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Romain Bréget - French Battlefields Tour Guide Romain Bréget - Certified Tour Guide | Guided tours on French battlefields by a French tour guide.

Normandy landings and WW2, Franco-Prussian War, Hundred Years War,....

Currently working for Normandy Sightseeing Tours

05/04/2025

First tours on 2025 already completed, with several opportunities to visit the battlefields beyond the beaches: from hedgerows around Saint-Lô to Avranches and the Brittany American Cemetery, and from the Oak Line and the Verrières Ridge to the Falaise Gap !
So many stories to discover and plenty of different landscapes and monuments.

Book your tour for a Battle of Normandy Tour for late 2025 or 2026: https://www.french-battlefields.com/battle-of-normandy-tours

11/03/2025

🗺️ When on tour on the Normandy Battlefields, I always have several maps with me. DDay and the Battle of Normandy cannot be understood without taking into account the geography. Maps help visitors visualize the battlefield's geography, including key landmarks, elevations, and natural obstacles. Terrain often played a decisive role in battles, influencing tactics and outcomes.

To book a DDay or a Battle of Normandy Tour with me: https://www.french-battlefields.com/

04/01/2025

From Normandy, I wish you all an excellent year 2025. Getting ready to take you on guided tours of the DDay Beaches and the Normandy Battlefields.

Info and booking: https://www.french-battlefields.com/

01/11/2024

Last month, I had the honor of guiding the son of Cpt John Lawton, of the 3rd Battalion, 175th Regiment, 29th Division, on the footsteps of his father. In all, quite a emotional day in some quiet and rarely visited battlefields.

🇫🇷🇺🇸 From Omaha Beach to Isigny, then on to the hedgerow countryside with one of the most brutal fighting encountered by the Regiment: Point 108.
We continued on to the Battle of Saint-Lo, and stop along the Bayeux-St Lo road, where John Lawton was seriously wounded by shrapnel.
We had the unique opportunity to be welcomed at the Madeleine Chapel Memorial in Saint-Lo before paying our respect to the fallen at the Normandy American Cemetery.

09/09/2024

🇫🇷🇺🇸 The Spirit of the Liberation lives on !
My hometown of Pouancé held a weekend of commemorations for its Liberation on August 5th, 1944 by the 2d Cavalry Regiment.
Unveiling of a memorial plaque and inauguration of a local exhibition with the honorary presence of two officers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, a Liberation convoy through the town and a reenactment camp. Despite the weather, hundreds of people attended !

21/07/2024

Even when not guiding, there is a lot of preparation. Here, getting ready for a tour on the footsteps of the uncles of my Canadian visitors. War diaries, maps, air and ground pictures and personal accounts.... It is always an exciting moment to put together all of these pieces.

21/06/2024

I was incredibly lucky to have spent the 80th DDay Anniversary on the side of the Best Defense Foundation and the 48 WW2 American Veterans they brought to Normandy.
We shared a lot of great moments together with my colleagues Adrien of Normandy Detours, DDay 4 You - Magali Desquesne, Karine Poullard, Normandy Panorama and acsm_tours, surrounded by the enthusiasm of the thousands of locals and visitors that were here to honor the memory of those who died and whose who lived.

31/05/2024

Following the footsteps of.... Marvin Kraus.

This month, I had the honor of guiding the relatives of Marvin Kraus, F Co, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division.

We visited Utah Beach and the famous Roosevelt Café where her niece signed the wall in honor of her uncle. We then visited Bloseville Temporary Cemetery before being welcomed by the Château de Servigny (where German General von Schlieben surrendered Cherbourg).

On the afternoon, we retraced the footsteps of Company F in its attack on Montgardon, next to La Hays-du-Puits. Marvin Kraus was killed in the bocage countryside on July 5th, 1944.

22/05/2024

It was an immense honor to guide a tour alongside David Eisenhower (General Eisenhower grandson) and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. It was a real pleasure to exchange with them during the day on the DDay beaches.
Till next year I hope with the same weather !

05/05/2024

Last week I had the opportunity to discover the Arromanches Mulberry Harbour from the sea. Getting so close to the Phoenix caissons gives a completely different appreciation of the huge engineering and work require for the achievement. What an experience !

To book a DDay private tour and learn more about the Arromanches artificial harbour: https://www.french-battlefields.com/dday-tours

23/03/2024

A few days ago, another US airman missing in action in Normandy was identified thanks to DNA and the job of the Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency:

Staff Sgt. Jackson M. Barbour, 19, of Memphis, Tennessee.

He was killed when his B17, "Danellen" crashed on December 20, 1942 near Bernières-sur-Seine. 8 out of 9 crew members died, 7 becoming "Missing in action" as the remains could not be identified.

Three sets of unknown soldiers believed to be crew members of the "Danellen" were excavated from the Normandy American Cemetery in 2019. They have been since identified as Pilot Dan Corson, Gunner Robert Ferris and now Gunner Jackson Barbour.

More informations on: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3708362/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-barbour-j/

28/02/2024

La Fière causeway, near Sainte-Mère-Eglise, last Monday under a winter storm. The marshes were flooded and the waves were crashing on the road. Impressive weather.
This causeway saw some of the most brutal fighting from June 6 to 9 between German troops and the American paratroopers.

You can book an American Airborne Day Tour to learn more about La Fière bridge and causeway: https://www.french-battlefields.com/dday-tours

14/02/2024

During a travel to Morocco, I had the opportunity to take several Then and Now from Operation Torch, November 8th, 1942. Here are 2 of them, from the American landing in Fedala (today Mohammedia), close to Casablanca.
Quite early, the landing faced difficulties as the majority of landing crafts were damaged or stranded due to navigation problems and heavy surf.

23/01/2024

WW2 | It was a real pleasure to be invited to follow the Dunkirk recce made by the staff of the The National WWII Museum. They assembled such a great team of guides, most of them are long time friends and colleagues. Emmanuel, our Dunkirk guide, was fabulous. The DDay 80th anniversary cruise designed by the museum next June is going to be a one-time opportunity for visitors to discover some WW2 battlefields with fantastic guides, historians and tour leaders !

with Objective D-Day, Normandy Heritage Tours, HQ Company Tour, Normandy Detours, Musée Dunkerque 1940 Opération Dynamo, Fort des Dunes - Leffrinckoucke

08/01/2024

Normandy | First tour of 2024 in a beautiful weather but challenging wind. Here is a video of "Windy Omaha" taken this afternoon 🌬 !

01/01/2024

From Normandy, I wish you all an excellent year 2024. Getting reading to take you on guided tours of the battlefields for this 80th anniversary of DDay and the Battle of Normandy.

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#Normandy La Fière causeway, near Sainte-Mère-Eglise, last Monday under a winter storm. The marshes were flooded and the waves were crashing on the road. Impressive weather. This causeway saw some of the most brutal fighting from June 6 to 9 between German troops and the American paratroopers. You can book an American Airborne Day Tour to learn more about La Fière bridge and causeway: https://www.french-battlefields.com/dday-tours