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Crossing Carentan…
A short stop will
be made here in this town which was one of the principal
objectives of the 101st Airborne to take. Carentan
was the meeting juncture for two American Corps.
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Angoville au Plain
Here you will
visit a very old and quaint church from the 12 century,
in which Bob Wright, and Kenneth Moore -two medics
from the 501st and 101st Airborne division, tended
to over 80 American and German wounded men after the
early hours of the American paratrooper drop into
Normandy. Here for over 72 non-stop hours, Wright
and Moore attended to the wounded from June 6th to
7th. It was near this church also that Colonel Sink
of the 506th established his second command post on
D-day plus 1.
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Hiesville
This is the location
of the Le Cauday's farmhouse, which was the first
Headquarters of General Maxwell Taylor, Commander
of the 101st Airborne. General Taylor kept his Headquarters
at this location for 8 days following June 6th, 1944.
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Memorial PRATT
General Pratt of
the 101st Airborne was initially supposed to land
with elements of the 101st Airborne and arrives on
Utah Beach during the afternoon of D-Day. Prior to
General Pratt's jump, however, General Maxwell D.
Taylor persuaded Pratt to join the first wave of gliders
to land in Normandy, instead. Pratt would have preferred
to jump with his men, but he had not completed the
necessary training to qualify him to make a parachute
jump at the time. Unknown to Pratt, his glider was
seriously overloaded, and it crashed in a field at
the site of this memorial. He was the first United
States General to be killed in action during the Invasion.
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Sainte Mère Eglise
Sainte Mere Eglise
is one of the most memorable places depicted in
the famous movie- The Longest Day. This tour will
show you the famous church tower upon which the
American paratrooper John Steele landed and became
entangled as he parachuted into Normandy on June
6th. An actual mannequin of Steele has been hung
with parachute on the church tower to commemorate
his courageous jump.
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Sainte Mère Eglise
Museum
Here you will see
an actual CG 4 Waco glider, a C-47 transport plane,
and a number of historical military artefacts, which
have been professionally displayed to commemorate
and honour the D-day invasion. A film comprised of
archive material is available to visitors retracing
the mission and footsteps of the many paratroopers
who landed in Normandy. This museum is one to see
in any D-Day tour!
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Lunch
at Sainte Mère Eglise
(Not included)
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La Fière
Here you will see
a clear view of the inland areas that were flooded
by the Germans and the marshes of Merderet. This is
the place where many of the 82nd Airborne were located
under orders of General Gavin to resist the counter
attacking Germans and guard two strategic bridges
for the defence of the town of Sainte Mere Eglise.
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Utah Beach
This is the place
where the successful landing of the American Ivy Division
(the 4th Infantry Division) occurred under orders
of General Barton and General Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr. with others in the first attack wave at Utah Beach.
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Visite du Musée de
Utah Beach
An amazing museum
in which a wing is constructed around an element of
German fortification for the visitor's viewing.
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Graignes
Here, a company
of the 3rd Battalion of the 507th/82nd Airborne
landed approximately 20 km to the south of its'
objective. This village was the scene of a terrible
massacre conducted by elements of the 17th German
SS unit Gotz Von Berlichingen. Today, this village
is dominated by the calm countryside and peaceful
marshes.
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