This Battle of the Bulge tour gives you a general overview on the Battle for Bastogne. The German Lines of Attack and the American Lines of Defense. Reg shows you the actual battlefields , foxholes , bullet holes which still remain today. We visit the sites of the 101st Airborne Division and follow Patton’s trail into the city hereby using lots of original photo’s and personal accounts that were given to me by the veterans themselves. We visit the woods where Easy Company of the 506 PIR was dug in , talk about Team Cherry , Team Desobry and Team O’Hara, and others … This tour highlights the men who fought for our freedom. Those brave men who paid the highest price for freedom … We will walk in their footsteps!
Sample Itinerary
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Neffe – Bizory
Team Cherry & 501 PIR meet with General Bayerlein
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Halt Station
The German Breakthrough on 21 Dec 1944 . Band of Brothers Memorial.
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Bois Jacques -Jack Woods
501 PIR attack and Easy Company 506 PIR lines overlooking Foy
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Foy
The battles in Foy & civilian accounts.
LUNCH
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Clochimont – Assenois
Patton’s 4th Armored Div , CCR under Lt Col Abrams breaks the German encirclement …..
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NUTS!
Kessler Farm where Germans delivered the ultimatum to surrender and received McAuliffe’s brief reply!
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Hemroulle –Rolle Castle – Champs
The German breakthrough on 25 Dec 1944 . Bed linen stories. US HQ.
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Recogne
Native American Memorial. ‘Dear IRS, Come and get me!’
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Recogne – Foy
German Cemetery and Temporary American Cemetery
END OF DAY