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Battle of Cambrai Centenary Tour

The Battle of Cambrai was the first major use of tanks in the Great War when more than 400 Mark IV tanks broke the Hindenburg Line in November 1917 heralding the birth of modern tank warfare. On this centenary of this battle in Northern France we visit the battlefields around Cambrai and take trips to the Cambrai Memorial, Flesquieres, Havrincourt and Bourlon Wood.

Tour Includes

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Regional joining points
  • Travel by executive coach or upgrade to Silver Service
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Itinerary

Please choose your preferred 5 day itinerary

Regional departure by coach, then to northern France and our hotel for a four-night stay.

We will attend any major commemorations in the Cambrai area on 20th November and during our battlefield tour look at the Cambrai Memorial at Louverval, discover the story of the Boy General at Hermies, see where the heavy fighting took place along the Canal du Nord and Bourlon Wood, and follow where the tanks attacked between Havrincourt and Flesquieres. We will also visit the city of Cambrai itself on this tour.

Includes Breakfast

Included Highlights

Bourlon Wood Canal du Nord Cambrai Memorial Cambrai Commemorations Havrincourt Flesquieres

Return home.

Includes Breakfast


Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at a minimum 3-star hotel in northern France such as the Novotel Lille Grand Place or Novotel Valenciennes Aerodrome.

 

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