European Battlefield Tour - November 2005

  • This Battlefield tour was organized by ConnectionGroup tours of Don Mills, Ontario and took place in November 2005. Our tour guide was Jim Henderson. The main battlefields visited included Normandy, Falaise, The Somme, Vimy, Arnhem and the Ypres Salient with an emphasis on the Canadian involvement in both World Wars. Ian Watson
  • Nov 2nd - Runnymede, RAF Aircrew War Memorial, Brookwood Military Cemetery
  • Nov 3rd - D-Day museum, Golden Lion Pub, Tangmere Museum
  • Nov 4th - Nelson's Victory, Channel Crossing, Sword Beach, Pegasus Bridge
  • Nov 5th - LaCambe, Point du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Longues Battery, Arromanches, Juno Beach, Bernieres-sur-mer, Abbey d'Ardenne
  • Nov 6th - Beny-sur-mer, Verrieres Ridge, Bretteville, Falaise, Vimoutiers
  • Nov 7th - Dieppe
  • Nov 8th - Courcelette, Thiepval, Beaumont-Hamel, Foncquevillers, Ulster Memorial, Lochnagar
  • Nov 9th - Cabaret Rouge, Notre Dame de Lorette, Vimy Ridge
  • Nov 10th - Groesbeek, Arnhem
  • Nov 11th - Menin Gate, St.Georges, St.Julian, Langemark, Tyne Cot, Passchendale
  • Nov 12th - Brandhoek, Essex Farm, Hill62, Dunkirk
  • Nov 13th - London Remembrance Ceremony, Imperial War Museum