b'D-DAY: OPERATION Scan hereIMPHAL AND KOHIMA Scan here OVERLORD for the fullTHE FORGOTTEN 14th ARMY for the full itinerary itineraryBREACHING THE ATLANTIC WALL 24 Jan.4 Feb. 2025 Historical Background12 days Surprised, unprepared, poorly led and in the face of overwhelming Japanese superiority, in the spring of 1942 Burma Corps performed the longest retreat 30 July3 August 2025 Historical Background Expert Historian: in the history of the British Army withdrawing 1100 miles to India. For the next 1520 October 2025 On the morning of Tuesday 6th June, the largest amphibious invasion inDr Robert Lyman 21 months there followed a series of inconclusive operations in the Arakan 5 days history breached the defences of the Atlantic Wall, opening the way for theActivity Level: 2 and on the Chindwin, but when, in February 1944, the Japanese 15th Army Second Front and contributing to the final defeat of Hitlers Third Reich. Theembarked on a desperate mission to liberate India and close the supply Expert Historian: flanks of Operation Overlord were secured by audacious airborne landings:Nagaland and Manipur are two beautiful androutes into China, the, by now, superbly trained and efficiently supplied Dr Simon Trew in the west by the Americans around Sainte-Mre-glise, to the east byremote states in northeast India, generally14th Army under Uncle Bill Slim was prepared to stop them in their tracks. Activity Level: 2 the British near the River Orne. Between them, Allied troops landed on fiveoff the beaten path of tourism. Amidst theirDuring nine months of hard-fought battles on the ridges of Kohima, the beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword, with varying degrees ofunspoilt beauty of lush verdant vegetation,plains around Imphal and the Kabaw Valley, Slims troops repeatedly repelled success. Some forces were able to thrust inland immediately, others foundsparkling lakes and a wealth of unfamiliarforlorn Japanese attacks until the latter were physically, psychologically and This five-day tour examines carefullythemselves having to contend with withering German fire, a rising tide andtribal culture, evidence of the hard-foughtlogistically exhausted: their ragged remains, emphatically defeated, crossed selected events from 6th9th June 1944,an increasingly crowded beach. battles of 1944 abounds in Kohima and itsback over the Chindwin River into Burma, hotly pursued by the triumphant appreciating the plight of the commonsurrounding ridges and on the open expanseForgotten Army.soldier as he scrambled ashore amidstaround Imphal and in the neighbouring hills.As this may be the murderous German fire, his generationTravelling out along the Imphal spokesone and only time fighting to ensure the freedom that we enjoythrough country that has changed little,to visit West Bengal, today. What was it like to parachute intothe conditions of the some of the roads areyou might consider the night skies above Normandy or land bychallenging and will require the use of all- joining our pre-tour glider next to Pegasus Bridge at Ranville aterrain vehicles resulting in some long days.extension to see where few minutes after midnight? How did ColonelBut the effort is rewarding as we discoverand how Lord Clive Rudders Rangers scale the cliffs at Pointe dulittle visited villages, enjoy spectacular,(of India) established Hoc? What was the experience of Americanunspoilt views and explore extant defencesBritish hegemony soldiers struggling through the surf atfrom where soldiers long ago fought fiercelyover India and explore Omaha Beach, alongside renowned warand bravely, where many gave their todaytwo of Indias famous photographer Robert Capa, or British assaultto secure our tomorrow: at the lovinglycantonments: Dumdum troops faced with devastating enemy firemaintained Commonwealth cemeteries inand Barrackpore, the at the eastern end of Gold Beach? At theKohima and Imphal you may wish to pay yourlatter where the 1857 surviving German coastal battery positionrespects and give thanks for such sacrifice. Indian Mutiny started.at Longues Sur Mer, we hear how terrifiedThe tour culminates in Kolkata (Calcutta), the German gunners duelled with fearsomeformer capital of British India, with its wealthDay 1 Outward Travel. Fly from London via Doha to Kolkata or make your own warships from their emplacements in theof colonial-era architecture and middle- arrangements to join the tour at the hotelAtlantic Wall. class wealth juxtaposed against a modern city striving against poverty and decay.Day 2 Kolkata. Midday flight to Dimapur. Dhanshiri valley, Zubza Plateau,Hotels in Kohima and Imphal are comfortableKohima Ridge. Kohima (three nights). (B,L,D)and the best available, but the last days ofDay 3 Kohima: Garrison Hill, Kuki Piquet, Field Supply Depot (FSD). (B,L,D)our tour are spent in five-star luxury. Day 4 Kohima: Jail Hill, Raj Bhavan. (B,L,D)Day 5 Nagaland, Naga, Kangla Tongbi, Imphal (four nights). (B,L,D)Day 6 . Sangshak, Naga Hills, Nunshigum Ridge. (B,L,D)Day 7 Shenam Saddle, Tamu-Imphal Road, Scraggy, Recce and Nippon Hills,Day 1 Outward travel. Coach from Ebbsfleet International Station to Bayeux Pallal. (B,L,D)via the Channel Tunnel on Le Shuttle or make your own arrangements Day 8 . Tiddim Road, Loktak Lake, Indian National Army Museum, Japaneseto join the tour at the hotel. Bayeux. (four nights). Welcome drinks Martyrs Temple, Imphal Peace Museum and Memorial. (B,L,D)before dinner. (L,D) Day 9 . Imphal:Kangla Fort. Flight to Kolkata. (B,L,D)Day 2 The British Sector: Pegasus Bridge, La Riviere, Gold Beach. (B,D) Day 10 Maidan: Indian Museum, Fort William, Princep Ghat. (B,L,D)Day 3 The British and American Sectors: Ste-Mere-Eglise, La Fiere causeway, Day 11 . BBD Bagh/Dalhousie Square. (B,L,D)River Merderet crossing, Utah Beach, Port-en-Bessin, Longues-sur-Mer Day 12 Return home or perhaps extend your stay in India. (B,L,D)German battery. (B,D)ESSENTIALS Day 4 The American Sector: Pointe Du Hoc German battery, Omaha Beach, ESSENTIALS Clive of India Extension (departs two days earlier than main tour)American National Cemetery and memorial at St Laurent. (B,D) Day 1 Fly from London and/or start tour at Kolkata (two nights). (D)4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Best available hotels, meals as indicated,Day 2 Barrackpore, River Hooghly. (B,L,D)drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,Day 5 Bayeux: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, war museum.drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,Day 3 Plassey. (B,L,D)tour manager and expert historianCoach to Ebbsfleet International Station via the Channel Tunnel on tour manager and expert historian throughout, all internal travel, Le Shuttle or perhaps extend your stay in France. (B,L) throughout, all internal travel, optionalDay 4 (Day 2 Main tour) - Dum Dum Cantonment. (B,L,D)optional travel from UK. travel from UK.62 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 63'