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Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? At which World War II Normandy landing beach can yo...
06/11/2024

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? At which World War II Normandy landing beach can you find the Les Braves memorial right at the water’s edge (or in it, depending on the tide)?

A) Utah
B) Omaha
C) Gold
D) Juno

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(Photo: Author’s own)

One week left to save 22% - Veterans Day PromotionOn the occasion of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are offering all our ...
03/11/2024

One week left to save 22% - Veterans Day Promotion

On the occasion of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are offering all our available tours with a discount of 22% if you book and pay in full until November 11, 2024. Note that this offer applies only in case of new bookings, and it cannot be combined with other special promotions. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. We would like to draw your attention to our recently introduced Channel Islands Tour starting from October 2025. If you have any questions related to this promotion or our tours, please contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999.

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Did you know the last Japanese airman who attacked Pearl Harbor died recently? Click on the link below or in the comment...
03/11/2024

Did you know the last Japanese airman who attacked Pearl Harbor died recently? Click on the link below or in the comments to read our article and visit our website for more information about our tours.
Link: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/didyouknow/Did_you_know_the_last_Japanese_airman_who_attacked_Pearl_Harbor_died_recently/?id=c59d1bc9ea

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Photo: Yoshioka, the last Japanese flier who was present at Pearl Harbor, with one of his planes during the war (Credit: JAPAN Forward)

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? What was the World War II-era destroyer es**rt USS ...
29/10/2024

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? What was the World War II-era destroyer es**rt USS Eldridge famous for?

A) Being torpedoed by a German U-boat in September 1941, when the U.S. was still neutral.

B) Being hit by German artillery and sinking off Normandy on D-Day.

C) Participating in the Philadelphia Experiment, allegedly involving invisibility and teleportation, in October 1943.

D) Charging an overwhelming Japanese force in order to save several es**rt carriers in the Battle off Samar in October 1944.

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(Photo: U.S. Navy)

Save 22% until November 11 - Veterans Day PromotionOn the occasion of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are offering all our...
28/10/2024

Save 22% until November 11 - Veterans Day Promotion

On the occasion of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are offering all our available tours with a discount of 22% if you book and pay in full until November 11, 2024. Note that this offer applies only in case of new bookings, and it cannot be combined with other special promotions. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. We would like to draw your attention to our recently introduced Channel Islands Tour starting from October 2025. If you have any questions related to this promotion or our tours, please contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999.

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Did you know the Germans "stealth patched" a medieval castle on the Channel Islands? Click on the link below or in the c...
26/10/2024

Did you know the Germans "stealth patched" a medieval castle on the Channel Islands? Click on the link below or in the comments to read our article and visit our website for more information about our tours.

Link: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/didyouknow/Did_you_know_the_Germans_stealth_patched_a_medieval_castle_on_the_Channel_Islands/?id=28a26f89de

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Photo: Modern-day photo of Mont Orgueil on the Isle of Jersey. Do you see anything incongruous? (Credit: Man vyi / Wikipedia)

On our first American Normandy Tour, one of our Passengers, Mr. Randall Ross visited the site where his father, Rudy Ros...
26/10/2024

On our first American Normandy Tour, one of our Passengers, Mr. Randall Ross visited the site where his father, Rudy Ross landed as a gunner of a Higgins Boat in the second wave on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. See some photos of Mr. Randall’s father and another one of himself on the beach where his father landed on D-Day. In the background, you can see the famous house with the red roof which served as an orientation point for the landing forces when their landing craft were pushed to the south by strong currents. The American troops landed a couple of miles further south than expected and they realized that they are on the wrong spot when they saw that the house is not on their left (to the south) but on their right (to the north). This was when 57-year-old Assistant Division Commander of the 4th “Ivy” Infantry Division, Brigadier General Theodor Roosevelt Jr., who landed on the beach in the first wave, eventually made the decision to “start the war from here.”

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Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? What was the name of the U.S. destroyer that was to...
23/10/2024

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? What was the name of the U.S. destroyer that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. entered World War II, sparking an international incident named after the ship?

