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Battles on the Hindenburg Line
Join us on a battlefield tour looking at the key battles on the German Hindenburg Line defences during the final years of the Great War, and uncover the true story of the film '1917'. Alongside a knowledgeable Specialist Guide, visit Quéant Road Cemetery, Bourlon Wood, Flesquières Tank Museum, Lock House No 1 and more.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Convenient local joining points
5 days from £749pp
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Local departure by coach, then to our hotel at Albert in northern France for a four-night stay.
This morning, we start on the northern area of the Somme battlefields near Gommecourt, looking at how the Germans began their withdrawal from these battlefields in February to March 1917, and at the ground near Rossignol Wood or Copse 125 as the Germans called it.
We then follow the German withdrawal via Bapaume to the area around Lagnicourt where the battles in the Advance to the Hindenburg Line took place in March 1917. We examine the Australian attacks here and the action involving Captain Percy Cherry, which resulted in the award of a Victoria Cross, also seeing his grave at Quéant Road Cemetery.
We then look at the real story behind the film ‘1917’ which covered the early battles on the Hindenburg Line in 1917 around Ecoust and Croisilles, seeing the battlefields there. After our lunch period in central Arras, we visit the battlefield at Bullecourt. Looking at the Australian and British actions here in April to May 1917, we have an included visit to the Bullecourt Museum, as well as the Digger Memorial.
We continue to the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, which commemorates many of those who fell in the battles for the Hindenburg Line and have no known grave. See the site of the Drocourt-Quéant Switch Line positions taken by Canadian troops in September 1918, and then look at the crossing of the Canal du Nord and the Canadian attack on Bourlon Wood, seeing the Canadian Memorial.
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Key Visits
Today we examine the British advance at Cambrai in November 1917, when hundreds of tanks helped break the Hindenburg Line defences. We start at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road Cemetery, the site of an important Casualty Clearing Station in 1917, and then visit key sites across the Cambrai battlefield at Gouzeaucourt, Trescault and the Flesquières Ridge, seeing the tank memorial.
After our lunch period in central Cambrai, we see the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing, and later have an included visit to the Tank Museum at Flesquières, where the recovered wreck of a MkIV Tank ‘Deborah’, recovered in 1998, is now on display. We then examine the fighting around Masnières, seeing the Newfoundland Memorial, and the crossing of the St. Quentin canal at Marcoing.
After our return this evening, we visit the nearby Le Tommy Café, a WW1-themed establishment with its own private museum and trench system, where we have an included dinner in the café.
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Key Visits
We begin at the Somme American Cemetery, looking at the fighting here in September 1918 when Australian and American soldiers fought side by side breaking the German defences. We visit the American Memorial at Bellicourt, look at the Ricqueval area and the St. Quentin Canal Tunnel entrance, and, at Ricqueval Bridge, see the amazing exploits of British troops who captured it intact.
After lunchtime in central St. Quentin, we look at the final battles on the Hindenburg Line in October 1918 in the battlefields around Beaurevoir and Joncourt, seeing where the war poet Wilfred Owen was awarded a Military Cross for his bravery.
We then follow the route of the British advance to the Sambre Canal, seeing the Lock House No 1 where two Victoria Crosses were awarded for bravery in November 1918. And, at Ors, we see where British soldiers crossed the canal and visit the grave of Wilfred Owen, buried alongside others who fell in the final great British battle on the Western Front.
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Return home.
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the Ibis Albert.
Ibis Albert
The Ibis Albert hotel in France offers a relaxed stay, conveniently located just 2km from both the Albert train station and the Le Musée des Abris-Somme 1916. Guests can enjoy their comfortable rooms, featuring free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and en-suite bathrooms.
Hotel Facilities
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General
- 3 Star
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Lift
Room
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Extra Pillows and Blankets
- Air Conditioning
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Shower
- Free Wifi
Service
- Safe Box in Reception
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Iron at Reception
- Dogs Allowed on Request
Accessibility
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
Food & Drink
- Gluten Free Meals on Request
Hotel
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Luxuria Coach
Stylish and modern, state-of-the-art Luxuria is the business class of coaches. Boasting comfort of the highest standard, sink into the deluxe armchair-style seats, stretch out with much more space around you, and enjoy a vast choice of entertainment on your personal touch-screen TV.
Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests* with cup holders, adjustable headrests and retractable calf rests on most seats to give you a more comfortable journey.
*Face to face seats are forward and rear facing with a table and will not have a calf rest. - Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch-screen TV offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s a selection of double and single seats, including six face-to-face seats with tables, and five single seats which are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
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