On Saturday, 10 June, 1944 at approximately 2:00pm, soldiers of the Der Furher Regiment of the 2nd Waffen SS Panzer Division entered a small French…
You knew there had to be a WW2 part to this WW,Too city we visited. The submarine base or bunker or pen was erected primarily…
Wine! That’s all that I have to say about this town. Not really, there are many great things to see in Bordeaux. The wine region…
Our time in Caen (pronounced, “Cone” in case you forgot) has come to a close. The apartment was perfect, close to everything, clean and had…
Taking a break from the war, we visited the town of Bayeux to see the 11th century tapestry. Sorry no pictures were allowed although that…
Located on a 247 acre island approximately 1 kilometer from land, Mont St. Michel has been a strategic fortification since ancient times, and since the…
On 8 Jun 1944, the Allies are moving into France with Carentan as their objective. On the road to St. Come-du-Mont the first tank arrives….
The Caen Canal Bridge (renamed the Pegasus Bridge after D-Day) has the honor of being one of D-Days first battle scenes. On the night of…
So a little background on the beach names. Prior to the invasion, the British & Canadian beaches were named after fish; Goldfish, Jellyfish and Swordfish….
We’re off to Juno and Sword beaches. Juno was assigned to the Canadian’s (Canuck’s) who had ~14,000 troops ready to assault the 6 mile beach….
Not much remains of Gold Beach as it was in 1944. Today there are vacation homes, beach huts and a hot spot for tourists in…
Pointe du Hoc is situated on a promontory with a 100′ tall cliff facing the English Channel. This point was a strategic advantage for the…
Situated on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy, is the 172 acre cemetery for American soldiers killed in action during the D-Day invasion. The…
The morning of June 6th saw 34,000 US troops descending on Omaha Beach. This was the first wave of soldiers from the 29th Infantry Division,…
A little about the area: Utah Beach was the first beach to have Allied troops land and engage the enemy. On that day, 6 June…
So, now that Adolf has a group of guys wanting to help him bring Germany back from economic disaster (army, navy, air force, death squads, etc.)…
So real quick and not too much detail. Once, long ago, there was this guy I’ll call Adolf who had a plan. Adolf wanted to be…
With an uneventful and somewhat relaxing flight, we begin our tour of France. Something big is going to happen, just know it since the flight…
So back at the drawing board for the next adventure. This 1-month stay in France will include WW2 sites, wineries, champagne cellars, city tours and…