D-DAY and the BATTLE OF NORMANDY 1944 – BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944 – NUREMBERG – DACHAU – MUNICH – BERCHTESGADEN
For the discerning Military History enthusiast the D-Day to The Eagle’s Nest tour is the journey of a lifetime…
This epic tour covers D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, the Battle of The Bulge and the Nazi period 1919-1945 in Nuremburg, Munich and the Obersalzburg. The tour visits Dachau Concentration Camp, National Socialist architecture and sites in Munich and ends at The Eagle’s Nest.
Part I – Normandy and the D-Day Landings – A comprehensive tour of the Normandy Battlefields during June-August 1944.
Part II – The Battle of the Bulge – The siege of Bastogne in December 1944 and the route of Kampfgruppe Peiper.
Part III – Politics and The Rise of National Socialism from 1919 to the Fall of The Third Reich in 1945. This very interesting part of the tour covers all aspects of life under the Third Reich including the politics, architecture, civilian life, the Holocaust and how the German nation was cast under the spell of Nazi doctrine to its inevitable conclusion. We visit the sites and discuss the aftermath, the Cold War and how Germany began to rebuild and reshape itself.
DAY 1 – Part I – D-Day & The Battle of Normandy
Choice of our NORMANDY itineraries.
DAY 2 – Part I – D-Day & The Battle of Normandy
Choice of our NORMANDY itineraries.
DAY 3 – Part I – D-Day & The Battle of Normandy
Choice of our NORMANDY itineraries.
DAY 4 – Part II – Travel to the Ardennes
Travel from Normandy to the Ardennes in Belgium with sites en-route.
DAY 5 – Part II – The Battle of The Bulge
Follows the route of SS Panzer Commander Jochen Peiper during the early stages of the Battle of The Bulge.
DAY 6 – Part II – The Battle of The Bulge
Bastogne, Foy and St Vith areas of the Battle of The Bulge.
DAY 7 – Part III – Travel to Nuremberg
AM: Luxembourg US Military Cemetery – General Patton is buried with many of his men in this cemetery.
Travel to Nuremberg in Germany.
DAY 8 – Part III – Nuremberg
AM: Nuremberg Court House where the War Crimes Trials took place.
PM: Nuremberg Rally Grounds of 1933-38.
DAY 9 – Part III – Dachau & Munich
AM: An in-depth guided tour of Nazi Germany’s first concentration camp.
PM: Dachau and travel to Munich with free time in the city.
DAY 10 – Part III – Munich – The Rise of National Socialism
AM: Walking Tour of Munich Old Town focusing on the rise of National Socialism and the Nazi era architecture.
PM: Travel to Berchtesgaden
DAY 11 – Part III – Berchtesgaden & Obersalzburg
AM: The Eagle’s Nest – Kehlsteinhaus. Overlooking the Obersalzburg.
PM: Berchtesgaden sites including the impressive Documentation Centre of National Socialism.
DAY 12 – Part III – Travel to Munich
AM: Travel to Munich for departure or your travel onwards.
You can also add days – for example if you wanted to add Operation Market Garden or an extra day in The Bulge to the routing.
If family members were involved in either conflict I can also tailor the tour to focus on specific units, sites and areas of interest.
Please feel free to CONTACT me for additional information.
Excellent Tour & Guide!
My wife and I just returned home after a 10 day WWII battlefield tour with Gary from Pegasus Battlefield Tours, (late June/early July of 2024).
The experience was far beyond our expectations! Gary's knowledge and expertise on the many places we visited was extensive. Everything about the trip was well thought out and planned, as well as the coordination and scheduling for all of the logistics involved, (hotels, food, transportation, etc.).
The level of information and detail Gary was able to provide went far beyond anything you can read about in a book or see on film. He spent the entire day with us, and was always willing and able to answer the many additional questions we had about the places visited and the events which took place there.
Gary is a true professional guide and passionate historian, and I would not hesitate to book another trip with him in the future!
Thank you Gary once again for a fantastic journey into the past of WWII in the European theatre!