{"id":871568,"date":"2022-11-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=871568"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:08:29","slug":"battlefields-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/battlefields-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"7 incredible pieces of history you&#8217;ll discover on our epic Battlefields tour\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World War I and World War II are two of the most significant events in human history. The horrors and sacrifices of these World Wars are never to be forgotten, and you can still walk among the front lines in Europe, where brave soldiers laid down their lives for freedom. In honour of Remembrance Sunday in the United Kingdom and Veterans Day in the United States, we look at 7 pieces of remarkable history you\u2019ll discover on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-au\/tours\/wwi-and-wwii-battlefields?optionId=575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WWI and WWII Battlefields<\/a> tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-au\/tours\/wwi-and-wwii-battlefields?optionId=575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WWI and WWII Battlefields<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA8OKKyoxT9\/?hl=en\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-d-day-landing-beaches-in-normandy\">1. <strong>D-Day landing beaches in Normandy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/history\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-d-day-beaches#:~:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%20D,%2C%20Gold%2C%20Juno%20and%20Sword.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D-Day landing beaches<\/a> are one of the most significant historical sites for Brits and Americans. On 6 June 1944, around 156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in a heroic battle against the Nazis and the Axis powers. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history and is now known as D-Day. The battle led to the Armistice that ended World War II and the liberation of France, but there were almost 500,000 casualties, including over 125,000 US soldiers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCbRYRYjqwQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost eight decades later, Normandy still bears the wounds of this battle. 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The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/HistoryUK\/HistoryofBritain\/Battle-of-the-Somme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Somme Battlefields<\/a> on the Western Front were some of the deadliest in World War 1, with over one million soldiers killed, including British, American, Australian and German soldiers. You can still see the remains of trenches and shell holes and feel the sombre atmosphere as you learn about the indescribable suffering that happened here over 100 years ago between 1914-1918. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll take you to the Villers-Bretonneux memorial to pay respects to the Australian soldiers who lost their lives in WWI and also visit Thiepval, a moving memorial which honours the 72,337 missing British and South African men who died and had no marked graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/trafalgar-historic-europe-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6 historic spots to savour on Trafalgar&#8217;s Traditional Europe tour<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRXBB1dIv-e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=7dda1e62-a918-4724-a470-72e6f33ae4f0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-ypres-battlefields-and-menin-gate\">3. <strong>Ypres Battlefields and Menin Gate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Battlefields tour will also take you to the Ypres Battlefields of World War I. Located at Ypres Salient in Belgium, hundreds and thousands of soldiers lost their lives here, including British and American soldiers. We\u2019ll take you to important sites including Langemark, Tyne Cot, and Vancouver Corner. Explore the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 and see a replica trench. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay your respects at the Essex Farm Cemetery, home to the graves of 1,200 brave servicemen. This is also where Lt. Col. John McCrae wrote his poem, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/47380\/in-flanders-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Flanders Fields<\/a>\u201d. In the afternoon, we\u2019ll head to the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres and witness the poignant Last Post Ceremony. It pays tribute to over 100,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives in WWI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/tracing-your-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tracing your heritage? These are the most visited countries for tracing your family history<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiWveN1DMCd\/?hl=en\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-vimy-ridge\">4. <strong>Vimy Ridge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll visit the beautiful memorial at Vimy Ridge, where you\u2019ll uncover the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/articles\/the-battle-of-vimy-ridge-april-9-to-12-1917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Battle of Vimy Ridge<\/a> in World War I. The horrifying battle was fought by Canadian soldiers against German soldiers in April 1917, with more than 10,000 killed and wounded. It became a defining moment in Canada\u2019s emergence as an independent and formidable nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Chaag6OL1uV\/?hl=en\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-dunkirk\">5. Dunkirk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Journey to Dunkirk in northern France, to learn about the history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/history\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dunkirk-evacuations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Operation Dynamo<\/a>, or the Miracle of Dunkirk. The operation saw the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers to Britain during WWII. The soldiers were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation was planned after a large number of British, French, and Belgian troopers were surrounded by German soldiers during the Battle of France and seemed doomed to perish. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the rescue of the soldiers a &#8220;miracle of deliverance&#8221; in a speech to the House of Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/off-the-beaten-track-destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 off-the-beaten track destinations you should add to your bucket list in 2023<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CV1G1pEozmT\/?hl=en\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-fromelles\">6. 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