A) USS Buchanan
B) USS Swanson
C) USS Kearny
D) USS Plunkett

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(Photo: Naval History & Heritage Command)

Did you know that World War II sea mines found a new purpose on the British Isles? Click on the link below or in the com...
19/10/2024

Did you know that World War II sea mines found a new purpose on the British Isles? Click on the link below or in the comments to read our article and visit our website for more information about our tours.

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Photo: Can you guess what this is and why it hasn’t been blown up by a bomb disposal team yet? (Credit: Bailiwick Express)

Save 22% until November 11 - Veterans Day PromotionOn the occasion of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are offering all our...
17/10/2024

Save 22% until November 11 - Veterans Day Promotion

On the occasion of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are offering all our available tours with a discount of 22% if you book and pay in full until November 11, 2024. Note that this offer applies only in case of new bookings, and it cannot be combined with other special promotions. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. We would like to draw your attention to our recently introduced Channel Islands Tour starting from October 2025. If you have any questions related to this promotion or our tours, please contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999.

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In a couple of weeks, we are going to celebrate Veterans Day in the United States. It is an opportunity to honor all veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans Days originates from Armistice Day marking the end of World War I, which formally ended on November 11, 1918. In the U.S., the holiday was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all veterans in all wars. This day is still known as Armistice Day in France and Belgium, while the UK and Commonwealth countries celebrate Remembrance Day (or Poppy Day). Americans observe a two-minute moment of silence that day and it is celebrated in many local ceremonies, such as marches, wreath layings, motorcycle rides and other events. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 66,143 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are alive in 2024. 131 of them are dying each day. Join us on our tours to witness what these soldiers had to go through while fighting for our freedom!

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Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? Can you identify this relatively obscure World War ...
15/10/2024

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? Can you identify this relatively obscure World War II-era heavy tank?

A) French FCM 2C
B) Japanese Type 95 heavy tank
C) Italian Carro Pesante P26-40
D) Hungarian 44M Tas

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Last chance to save 22% - U.S. Navy Birthday promotionOn the occasion of the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy, we are off...
13/10/2024

Last chance to save 22% - U.S. Navy Birthday promotion

On the occasion of the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy, we are offering all our available tours with a discount of 22% if you book and pay in full until midnight ET today. Note that this offer applies only in case of new bookings, and it cannot be combined with other special promotions. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. We would like to draw your attention to our recently introduced Channel Islands Tour starting from October 2025. If you have any questions related to this promotion or our tours, please contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999.

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The U.S. Navy is a seaborne branch of the military of the United States. Today, it has more than 330,000 personnel on active duty and tens of thousands of reservists. Its birth dates back to October 13, 1775, when the Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. The primary role of this small fleet was to attack British supply ships and thus prevent the resupply of British forces in the colonies. After the war, the fleet was disbanded but had to be reorganized again due to pirate threat to American merchant shipping. This led to the creation of the permanent standing navy when Congress passed the Naval Act in 1794. According to the directive of the then-Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, October 13 has been designated as the official birthday of the Navy in 1972.

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Photo: Commissioning ceremonies of USS Missouri at the New York Navy Yard, June 11, 1944 (Credit: National Archives)

One day left to save 22% - Celebrating U.S. Navy BirthdayToday, on the occasion of the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy, ...
13/10/2024

One day left to save 22% - Celebrating U.S. Navy Birthday

Today, on the occasion of the 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy, we are offering all our available tours with a discount of 22% if you book and pay in full until October 14, 2024. Note that this offer applies only in case of new bookings, and it cannot be combined with other special promotions. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. We would like to draw your attention to our recently introduced Channel Islands Tour starting from October 2025. If you have any questions related to this promotion or our tours, please contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999.

