Private WWII Battlefield Day Trip

A day trip that covers a destination outside Freiburg. The listing is new on this platform and has not yet built up a review count.

Overview

It is run by On the Front Tours, a specialist WWII operator, and led by battlefield historian Matthew Menneke, who has been featured on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. Because the tour is private, the day belongs to your group alone: your pace, your questions and your interests shape it.

The route runs through seven battlefield stops in chronological order, starting at the Memorial Museum of the Maginot Line of the Rhine and moving through Selestat, Kaysersberg, the American 21st Corps Monument, Bennwihr, the Holtzwihr memorial to Audie Murphy, and finally the Colmar Pocket Memorial. At Holtzwihr you stand at the spot where Murphy earned the Medal of Honor. The operator's pitch is that most of these sites carry a plaque and little else, so the real value is having a specialist who can connect a Maginot casemate, a river crossing, Murphy's stand and the final break at Jebsheim into one coherent story.

Hotel pick-up is included from Colmar or Freiburg, and transport is in an air-conditioned vehicle with bottled water provided. Meals are not included.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Hotel pick-upPick-up from your hotel in Colmar or Freiburg in an air-conditioned vehicle.
2. Maginot Line museumMemorial Museum of the Maginot Line of the Rhine, a 30-minute stop. Admission is free.
3. SelestatA 30-minute battlefield stop at Selestat. Admission is free.
4. KaysersbergA 30-minute stop at Kaysersberg. Admission is free.
5. American 21st Corps MonumentA 30-minute stop at the monument. Admission is free.
6. BennwihrA 30-minute stop at Bennwihr. Admission is free.
7. Holtzwihr, Audie Murphy memorialA 30-minute stop at the memorial where Murphy won the Medal of Honor. Admission is free.
8. Colmar Pocket MemorialA final 30-minute stop at the Colmar Pocket Memorial. Admission is free.
9. ReturnThe tour concludes after the final stop at the Colmar Pocket Memorial.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points from the listing worth knowing before you book.

• Your group only. This is a fully private tour, so only your group participates. The operator does not combine parties or run a fixed timetable, which means the pace can bend around your questions and interests.
• Food is on you. Meals are not included, so plan for lunch separately. Bottled water is provided in the vehicle.
• Bring reference material. The tour includes 'Then & Now' photographs and battlefield maps. These help connect each stop to the wider campaign narrative.
• Accessibility limits. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. The listing also advises against it for travellers with back problems, pregnant travellers, or anyone with heart problems or other serious medical conditions. Service animals are allowed.
• Pace of the day. The itinerary covers seven stops, each given 30 minutes in the listing. Since the tour is private and runs on your pace rather than a fixed timetable, there is room to linger where your interests are strongest.

Common issues. The main constraints come straight from the listing. The tour is not wheelchair accessible, and it is explicitly not recommended for travellers with back problems, pregnant travellers, or those with heart problems or other serious medical conditions. Meals are excluded, so budget for food separately. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the start time receive no refund, and changes within that window are not accepted.

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