Regular tour departure is from Sainte Mere Eglise
Pickup/return from Bayeux or Carentan at your hotel or train station
or from other places upon request (add. fee may apply)
(8.30 am to 5.00 pm & flexible)

If you’re into all things related to the paratroopers,  this tour’s for you !
We will focus in the area of D-Day actions of the Airborne on June 6th 1944

Beginning with Sainte Mere Eglise and the objective of taking the town.
Actions of the 82nd “All American” west of the RN 13, and 101st “Screaming Eagles” east of it that went from Paris to Cherbourg.
Visit places of interest where thanks to individual actions of one , two or a handful of soldiers who did more than their part, in the success of D-Day.

Sainte-Mère-Eglise

Famous town featured in the movie “The Longest Day”
An important objective of the 82nd Airborne paratroopers for June 6th the capture of this village is vital for a successful operation.

Hedgerow stop

Learn why and how these agricultural technics gave a lot of trouble to the US Army and how we dealt with them.

La Fière Bridge

Another key role to the success of the landings were to hold the bridges allowing troops coming ashore to link up with the paratroopers.
Here it will be a 3 day battle, one of the highest casualty rates of all of WW2.

De Glopper Medal of Honor / Wilhelm Falley Ambush site

Initiatives of individual soldiers and results of those actions

Brecourt Manor (E Company actions)

Lt. Dick Winters and the men of Easy company and their accomplishments on June 6th

 

Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

Airborne troops and 4th Inf. Div. link up

Lunch

Angoville-au-Plain

2 medics of the 501st (101st Airborne) using a church as a first aid station, treating soldiers of both sides, civilian children with little or no supplies.

Saint-Come-du-Mont

Incredible story of  paratrooper Joe Beyrle who spent more time in Red Army than US Army

Dead Man’s Corner Museum*

Lunch included in tour. *Museum entrance fee not included

American Paratrooper D-Day tour
2 people	3 people	4 people
€ 570	€ 700	€ 800

For information about other tour prices and options please click here : https://american-dday-tours.com/prices

 

Please let me know if you have some flexibility in your dates in case I’m not available the day(s) you want.