Tanks in Town – Commemorating the Liberation of Mons 1944

Tanks in Town is an annual event in Mons in Belgium which takes place in early September to commemorate the liberation of the city in 1944. Second World War military vehicles and operational tanks come over as part of the event and on this special tour we combine a day at the event along with a visit to the battlefields in the Ardennes where the Battle of the Bulge took place in 1944 seeing the foxholes and museums around Bastogne.

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3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefield Guide
Convenient local joining points

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Local departure by coach, then to Belgium for a three-night stay.

We begin this morning in the area west of Mons where the Tanks in Town association will have a tank and vehicle display, plus a large militaria fair selling military memorabilia, and we shall see one of the vehicle convoys depart (Entry to this is 10€ per person). Tank rides are also available here from the organisers. We will remain here for the lunch period and then depart for the Ardennes Battlefields and look at the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. We start at the British Cemetery at Hotton and then go to Foy and look at the story of Easy Company – the ‘Band of Brothers’ – during the fighting here in 1944. We then visit the Bastogne War Museum (Entrance approx. 20€ per person) and see the Mardasson Memorial. We stay in Bastogne, with free-time for an evening meal, before returning to our hotel in Mons.

Please note: day 2 and 3 are subject to change due to commemorative events.

Includes Breakfast

Battle of the Bulge Tank at Bastogne Bastogne War Museum

Today we go to a village just outside Mons to watch the arrival of the parade of Military vehicles and tanks, as well as re-enactors, see a static display and then go to the Tanks in Town event at Chateau Warelles where there will be vehicle parades, a memorial service and static displays. Later we go to the Mons Memorial Museum to see the memorial to the US 1st Division who fought at Mons in 1944, see the special military displays here, and then into central Mons where the Tanks in Town event will end with a static display in the main square and later departure from the town. You will have additional free-time in Mons to relax and have an evening meal before we return to our hotel.

Please note: day 2 and 3 are subject to change due to commemorative events.

Includes Breakfast

Mons Tanks in Town Mons Tanks in Town Event

Return home.

Includes Breakfast

Return home.

Includes Breakfast

Today we attend further Tanks in Town events and then later we go to the Mons Memorial Museum to see the memorial to the US 1st Division who fought at Mons in 1944, see the special military displays here, and then into central Mons where the Tanks in Town event will end with a static display in the main square and later departure from the town. You will have additional free-time in Mons to relax and have an evening meal before we return to our hotel.

Please note: day 2 and 3 are subject to change due to commemorative events.

Includes Breakfast

Mons Tanks in Town Mons Tanks in Town Event

This morning we will attend the Tanks in Town event on the outskirts of Mons where WW2 Tanks and vehicles are on display, many of them still operational. After lunch, we depart for the Ardennes Battlefields and look at the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. We start at the British Cemetery at Hotton and then go to Foy and look at the story of Easy Company – the ‘Band of Brothers’ – during the fighting here in 1944. We then visit the Bastogne War Museum and see the Mardasson Memorial. We stay in Bastogne, with free-time for an evening meal, before returning to our hotel in Mons.

Please note: day 2 and 3 are subject to change due to commemorative events.

Includes Breakfast