Oct. 2011 10th Armored Division Tour Cancelled
MilSpec Tours may offer another 10th Armored Division related tour in the future. Perhaps a broader scope tour of sites from Bastogne to Berchtesgaden that would relate to the many divisions that fought across central Europe.
From time to time visit their website at GoMilSpec.com to see what develops for 2012.
I would encourage you to join the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Its a growing organization that shares a common bond with the 10th Armored. As a member you will receive their quarterly publication, The Bulge Bugles. It contains stories about the battle written by veterans, and updates on member activities such as reunions and chapter activities. You will be joining a network of Veterans, their families and friends, and history enthusiasts, all with a shared interest in keeping connected, and keeping the legacy of these brave service men and women for future generations. Review their new and expanded website at http://www.veteransofthebattleofthebulge.org/vbob/
Thank you for your interest,
Duayne Forsberg
Nephew of 1st Lt. William Fudge, 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion / 10th Armored Division
-- Canceled -- 10th Armored Division -- Canceled --
2011 Pilgrimage Tour
October 2011
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We track and commemorate the Battle Route of the Tenth Armored Division across Europe. This tour is primarily for Veterans and their families, but it is also for today’s younger generations who want to learn about the World War II military achievements of the Tiger soldiers of the 10th Armored Division.
After our successful 94th Infantry Division
Saar-Moselle Triangle Tour last year, Duayne Forsberg,
whose 10th Armored Division uncle was
killed in the ferocious battle of the Crailsheim
Salient, asked me if a 10th Armored Division pilgrimage
tour would be possible. It will cover not
only the Saar-Moselle Triangle, but also Mars La
Tour, Metz and its fortresses, the Battle of the
Bulge, the pursuit to the Rhine, Heilbronn and the
Crailsheim Salient and the end of the war in
Bavaria and Austria. Won’t you join us as we honor
Duayne’s uncle and the other heroes of the 10th Armored
Division, following the battle route of the
10th and commemorating the achievements of
those men almost seven decades ago.
Patrick Hinchy,
10th Armored Division Tour Director
SUN OCT 2 USA - IN AIR
Book your own flight from the USA to Paris
Charles DeGaule International Airport (CDG).
MON OCT 3 ARRIVAL DAY. PARIS CDG
Everyone arrives individually. Our airport hotel is
close to your Paris CDG arrival terminal. Free
day in Paris. Arrive earlier if you want more time
in Paris.
TUE OCT 4 PARIS - LUXEMBOURG (B, D)
Tour Director Patrick Hinchy, one of the most experienced
veterans tour directors of Europe, welcomes
us and takes us eastwards from Paris via
the World War I battlefields and Reims where
the Germans surrendered May 8 1945. Then we go
via Mars La Tour where the Tigers had their baptism
of fire, Fort Driant and the Metz fortress defenses,
Thionville from where the Tigers
advanced to the Saar, and Luxembourg.
WED OCT 5 LUXEMBOURG (B, D)
A full day in the Battle of the Bulge. We highlight
Echternach, Berdorf and Muellerthal
where the Tigers defended the Bulge’s southern
hinge, Diekirch which the experts think is the best
Bulge Museum, and Bastogne, especially CCB’s
blocking defense at Noville, Longvilly, Mageret,
Wardin and Bras.
THU OCT 6 LUXEMBOURG (B, D)
First we go to Luxembourg American Cemetery
for our official wreath-laying and “Taps”.
Then a full day tracking in depth the Tigers’
northward fighting advance through the
Saar-Moselle Triangle up to Trier.
FRI OCT 7 LUXEMBOURG - HEIDELBERG
(B, D)
We celebrate the capture of Trier, and follow the
Tigers’ advance along the Mosel as far as the
Kyll bridgehead, Ehrang and Schweich on the
way to Wittlich. Then we track the Tigers to
Kaiserslautern, Neustadt, Mannheimand Heidelberg,
as they raced to stop the Germans escaping
eastwards across the remaining two
Rhine bridges.
SAT OCT 8 HEIDELBERG - FUESSEN (B,
D)
We go via Heilbronn, Oehringen, Schwaebisch
Hall and Crailsheim and relive the 17th
SS Panzer Grenadier Division’s ferociously stubborn
defense of the Neckar-Jagst crescent. Undoubtedly
one of the last major WWII combat
actions in Europe. Then we track the Tigers
through Ulm, Memmingen and Kempten to
Fuessen at the edge of the Alps.
SUN OCT 9 FUESSEN (B, D)
An enjoyable full day tour from Fuessen as we
go deep into the Alps where the war ended for
the Tigers. We see Oberammergau, Garmisch-
Partenkirchen andMittenwald and cross from
Bavaria to Imst in Austria.
MON OCT 10 FUESSEN - MUNICH (B)
A day full of World War II history. From Fuessen, we go north via Kaufbeuren to Landsberg
with its War Criminal Prison No.1 (1946-
58) where war criminals were held and executed.
In 1924 Hitler was imprisoned here and wrote “Mein Kampf”. Then we make an in-depth visit
of Dachau Concentration Camp. Afterwards
we go to Munich for three nights.
TUE OCT 11 MUNICH (B)
Another day full of World War II history. We visit
the remains of Hitler’s spectacular Alpine fortress
HQ on the Obersalzberg, with Berchtesgaden
and the Eagle’s Nest.
WED OCT 12 MUNICH (B, D)
Our final day is devoted to Munich. In the morning,
we have a guided city sightseeing tour then
independent leisure time. In the evening, a traditional
Munich Beer Garden Farewell Dinner.
THU OCT 13 MUNICH - USA
Our 10th Armored Division Pilgrimage Tour is
now over, but your memories will last forever.
We drive out to Munich Airport for our individual
flights home.
B = Breakfast, D = 3 course dinner.
