D DAY Tour- Omaha and Utah beach

You will start the day at Omaha Beach to understand all the details of "bloody Omaha". From the layout of the German defenses to the plight of the first waves, we will reflect on the stories of these brave GI's who conquered the beach. The American Cemetery will be our second stop. The resting place of more than 9, 000 American servicemen and women. Then we will head to the unique site of Pointe du Hoc. Follow the footsteps of the 2nd US Ranger Battalion led by the famous Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder who scaled the cliffs to destroy a German gun battery. In the heart of the Airborne operation, you will visit the small town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. It was the first town to be captured by the American paratroopers. At Utah Beach, We will exchange about the most successfull seaborne operation on that day with the first wave led by Theodore Roosevelt Jnr. We will conclude the day by the church of Angoville-au-Plain, used as an aid-station where two young medics treated about 80 wounded soldiers.