Book a tour here: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/book/

The U.S. Navy is a seaborne branch of the military of the United States. Today, it has more than 330,000 personnel on active duty and tens of thousands of reservists. Its birth dates back to October 13, 1775, when the Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. The primary role of this small fleet was to attack British supply ships and thus prevent the resupply of British forces in the colonies. After the war, the fleet was disbanded but had to be reorganized again due to pirate threat to American merchant shipping. This led to the creation of the permanent standing navy when Congress passed the Naval Act in 1794. According to the directive of the then-Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, October 13 has been designated as the official birthday of the Navy in 1972.

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Photo: Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor in Ulithi Atoll, December 8, 1944 (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? Can you identify this World War II-era American fly...
08/10/2024

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? Can you identify this World War II-era American flying boat?

A) Douglas Dolphin
B) Grumman J2F Duck
C) Martin PBM Mariner
D) Consolidated PBY Catalina

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(Photo: U.S. Navy)

One week left to save 22% - U.S. Navy Birthday promotionOn the occasion of the upcoming 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy ...
06/10/2024

One week left to save 22% - U.S. Navy Birthday promotion

On the occasion of the upcoming 249th birthday of the U.S. Navy on October 13, we are offering all our available tours with a discount of 22% if you book and pay in full until October 14, 2024. Note that this offer applies only in case of new bookings, and it cannot be combined with other special promotions. The tour price is refundable up until 90 days before departure. We would like to draw your attention to our recently introduced Channel Islands Tour starting from October 2025. If you have any questions related to this promotion or our tours, please contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999.

Book a tour here: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/book/

Photo: The flag of the U.S. Navy (Credit: public domain)

Channel Islands Tours - Explore our new tours!We are thrilled to introduce our brand-new all-inclusive Channel Islands t...
03/10/2024

Channel Islands Tours - Explore our new tours!

We are thrilled to introduce our brand-new all-inclusive Channel Islands tours, namely the 10-day Channel Islands Tour and the 11-day D-Day to Channel Islands Tour. These tours are designed for people who want to combine culture and military history. On both tours, our Passengers can learn about the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II and combine it with a tour of the Normandy sites of American D-Day operations. These trips have a special focus on the American landing sectors and the breakout from Normandy with the first leg of our journey ending at the medieval abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. The 11-day tour will devote an entire day to attending the annual D-Day Anniversary ceremonies.

On the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, you will have a chance to see one-of-a-kind remnants of Hitler’s infamous Atlantic Wall. Many of them were built by the foreign prisoners held captive under inhumane conditions in the work and concentration camps on the Islands. We will also witness astonishing medieval strongholds further fortified by the Germans, such as the 800 years old Mont Orgueil Castle. During the tour, our Passengers will learn how the locals coped daily with five years of N**i occupation on these British Crown Dependencies. You will be surprised on how many levels American history and culture is linked to that of the Islands. The Islands’ natural beauty and the gastronomic delights will contribute to making this tour an unforgettable journey. This unique tour is offered only by us, so don’t hesitate to book your trip as soon as possible. Read our earlier article about the German occupation of the Channel Islands if you want to learn more before booking: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/articles/The_Channel_Islands_in_WWII/?id=8adfe5dbf4

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Please note that we have also published the dates for all our tours for 2026. As before, we will continue our mission of bringing history to life and sharing the stories of the Greatest Generation with our Passengers. Feel free to browse our website to find the right tour for you. We encourage our former Passengers to return and continue their journey with us on our tours meant for returning and new Passengers alike, such as our Channel Islands tours, War in Poland Tour, Britain at War Tour, World War I Tour, Italian Campaign Tour and the Third Reich Tour. Look out for our promotions and start booking your tour to secure your seat on our coaches. If you have any questions related to our tours or current promotions, feel free to contact our travel consultants at [email protected] or by calling our toll-free number: +1 855-473-1999. We hope to see you again on our tours in 2025, 2026 and the years to come.

Photo: A former German observation tower on the Channel Islands (Credit: Public domain)

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? Can you identify this bizarrely oversized-looking W...
01/10/2024

Can you guess the right answer to our military history-related quiz? Can you identify this bizarrely oversized-looking World War II-era helmet?

