War Memorial Tours

1944 was a busy year for allied airborne forces operations. To advance with success on the western front seaborne landings had to be supported by paratroopers. However not all troopers could be trained into paratroopers. People need equipment, supplies and heavy machinery to advance during assults. One of the most popular tools during these days used to shift people and equipment was military troops and cargo glider AS-51 Horsa. 

The Museum at "Dead Man's Corner", a single house on the historic intersection between Carentan and Saint-Côme-du-Mont...

We remember the Battle of Saipan lasting from the 15th of June to the 9th of July 1944...

Canadian forces made up less than 10 percent of the total troops landing on beaches in Normandy, however they made a big impact on the battle...

The 1st of July 1916 saw the start of one of the bloddiest battles ever recorded in military history with over 1 million combined casualties in just under 5 months...

On the 7th of May Australian and US forces banded together to oppose a Japanese threat that was building strength in by capturing the Philippines, Burma, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies and looking towards New Guinea and the Solomon Islands...

Also known as Operation Overlord, this was the largest amphibious invasion in world history...

Today it was announced that there will be a memorial erected in honour of the Cockleshell heroes in France...

A much sought after vantage point, Vimy Ridge was under German control for amost 3 years when Bristish and Canadian forces joined to launch an attack which saw the ridge back under allied control in 4 days...

ANZAC Day gives us a chance to remember the Australian and New Zealand men and women who sacrificed themselves in battle so we could continue to live...