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Let me take you on an unforgettable tour through Normandy to experience the challenges that the US Infantry that landed on Utah Beach had to face on june 6, 1944. Walk where they fought.
- Tour Duration approx. 8 hours
- Pickup time approx. 9.00 hrs
- Drop-off approx. 17.00 hrs
- Location in or near Bayeux / Carentan /Cherbourg (Other locations can be arranged)
- Capacity max. 5 persons
-Lunch price is not included in the tourfee. Your guide will discuss arrangements on the morning of the tour.
UTAH-beach
The smallest of the two American landingbeaches, but very important in according to seize the deep sea harbor of Cherbourg in order to bring in supplies.
Considered as the most successful with the least casualties of all Normandy landing beaches.
The beach where General Teddy Roosevelt came ashore, the first seaborn general to land on Normandy soil.
- Neuville au Plain Crossroad
To prevent the Germans from counterattacking Saint Mère Eglise from direction Cherbourg, a defensive position was created by Paratroopers of the 505th PIR (82nd Airborne Division) at the mainroad (N13) leading to Cherbourg, just North of Saint Mėre Eglise.
- Gourbesville: Monument 82nd AB Div. / 90th Inf. Div.
June 6th, 1944 at 02.20 hrs Private James Hattrick , I Company 508 PIR, landed in this village. During several skirmishes he killed the German Commanding Officer, upon which he got killed himself, sadly enough.
June 10th, 1944 the 90th Inf. Div. passed La Fière Bridge and 2nd Battalion came under fire at Gourbesville. The village was several times taken by the American 357th Infantry Regiment, but just as many times were thrown out by the German 91st Luftlande (Airborne Infantry) Division.
Finally, at 23.15 hrs on June 15, after 9 days of fierce fighting, Gourbesville fell in the hands of the 90th Infantry Division……. and counted 300 American casualties....
Let’s visit the several monuments and buildings which will tell the story about this tough battle around Gourbesville.
- Orglandes, German Cemetary
After Gourbesville we continue for the village of Orglandes, like the 90th Infantry Division did after taking the village.
June 17th the village of Orglandes was finally taken after a joint battle of regiments of the 9th and 90th Infantry Division, in order to control the high grounds in this area.
Some days later there was a piece of land prepared as a temporary cemetary for American military.
By the end of June 1944, almost 7.400 German soldiers were buried here as well, albeit on the other side of the field.
In 1961, this cemetary became officially a German Cemetary, but still under French command. Since 1966 the German Government took over this place, and is responsible for the maintenance of the graves of more than 10.000 German victims of this Battle for Normandy.
- Pont l’Abbé : Crossroads and Douve-Bridge
June 10th the attack on the village of Pont l’Abbé started, from the village of Chef-du-Pont.
