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Operation Overlord: The D-Day Beaches and the Battle of Normandy

Operation Overlord: The D-Day Beaches and the Battle of Normandy

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I went to New Orleans a few years ago specifically to visit the National WWII Museum and I planned my trip to Normandy to visit the D-Day beaches. I could have wandered on my own but wanted a guide, both for more information and to visit additional WWII sites beyond the beaches. I found this site for a private tour: D-Day Tours of Normandy. I booked the 3-day US based tour. I highly recommend this company; it’s run by Malcolm…

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Normandy

Normandy

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I went to Normandy to visit the D-Day beaches but there is so much more to see here. I wish I had booked additional time to see more of the small towns like Saint-Lô or driven up to Cherbourg and the Cotentin peninsula. I stayed in Bayeux, at a lovely but overpriced hotel. Bayeux Bayeux Tapestry Museum The tapestry is over 900 years old, is 70 meter long and 50 cm wide. It depicts the Norman conquest of England in…

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