Canadian D Day and battle of Normandy full day tour

Canadian 3rd division landed at Juno Beach, being a port area it was well defended. Bernieres saw the most casualties on d day, they advanced the furthest, heading for Carpiquet and outrunning the British on their flanks. meeting the 12th SS they were to have an ongoing personal war with these Hitler youth fanatics. With a tough reputation, the Canadians had many hard battles ahead, a protracted fight for Carpiquet. At the end of Goodwood they launched spring coinciding with Cobra in the west and as the Can 1st Army, linking up at the end of July with the 1st Polish armoured div they headed south in Totalize and Tractable under Guy Simmonds with some innovative manoeuvrers. They finished at Chambois to seal off the Falaise Pocket at the last Battle of Normandy. Assigned the north or left flank of the rapid advance to Germany, taking the port of Dieppe as a tribute to those in 1942 in operation Jubilee. With some fierce fighting in the Scheldt, clearing defences they allowed Antwerp to be a viable port

This tour begins at Carpiquet Airport, we will visit the memorial and the bunker at the entrance to the aerodrome. We then drive up to Arromanches to see the Artificial harbours and Museum. We then head west to Juno beach, there is the well presented Juno Centre. We can then visit Canada House and Bernieres sur mer. Heading slightly south we will visit the Canadian Cemetery at Beny sur mer before driving to the Abbey Ardennes memorial. Continuing south we stop at Hells Corner and the 9th Canadian brigade memorial. Continuing further south we will visit Verrieres Ridge and Hill 67. Then onto the Canadian Cemetery at Brettville sur Laize before our final destination at the Worthington Force memorial hill 140.