Battles of the First World War Podcast12 Jan 2024

2024 Meuse-Argonne Tour Dates are Here

New year, new opportunity to see the AEF battlefields of France! That's right, Rob and I are launching the 2024 Lost Battalion Tours Meuse-Argonne Tour.

Tour dates are July 03 - 09, 2024, and we'll be visiting the following stops:

- Vauquois Hill and the 35th Division area,

- the Montfaucon Memorial

- Hill 285 and Le Chene Tondu in the Argonne,

- the Crown Prince's bunker complex,

- the German war cemetery near Apremont,

- Exermont,

- a Medal of Honor Day visiting the sites of Barkley, Woodfill, and York,

a complete tour of the Lost Battalion site (including both entrapment sites),

- the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery,

- site of SGT Henry Gunther's death (last US KIA),

- an "Indiana Jones" moment where we explore a new site for all of us,

- a day exploring the battlefield and town of Verdun,

- and so much more!

Special requests in case are also possible if there is something important to you that you would like to see.

Details in the episode – do give it a listen!

Or contact us at lostbattaliontours@gmail.com

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