Tours of the D-Day landing beaches, Airborne drop zones and the Normandy Campaign that followed in the summer of 1944 between Allied and German Forces.



For enquiries email: 
n.stewart@libertysurf.fr





Photo above courtesy of Liz Harpham: Tortrefarm@cs.com

After “breaking into” Normandy, a 3 month blood-letting was pursued in order to “break out”, the Allies facing tenacious German resistance. The summer of 1944 in Normandy finally resulted in an allied breakout and pursuit that, with other European fronts, brought about the end of World War II in Europe just under a year later.

The dramatic events that took place in Normandy during that summer of 1944 are still very evident across the shores of D-Day and inland : The German defenses, the scars of battle, hundreds of memorials, increasing every year, countless museums, and the numerous war cemeteries across this beautiful region. The melancholy beauty of the cemeteries is the greatest contrast to the violence that made them such an omnipresent part of the landscape in Normandy.

There is much to see. To relate what happened, from the general strategy and actions to the moving stories of the individuals that took part, is a task I would be delighted to help you with should you wish to make an enquiry.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CONSIDER FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOUR !
Though it is of course possible to visit the D-Day sites on a day trip into Normandy, be aware that it is a large region and should really be appreciated by staying for more than one day. The D-Day coast itself is 50 miles in length and cannot really be appreciated by rushing through it. Omaha beach for example is a 4-mile beach, the German positions, the Memorials, running across it. The Pointe du Hoc, nearby, is a 30-acre site. The US military cemetery is a 172-acre site. To rush these places, with the stories they hold, is to defeat the point of understanding their true significance.


 
               If you are interested in a tour, please feel free to email me at :

                                            n.stewart@libertysurf.fr


I will be delighted to produce an itinerary suggestion for you based on your dates (and my availability !) hotel location, duration of stay, and number of people and means of transport. I will of course also give you, based on the above information, an accurate fee. I do have a transport licence for legally driving people in my own car (optional), but please be aware that I do not undertake transfers to and from Paris ! A typical day out covering D-Day sites or the battles inland can cover anything over 150 km of driving (when based in Normandy), rarely under.
 

If you have specific locations you wish to visit while remembering someone's part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, providing me with their name and military unit will enable me to prepare an appropriate itinerary. Better still, if you have Company, Battalion or Regimental details, the more pertinent and accurate a tour can be made.