FAM Trip February
Tour Operators Familiarisation Trip B E L G I U M , L U X E M B O U R G , T H E N E T H E R L A N D S During this unique tour (FAM trip) we will retrace the footsteps of the Allied soldiers 75 years after the end of the Second World War. We are going to visit a series of historical sites and museums related to the Battle of the Bulge, the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of Overloon, and Operation Market Garden. We will see and hear how the soldiers of the Allied divisions held the ground in the area, what difficulties they encountered, and how they resisted artillery barrages, dangerous patrols, rain, wind, and bitter cold. Co-funded by the European Union T u e s d a y Day of arrival / LRE Conference February 4, 2020 Flights to Brussels Airport, arrival of the tour operators Optional attendance at LRE Conference Overnight stay in Motel One Brussels, Rue Royale 120, 1000 Brussels, Belgium https://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/brussels/hotel- brussels/ W e d n e s d a y February 5, 2020 12:00 Royal Museum of Military History, Brussels Visit the LREXPO, the LREF’s thematic trade show where you can meet remembrance sites, museums and destinations tourism representatives from all over Europe. During the lunch break you can follow a guided tour of a new permanent exhibition in the Royal Army Museum on Belgium and WWII called: 'War. Occupation. Liberation'. 16:30 Transfer to the Ardennes 19:00 Check in at hotel Hotel Leo Station, Place Mc Auliffe, Bastogne, 6600, Belgium http://www.wagon-leo.com/en T h u r s d a y Bastogne and surroundings February 6, 2020 Guide: Reg Jans, an inspired American whose grandfather was wounded during WWII 09:00 Visit Bastogne Barracks: McAuliffe’s HQ and vehicle hall 10:30 Battlefield tour Bastogne – Battle of the Bulge, Easy Company Memorial, Bois Jacques, Foy, Recogne, Houffalize 12:30 Lunch in the Bastogne War Museum 13:30 Tour through the Bastogne War Museum.
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