How to Visit the D-Day Battlefields of Normandy
Battlefield historian Mat McLachlan gives you all the information you need to plan a visit to the D-Day battlefields of Normandy. Mat will show you how to get there, where to stay and what to see on your once-in-a-lifetime journey to Normandy!
ABOUT US: Mat McLachlan is a leading international battlefield historian and has spent more than two decades walking the great battlefields of history. His tour company, Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, takes travellers and history lovers to battlefields all over the world, in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and North America, escorted by the world’s leading military historians.
HISTORY OVERVIEW: D-Day was the Allied invasion of Western Europe, which took place on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Over the next three months American, British, Canadian and other Allied troops pushed the Germans back and liberated France.
LOCATION: The Normandy region is in France, about 150 miles west of Paris. You’ll need 2-3 days to see all the sites, but can see the main ones in a (long) day-trip from Paris.
GETTING THERE: Hire a car or catch a train from Paris, or join an organised tour.
WHERE TO STAY: The two main towns are Bayeux (for the American Sector) and Caen (for the British/Canadian Sector). There is a range of accommodation in each.
TOURS: Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours offers fully-escorted tours of the Normandy battlefields. Visit battlefields.com.au/normandy-d-day-tour (Australia) or battletours.com/normandy-d-day-landing-tour (USA).
GUIDEBOOKS: I recommend ‘Walking D-Day’ by Paul Reed and ‘D-Day: Normandy Landing Beaches’ by Major and Mrs Holt.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE: Our full range of tours throughout Europe, Asia, North America and the Pacific can be found on our websites (tailored for US or Australian visitors):
US site: battletours.com
Australian site: battlefields.com.au
I look forward to helping you walk in the footsteps of heroes!
- Mat McLachlan
Bayeux and Normandy Tour- June 11- 13, 2012
Tour of American sites
Overlord tour- Omaha beach
On my travels I wear my spyglasses on and record many interesting things. Most people don't realize that I'm recording with my sunglasses.
They are pretty handy and convenient for traveling. This time I'm with Overlord Tour at the Omaha beach in Normandy, France.
OVERLORD TOUR NORMANDY
OVERLORD TOUR NORMANDY
Bayeux Shuttle Multimedia Tours Trailer
Bayeux Shuttle Multimedia Tours provide fantastic guided tours of the American D-Day landing beaches and shuttle services to Mont St Michel.
D Day Tour -- Normandy, France
Our summer vacation 2016; the D Day Tours run by Overlord Tours out of Bayeux, France.
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f000269 Courseulles-sur-Mer / Bayeux / Calvados
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Support: Bobine
Taille: 96 Mo
Durée: 3:08 min
Cameraman: (inconnu)
Unités: La Combattante
Date: 14-juin-44
Localisations: Courseulles-sur-Mer / Bayeux / Calvados
Personnages: De Gaulle
Thèmes: FNFL / Dukw / Marin / Jeep / Discours
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Impressions of the Omaha Beach/Band of Brothers guided tour I took with overlordtour.com on July 27, 2009 in Normandy, France. The tour was very much in depth and worthwhile. Just take this tour or any of the other tours with overlordtour.com whenever you're in Normandy ! (I have no commercial connections).
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Guide Dale Booth Utah Beach D Day
Overlordour - Normandy
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Normandy TOUR of WWII D-Day Historical Sites | NORMANDY | 4K VIDEO
With D-DAY MEMORY TOUR, you will experience an unforgettable adventure. Immersed in the heart of Normandy, in the region of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, you will travel back in time during the liberation of Europe in the summer of 1944. Equipped with the same uniforms as the American soldiers wore the day they landed on the coast of France, you will re-live their amazing journey using only the supplies they were given. Your platoon will travel by Jeep, the very same Jeeps that were used during the war and technical support will be present at all times.
GERMAN BATTERY AT LONGUES-SUR-MER
The Longues-sur-Mer battery was a World War II artillery battery constructed by the Wehrmacht near the French village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications.
The battery was completed by April 1944.[1] Although constructed and manned initially by the Kriegsmarine, the battery was later transferred to the German army. The site consisted of four 152-mm navy guns, each protected by a large concrete casemate, a command post, shelters for personnel and ammunition, and several defensive machine-gun emplacements.
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D-Day Tour in Normandy, France
Hey guys, this video is an overview of the D-Day tour that my family and I went on in Normandy, France. I know this content is a bit more serious then my normal videos, but it was a very sobering experience for me, and was something I wanted to share.
** All black and white original footage is not mine **
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Arrormanches 360
Normandie 2017. Besuch des Normandy American Cemetery mit 9387 Helden und das Memorial in Colleville und des 360 Grad Kino auf dem Cliff von Arromanches. Kurze Eindrücke, aber Beides, was einen sehr nachdenklich macht ! Lernt der Mensch denn nie dazu !
My D-Day tour of Normandy - France
This is a slide show of my visit to Normandy in 2010 showing many main D-Day battle locations, military cemeteries and D-Day museums. Enjoy and 'Lest we forget'.
My D-Day Tour of Normandy
A short movie I put together on a trip to Normandy to learn about the D-Day invasion.
First music track by by David Cutter Music - davidcuttermusic.co.uk
Second music track by Chris Zabriskie
Normandy WWII Battlefields | D-Day Memory Tour
Normandy, the destination is the plan, the way you do it is an Experience...
Discover Historical sites on our drone and first hand experience video of a tour offered in Normandy. Visit the beautiful landscapes and monuments such as St Mere Eglise and Utah Beach where our veterans fought for our freedom.
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Website: ddaymemorytour.com
OVERLORD TOUR NORMANDY_(360p).avi
Slide show from our trip to Normandy in Northern France to visit the D-Day Beaches and other WW2 sites, guided by the good people from The Overlord Tour company.