #padrenangle #canada #newfoundland #newfoundlandheritage #newfoundlandhistory #canadianhistory #warhistory #remembrancetourism #cariboutour #virtualtour #newfoundlandday #canadasheroes #ricketts

Virtual Vimy 2021 Live
Virtual Vimy 2021 Live

We can't be there to see Vimy in real life this year, so let's bring a little bit of Vimy to us! Veteran Affairs Canada's Operations Manager onsite at Vimy Ridge, Jean-Pierre Godbout, joins Sam & Glenn online LIVE for Vimy Day. We'll be talking about the importance of Vimy, what Vimy's been like without the visitors they used to receive, and we'll share some of our personal experiences at Vimy. Anyone can join our LIVE ZOOM CALL to share their experience at Vimy. Samantha Cowan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Virtual Vimy with Sam, JP & Glenn Zoom LIVE (and recorded) Time: Apr 9, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) **You Can Join this Zoom Meeting** https://zoom.us/j/96702860196 **LINKS** Vimy Ridge VAC website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war/vimy-ridge Vimy Foundation Learn Page: https://www.vimyfoundation.ca/learn/research/ Vimy Ridge Virtual Tour: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/virtual-tours The Battlefield Tours Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpz81kjAols67P7H8SZaVw Vimy Foundation facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VimyFoundation **SUBSCRIBE and get the NEW 2021 PDF VIMY E-BOOK TONIGHT** www.thebattlefieldtours.com/subscribe **DONATE** Vimy Foundation https://www.vimyfoundation.ca/donate/ Wounded Warriors Canada https://woundedwarriors.ca/donate/ Canadian Legion https://legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy-campaign/donate-to-the-poppy-fund **FOR THE ALGORITHIMS** #vimy #canadaremembers #visitvimy #vimyridge #ww1 #worldwaronehistory #thebattlefieldtours #veteranaffairscanada #vimyday #vimy100 #thebattleofvimyridge #westernfront #lestweforget #vimymonument #vimymemorial #walterallward #canada #canadianhistory #warhistory #vimyridgememorial #remembrancetourism #vimytour #virtualvimy #vimyridgeday #canadasheroes #vimyfoundation

Calling all looking to join - last spot left on the 100th Remembrance Day program! Join us, and make centennial history retracing the footsteps of our forefathers. Gain a passionate understanding of how the last hundred years have shaped the world we live in today. Stand at the Last Post, where 100 years ago, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, when the official call for peace was finally declared. Join us on this historical centennial tour.

Today marked the 75th anniversary since the Canadian amphibious landings to Italy in the Second World War - aka #OperationHusky. The canadians came to shore with no mobile equipment, nor transport, no tanks, no support and for the next year had to endure some of the hardest fighting, ON FOOT, in the hardest terrain, with no water, in the harshest weather. ...with 72 pounds on their backs. Scaling the cliffs of Sicily at night, ...today 75 years ago, their treachourous journey began. Today, myself and 23 other Canadians - most of them direct relatives of these men, stand on the beaches they landed at. We took a moment at one of the most breathtaking Canadian cemeteries - Agira Commonwealth - not a lot of people know about it nor get the chance to visit. There are 2 seventeen year old boys who are buried here. Their parents loved them. There are a handful of guys from Saskatchewan buried here too. Although the Canadian successes here we great, incredible, unbelievable - it's overwhelmingly overshadowed by the more famous and familiar D-Day 75. The story is heart wrenching. But it's an important one. And I'm tremendously honoured to be here to learn about it. #italy75tour #italy75 #operationhusky #whywemarch #whywearehere #italia #agira #italiantour #thebattlefieldtours #canadianstoitaly #canada #travel #lestweforget #wewillrememberthem #worthit #whyilovemyjob #remember #ww2 #secondworldwar #anniversary @ Pachino

An amazing tour, with an amazing group. Thankyou everyone. Words cannot express how incredible this experience was. Organising the #Everymanremembered tour was a life-changing experience for all of us at #thebattlefieldtours

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Our company has been organizing Battlefield tours for over 25 years and it has become a driving passion that continues to inspire and move us and our valued clients in many ways. In May of 1995, just after the 50th Anniversary of Holland, we concluded a tour with Veterans and their families and wondered if it would be the last tour of it’s kind we would have the honour of leading. In the years leading up to the anniversary, our coaches were filled with the men and women who fought for our freedom and the freedom of our children. For some, it was the first time in decades to set foot on the battlefields of Europe since the end of the Second World War. For most, it was a final farewell to their comrades who were laid to rest thousands of miles from their homelands, and for all a reminder of the loss and sacrifices they endured. We were fortunately wrong to think that visitors to the battlefields of Europe would dwindle after memories of the 50th Anniversary celebrations had faded. It’s been well over a decade later and CWT Travel Source are still operating numerous battlefield tours to Europe and beyond every year. The tours are being experienced by participants of all ages from all different walks of life. All with one thing in common – the desire to understand and pay tribute to the men and women who fought and paid the final sacrifice. Our expertise has developed from the First and Second World Wars in Europe to the Crimean, Napoleonic and Boer War in South Africa as well as Canadas involvement in southeast Asia. CWT Travel Source have hosted Veterans returns to D-Day and Liberation of Holland as well as many school study groups and Regiments. CWT Tour managers are extremely knowledgeable in their fields of expertise and we consider ourselves very fortunate to have them onboard. Our vision is to continue to organize battlefield tours to educate future generations and retain a semblance of history as well as sacrifice of generations in the past and those still with us. We will also continue to travel to destinations farther afield to discover and keep you aware of future tours and plans. Sincerely, Connection Custom Travel Tour Wholesale & The DH Tour Host Agency