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  • BH on Blockhaus d’Eperlecques: “Susan, It was massive. Old school type of museum which was nice. The bunker was unbelievable. Thanks again for your…May 6, 15:32
  • BH on Waterloo April 2024: “Susan, the three day tour was amazing and I found out so much more than I was expecting. Many thanks…May 6, 15:17
  • BH on Waterloo April 2024 – Day Two.: “Susan, thanks for the comments. I will look to see if I have any photos. Are you going to be…May 6, 15:15
  • Susan Yu on Waterloo April 2024 – Day Two.: “We were here for a day last year during a WWI Tour. I never know much about Waterloo, except it…May 5, 22:29
  • Susan Yu on Waterloo April 2024: “Great detail and write up.May 5, 07:36
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Waterloo April 2024

I was incredibly lucky to visit the Waterloo Battlefield and stay at Hougoumont Farm. They have an apartment which forms part of the farm that

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Fort Eben-Emael.

While staying at Waterloo this month I took the opportunity to visit Fort Eben-Emael located near the Belgium – Netherlands border protecting the Bridges of

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The Massacre at Wormhoudt

During the retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940 certain infantry divisions were assigned positions to slow the German advance and to grant time for the

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Blockhaus d’Eperlecques

The Blockhaus is located near La Coupole, which is near St Omer. (It is 14km northwest of La Couploe) The museum has many artifacts covering

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La Coupole V2 complex

La Coupole is located in Wizernes France. It is built into an old quarry 5km from St Omer, South East if Calais. I visited this

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Normandy 2022

It has been a three year wait to return to Normandy for the June 6th commemorations. All due to the pandemic. So excited to be

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Normandy 2022 29th May

Recce trip to Utah Yesterday was my first day in Normandy for the D-Day Festival 2022. The weather has been great, with bright blue skies.

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Normandy 2022, 30th May.

Today I started off with taking a 30-minute drive to the Omaha Beach sector. My first stop was the most visited WW2 American cemetery in

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Normandy 2022, 31st May.

Utah I returned to Utah Beach to view the beach defences. Utah was one of the two American landing zones, the other being Omaha. It

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Normandy 2022, 1st June.

Today I took a slight detour from the battlefield and visited a Militaria Fair at the Écausseville Airship Hanger. It was truly a sight to

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Normandy 2022, 2nd June.

I started to venture into the British Sectors today with a visit to the La Cambe, WW2 German Cemetery. This is a large collection cemetery,

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  • BH on Blockhaus d’Eperlecques: “Susan, It was massive. Old school type of museum which was nice. The bunker was unbelievable. Thanks again for your…May 6, 15:32
  • BH on Waterloo April 2024: “Susan, the three day tour was amazing and I found out so much more than I was expecting. Many thanks…May 6, 15:17
  • BH on Waterloo April 2024 – Day Two.: “Susan, thanks for the comments. I will look to see if I have any photos. Are you going to be…May 6, 15:15
  • Susan Yu on Waterloo April 2024 – Day Two.: “We were here for a day last year during a WWI Tour. I never know much about Waterloo, except it…May 5, 22:29
  • Susan Yu on Waterloo April 2024: “Great detail and write up.May 5, 07:36
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