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Somme Advance to Victory Centenary Tour

On this Centenary tour we look at the opening phase of the Allied offensive, the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918, which led to the end of World War One, and attend the anniversary ceremonies in the Somme area. The battle, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, heralded the last one hundred days of WW1 and had a huge effect on the morale of both sides with many German forces surrendering. It was described by German general Erich Ludendorff as the “black day of the German Army”. Along with the ceremonies we visit memorials, battlefield cemeteries and the famous bridge at Riqueval.

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4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Regional departure by coach, then to our hotel in northern France or Belgium, where we stay for four nights.

We begin by looking at the Second Battle of the Somme in 1918, from the fighting around Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918, to the Australian attack on Le Hamel in July, and the British and Commonwealth advance on 8th August 1918, visiting memorials and battlefield cemeteries. We will also visit the new Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux.

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Villers-Bretonneux

On the 8th August 2018 we will operate a battlefield tour in the morning, with our own Remembrance event on the battlefield before dropping ticket holders in Amiens to attend the commemorative event. Non-ticket holders will have free-time in the city that afternoon.

Includes Breakfast

Amiens Somme Battlegrounds

Today we look beyond the breakout to the last 100 days of the conflict, starting at Bourlon Wood, then visiting the American Somme Cemetery before seeing the famous bridge at Riqueval, captured by British troops in the Breaking of the Hindenburg Line. In the afternoon, we examine the Battle of the Sambre Canal, and end in Mons where the war came to a conclusion for Britain on 11th November 1918, seeing the cemetery where the first and last casualties are buried.

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Mons Bourlon Wood Riqueval Bridge Sambre Canal

Return home.

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A commemorative event is being organised by the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and local partners on the Somme, and this will take place in Amiens Cathedral at 3pm on 8th August. The event is being led by the UK Government in partnership with the Governments of Australia, Canada, France and the United States of America.

To attend this event you must be a ticket holder. Tickets are given via a Public Ballot and applications for the Ballot have now closed.

Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at a minimum 3-star hotel in Belgium or northern France. Full details of your hotel will be advised with your travel documents.