The Berghoff, 1944 The Berghoff, present Jake Powers with Veterans Jack Agnew, Earl McClung, and Paul Rogers at Dachau |
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Tour packages:
Package A: Band of Brothers - Part One
8 days and 8 nights encompassing the first segment of the training and combat experiences of Easy Company Toccoa, GA - Back where it all began • Training grounds of the 506th PIR - foundations of E Company • Currahee Mountain • Last remaining set of stables that were home to the 506th PIR during their time in England - relocated from Albourne, England for preservation Aldbourne, England - Easy Company’s Home in England • The famous Crown & Blue Boar pubs • Barnes’ General Store - where Major Winters lived while in England • The 15th century church where the men attended service and several E Company men were married • Littlecoate House – headquarters of the 506th PIR Normandy, France – D-Day, Invasion of France • Exact locations where the men of E Company began their crusade for liberation • St. Mere Eglise and the route that Major Winters took on the night of June 6th, 1944 • The fields of Brecourt Manor where E company silenced the German battery of cannons on D-Day • Carentan and the site of the Battle of Bloody Gulch
Holland – The Color of the Day was Orange • Drop zones at Zon • The liberation route of Eindhoven • The Island • Site of the heroic battle at the cross roads on the Island
Package B: Band of Brothers - Part Two
8 days and 8 nights encompassing more combat and occupation experiences of the 506th PIR and Easy Company
Bastogne, Belgium • The 506th jump off point outside Bastogne • The foxholes at Bois Jacques • Fighting locations around Jack’s Woods • Villages of Foy, Noville, Reconge and Rauchamps • Bastogne Museum and Cultural Center
Hagenau, Germany - the location where the final patrol crossed into German occupied territory
Dachau concentration camp -See firsthand one of the reasons why the “Great Crusade for Liberation” took place. To quote Major Winters “now I know why I am here to fight."
Berchesgarten, Germany • Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest • The Bunkers of Hitler’s secret mountain retreat
Zel Am Zee and Kaprun, Austria - site of E Company’s last days of war
Package C: Full Tour Package
15 days and nights encompassing the entire training and ETO combat experiences of Easy Company Beginning in Toccoa, Georgia and ending at the Eagles Nest in Berchesgarten, Germany. Visit all sites and locations as listed above.
Special Tours:
101st and E/506th D-Day Tour An in depth week long tour of the 101st Airborne Combat operations as they occurred in Normandy during D-Day and beyond. Guest lecturer - a world renowned historian and authority on the 101st in WWII.
Battle of the Bulge A detailed excursion into the historical stand of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne and nearby villages and towns. The most detailed program available anywhere on the 101st Airborne Division’s combat experiences in the Ardennes during 1944-1945. One week long with special insight as shared by one of the world’s foremost authorities on the 101st Airborne in WWII.
Tours Include:
• Trans-Atlantic Round trip airfare from the US to Europe • First Class accommodations throughout the tour • All transportation while in Europe • Touring by first class air-conditioned and fully stocked motor coach • A complete historical guide complete with maps, photos and historical information available nowhere else • Replica Airborne Jump Jacket and other historical memorabilia appropriate to your tour package • Exceptional and unparalleled insight through our staff of full time logistical escorts and historians • Breakfasts, dinners, welcome reception and farewell send off dinner • All entrance fees to museums and attractions • Each tour will feature two E Company/506th veterans based on availability • Customer Service and an experience that is second to none!
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