Canada WWII: Normandy and Dieppe 85th Anniversary Tour

This morning we walk the exposed pebble beach where the Essex Scottish Regiment and the Calgary Regiment's tanks were pinned down. It was on this bloody shoreline that Honorary Captain John Weir Foote (chaplain) performed his incredible feats of gallantry which earned him the VC. Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, to pay respects to the nearly 950 Allied soldiers - the vast majority of whom are Canadians - who gave their lives on that single day. This afternoon we visit the British 6th Airborne sector, which included the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. They took part in a nighttime drop to secure objectives ahead of the beach landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944), destroying bridges and taking key positions to prevent German reinforcements.
Lunch on own. Dinner included. 

Arromanches, to see the remnants of one of the two artificial harbours erected by the Allies. On to Juno Beach, one of five assault beaches on D-Day and assigned to the 3rd Canadian Division and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. Visit the Juno Beach Centre. Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery.  This afternoon we visit Authie and the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Memorial. Bretteville and the Regina Rifles' defence against 12th SS (Hitler Youth) Division.  Audrieu Chateau and the Memorial to Canadian POWs murdered by the SS.
Lunch on own. Dinner included. 

We take part in the Canadian ceremony and remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Full information will not be known until early 2029.
Box lunch. Dinner included. 

Today we visit Falaise, which was a mainly Canadian operation with the 3rd Canadian Division. The attack to seize the high ground above Falaise and support the American breakout further west. Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.  The destruction of a 'lost' Canadian armoured column – Worthington Force. We will cover the area of Operation to trap the retreating German Army in what became known as the Falaise Pocket. Hill 117 and St Lambert - the story of Major David Curry VC. Moissy hamlet and the ford over the River Dives – a choke point in the "corridor of death" - and the destruction of German 7th Army and Panzer Group West. Viewing platform at Hill 262. Visit the Mémorial de Montormel.
Boxed lunch. Dinner included. 

Drive along the British Beaches Gold and Sword, assigned to the British 3rd Infantry Division and supported by commandos and special service units, including Lord Lovat and his personal piper Bill Millin. Visit the new British Normandy Memorial; the names of Canadian soldiers that fought directly under British operational command in Normandy are inscribed on the wall. Drive to Paris, arrive Gare du Nord station at approximately 18:00 hrs.
Lunch on own.