See the Bulge & Paris in 2014! 70th Anniversary Battle of the Bulge Post Tour

26 May—1 June 2014 Tour Leader: LTC John Powell, USA(Ret)

Left: Going in May you won’t have chatter- ing teeth or frostbite when you see the dragon’s teeth! 6-Night Battle of the Bulge Post Tour "Malmedy Massa- cre". We continue Early on the misty winter morning of 16 De- through Trois- cember 1944, over 200,000 German troops Ponts, scene of a and nearly 1,000 tanks launched Adolf Hitler's valiant stand by last bid to reverse the ebb in his fortunes that the U.S. Engineer had begun when Allied troops landed in troops in their at- France on D-day. Seeking to drive to the Eng- tempts to stop lish Channel coast and split the Allied armies Peiper. In La as they had done in May 1940, the Germans Gleize you will be struck in the Ardennes Forest, a seventy-five-mile able to examine one of only 11 German “King” Tiger II stretch of the front characterized by dense woods and tanks remaining in the world as well as a German Pan- few roads, held by four inexperienced and battle-worn ther tank. On our way back to Bastogne, we stop in American divisions. The courage and fortitude of the Houffalize, junction point of the 1st and 3d U.S. Armies American Soldier was tested against great adversity. in the counter-attack, on 16 January 1945. Lunch on The battle that ensued is known historically as The your own in Malmedy. Meals : B/-/- Hotel: Best Western—Melba Battle of the Bulge.

Day 1 - Mon 26 May – Paris. This morning, we depart Day 4 – Thurs 29 May - Bastogne. This morning, we Paris on a leisurely drive to Bastogne with a sight-seeing drive to Hamm, Luxembourg, where we pause to pay stop in the Champagne Region at Reims with its magnif- our respects to the fallen, including the late general icent cathedral. We arrive in Bastogne in mid-afternoon George S. Patton Jr. We continue to Diekirch to visit and check into our hotel near McAuliffe Square in the the National Military History Museum. During the day, city center. Lunch on your own along the way. Meals: you will see “Skyline Drive,” discuss the 2d Panzer Di- vision’s axis of attack and the defense by the 28th Infan- B/-/-; Hotel: Best Western—Melba try Division and visit the site of the action of Combat Day 2- Tue 27 May – Bastogne. MHT is most fortu- Team Cherry. Lunch on your own in Diekirch. Meals: nate to have as your local guide, Henri Mignon, a re- B/-/-; Hotel: Best Western—Melba tired artillery officer of the Belgian Army. His fami- Day 5 – Fri 30 May - Hurtgen For- ly used to live in a small village north of Bastogne, in est. Today we explore the longest and an area reoccupied by the German SS during the Bat- fiercest battle on German soil between tle of the Bulge. Though only 8 years old, he clearly U.S. & the Wehrmacht. Over 60,000 recalls the hardships of the fighting and especially the combatants fell in this tangled dense day when his father was killed by an artillery round forest battlefield Meals: B/-/-; Hotel: while getting the family water from the farm well. Best Western—Melba We start at the McAuliffe Square with its famous Sherman tank. From there we visit important sites in Day 6 – Sat 31 May - Return to Par- and around Bastogne: the Bastogne Historical Center, is. Today we depart the Ardennes and the "foxholes" of the "Easy Company" (made famous make our way back to Paris. That in "Band of Brothers"), the German Cemetery in evening you have at leisure to enjoy Paris. Lunch on Recogne, Fort Boguess where the encirclement was your own along the way. Dinner on your own in Paris. broken by the 4th Armored Division and much more. Meals: B/-/-; Hotel: Concorde Montparnasse

Meals: B/-/-; Hotel: Best Western—Melba Day 7 – Sun 1 June – Paris. We transfer to our flight

Day 3 - Wed 28 May - Bastogne. Today, Henri will home or spend today and another delightful day have special access to the Belgium military base from (Mon 2 June) enjoying the “City of Lights” or take in where B/G McAuliffe sent his famous reply, “NUTS!” Roland Garros to see to the German surrender demand. We have a long trip some grand slam tennis across the battlefield and visit many of the sites made and continue on the famous in the battle: including the 82d Airborne Divi- bus to Normandy on sion sector, the withdrawal of the 7th Armored Division Tue 3 Jun and join the and the"Siegfried Line" with its signature "Dragon MHT D-Day Tour. Teeth.” From the German border we follow the attack Riding shotgun (or M- route of "Kampfgruppe Peiper", spearhead of the entire 1) in the jeep is option- German attack plan, including the site of the infamous al!