Cherbourg Shore Excursion: Full Day excursion American D-day Sites
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Cherbourg Shore Excursion: Full Day excursion American D-day Sites

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Your tour begins as you board your minivan car for 8 persons maximum with your driver/guide for 45 minutes’ drive to Sainte Mere L’Eglise, the town was significantly involved in the World War II Normandy battle, in the early morning of June 6, 1944 the U.S. 82nd and U.S. 101st Airborne divisions occupied the town.

You’ll arrive at Sainte Marie du Mont to visit the Utah museum, with a B26, dioramas and a short film depicting the monumental exploits and heroic sacrifices of Allied forces in Operation Overlord. Before departing you’ll have free time to browse for souvenirs at the gift shop. A lunch is served at a local brasserie typical French “ Le Roosevelt ”, after your meal you’ll continue to La Pointe du Hoc. Three companies from the 2nd Ranger Battalion scaled the 100-foot cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day to capture this strategic position. The Ranger Memorial towers above the 30-acre battlefield where, one inscription reads, "Soldiers lie forever united in the chaos of war.

You’ll arrive to Colleville-Sur-Mer, home to the World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Just above Omaha Beach, a place where the American military suffered staggering casualties on D-Day, the American Cemetery is the final resting place of nearly 10,000 servicemen who died during the Normandy campaign. You’ll walk between the rows of marble crosses and Stars of David stretching as far as the eye can see, and witness a memorial and chapel that flank the sea of graves. Your tour concludes with a relaxing drive back to the pier.
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