A) German SSK 90 Luftwaffe helmet

B) Japanese Type 90 Tetsubo

C) U.S. Navy Mk II talker helmet

D) Spanish M1934 helmet

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(Photo: LIFE Magazine Archives - Dmitri Kessel Photographer)

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Today's D-Day anniversary parade has started in Sainte Mere Eglise. #Normandy #DDay

11-day War in Poland Tour Join us on this 11-day tour to discover the WWII legacy of Poland, where some of the greatest atrocities and the finest acts of selflessness took place, from the institution of the labor and extermination camps to the factory where Oskar Schindler saved more than a thousand Jewish lives. We visit Hitler’s Wolfsschanze, or Wolf’s Lair where German military officers unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate the Nazi leader during the plot of July 20, 1944. Through tours of Krakow’s and Warsaw’s Jewish districts and the infamous concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka we recognize the indomitable spirit of the Polish people under German occupation. We will explore how the locals fought heroically against the Nazi forces in an uneven and desperate fight during the Warsaw Uprising and learn about the peaceful struggle against the communist rule after the war which contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain. More information here : https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/tour/war-in-poland-tour/ #ww2 #Poland

Review from Victoria Mullenix and her grandson Brian Sheffler – “I would recommend it to anyone”
Review from Victoria Mullenix and her grandson Brian Sheffler – “I would recommend it to anyone”

Review from Victoria Mullenix and her grandson Brian Sheffler – “I would recommend it to anyone” Watch the interview with two of our passengers, Victoria Mullenix and her grandson Brian Sheffler from our 12-day D-Day Anniversary Tour in 2023. The group has enjoyed the D-Day commemorations and festivities with the participation of veterans and reenactors. Following the visit of the landing beaches in Normandy, our passengers have also explored iconic World War II sites in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.

Review from Mr. John Fullinwider – “It was truly amazing.“
Review from Mr. John Fullinwider – “It was truly amazing.“

Watch the interview with Mr. John Fullinwider from our 12-day D-Day Anniversary Tour in 2023 and book your 80th anniversary D-Day tour now!

D-Day commemorations
D-Day commemorations

Today, we celebrate the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the historic Allied landings in Normandy. On this occasion, you will get a discount of $500 on all our tours if you book and pay in full until midnight ET today. This promotion includes also our available D-Day anniversary tours in 2024 (80th anniversary!) and 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your seat for next year to enjoy the commemorations with the participation of veterans and reenactors. Book here: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/book/ #WWII #DDay #DDay79 #normandy #normandie #Anniversary #promotion

D-Day commemorations
D-Day commemorations

Today, we celebrate the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the historic Allied landings in Normandy. On this occasion, you will get a discount of $500 on all our tours if you book and pay in full until midnight ET today. This promotion includes also our available D-Day anniversary tours in 2024 (80th anniversary!) and 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your seat for next year to enjoy the commemorations with the participation of veterans and reenactors. Book here: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/book/ #WWII #DDay #DDay79 #normandy #normandie #Anniversary #promotion

D-Day commemorations
D-Day commemorations

Today, we celebrate the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the historic Allied landings in Normandy. On this occasion, you will get a discount of $500 on all our tours if you book and pay in full until midnight ET today. This promotion includes also our available D-Day anniversary tours in 2024 (80th anniversary!) and 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your seat for next year to enjoy the commemorations with the participation of veterans and reenactors. Book here: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/book/ #WWII #DDay #DDay79 #normandy #normandie #Anniversary #promotion

D-Day commemorations - June 6, 2023
D-Day commemorations - June 6, 2023

Today, we celebrate the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the historic Allied landings in Normandy. On this occasion, you will get a discount of $500 on all our tours if you book and pay in full until midnight ET today. This promotion includes also our available D-Day anniversary tours in 2024 (80th anniversary!) and 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your seat for next year to enjoy the commemorations with the participation of veterans and reenactors. Book here: https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/book/ #WWII #DDay #normandy #normandie #anniversary #promotion

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