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Cockleshell Heroes
Operation Frankton in December 1942 saw a team of Royal Marines in kayaks travel sixty miles up an inlet into Bordeaux Harbour to destroy as much German shipping as possible. It was immortalised in the classic film ‘Cockleshell Heroes’ and, on this battlefield tour, we discover the real history behind this daring raid.
Tour Includes
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Local joining points
7 days from £1,089pp
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Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to our hotel in Rouen for two nights.
Today we look at some Second World War sites in Upper Normandy, starting at Saint-Valery-en-Caux where the 51st (Highland) Division fought a last stand in June 1940. We see where the fighting happened, where the surrender took place and visit the war graves.
In the afternoon, we look at Airborne and Commando operations, visiting Bruneval where the Operation Biting raid took place in February 1942. We see the Drop Zone, discuss the objective, see the memorials and where the Airborne were taken off by the Commandos.
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Key Visits
We depart Rouen for southern France. After lunch, we see the U-Boat Base at La Rochelle and visit the Bunker Museum here, discovering more about the importance of this region to the German Naval war against the Allies. We continue to our hotel at Bordeaux for three nights.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We spend the next two days looking at the key sites connected with Operation Frankton – The Cockleshell Heroes – in December 1942, seeing the memorials and the U-Boat base in Bordeaux, discussing the objectives and, as part of the tour, crossing the Gironde Estuary on the local ferry to see where the Royal Marine Commando kayaks came in.
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We depart Bordeaux heading for Paris. Later we visit the small village of Maillé, a commune where a massacre took place in August 1944, the very day Paris was liberated by the Allies. We see the memorials and visit the museum to this dark chapter of Second World War history. We then continue to Paris for an overnight stay.
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Return home.
Includes Breakfast
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Accommodation
You will stay for two nights in Rouen in a minimum 3-star hotel, followed by a two-night stay at the 3-star Ibis Styles Bordeaux Meriadeck. Finally, you will stay for one night in the Paris area.Travel Options
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