AMERICAN SECTORS

Through a full-day tour, come and experience the histories of the American young men who took part in the OVERLORD operation on D-Day.

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Immerse yourself in the history of the American beach and air assaults on D-Day.

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Your first stop will be on OMAHA BEACH, where the 1st Infantry Division and the 29th Infantry Division landed on June the 6th, 1944 at 6.30 am.

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After stepping on the sand of 'BLOODY OMAHA', pay tribute to the fallen heroes burried in the Colleville-Sur-Mer NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL.

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Keep following the missions of the Americans on D-Day by stopping at POINTE DU HOC, a 100 foot-high cliff that was scaled by the Rangers of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, led by Lt.

 

Colonel Rudder, to disable the German position composed of four 155mm guns, which could have wreaked havoc on UTAH and OMAHA beaches.

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Move further west to SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE to learn more about the Neptune operation when the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions had to secure and protect the western flank of the landing in the Cotentin Peninsula.

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This tour will take you to UTAH BEACH where the famous 4th Infantry Division landed on June the 6th, with Theodore Roosevelt Junior in the first wave.

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End your day at ANGOVILLE-AU-PLAIN, where history and humanity meet.

 

ITINERARY : Omaha Beach, Normandy American Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc - Lunch break - Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Utah, Angoville-Au-Plain.