Secret Army: Belgium in World War 2
Secret Army: Belgium in World War 2
Secret Army: Belgium in World War 2
5 Days Starting and ending in Belgium
Visiting: Belgium, Charleroi, Fort Breendonk, Leuven, Brussels
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Tour code:
5bsav
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Physical rating:
Low
Age range:
0-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians
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Tour Overview
On this fascinating new tour, led by Head Battlefield Guide Paul Reed and WW2 author Dr Victoria Humphreys, we look at the story of Belgium in the Second World War and the so-called ‘Secret Army’, the Belgian Resistance, which was immortalised in the 1970s BBC Drama of the same name. With readings and history at all the main sights we bring this period of the Second World War to life.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive In Belgium
Location: Belgium
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Horizon Ath Lessines
Meals Included: No Meals
Local departure by coach, then to our hotel in Belgium where we stay for four nights.
Day 2 Battle Of Belgium 1940
Location: Charleroi
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Horizon Ath Lessines
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
We begin our tour by looking at the Battle of Belgium in May 1940 leading up to the Belgian surrender, seeing the 1940-45 Museum close to the battlefields near Charleroi. We then visit the impressive Fortress of Huy, now a museum of Resistance and the Holocaust in Belgium during WW2. Here we examine how Belgium stood up to the German occupation and its population suffered. At Bruly we visit the unique chapel and memorial to the local Resistance Group, and see the ‘Hitler Bunker’ where Adolf Hitler sheltered during the Battle of France and which is now a museum to the Belgian Resistance and Escape Lines.
Day 3 : Holocaust In Belgium
Location: Fort Breendonk
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Horizon Ath Lessines
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today we look at the occupation of Belgium by Nazi Germany and how the Holocaust affected the population in Belgium, and we travel to Fort Breendonk for an included visit. A nineteenth-century defensive fort, it was used by the Germans as a detention and later Concentration Camp, with over 3,500 prisoners passing through it. We have plenty of time to explore the site and hear the moving stories of those held here. In the afternoon we visit Kaserne Dossin. A former army barracks, thousands of Jews were deported to Death Camps from here during the war. It is now a national memorial and museum site to the Holocaust in Belgium.
Day 4 : Belgian Resistance
Location: Leuven, Brussels
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Horizon Ath Lessines
Meals Included: Breakfast
We travel to Leuven this morning to see the National Memorial to the Belgian Resistance, with some impressive statues depicting the Belgian resistance in WW2. Later we continue to Brussels and after lunchtime we have a walking tour of central Brussels looking at locations connected to the BBC ‘Secret Army’ series. Starring Bernard Hepton, the series told the story of a Brussels café at the heart of the local resistance cell. We visit the actual café used in the series and walk to some of the key sites which feature in the series, linking the fiction with the real stories of WW2. We will also visit the ‘Secret Army’ Memorial in Brussels, and Brussels Town Cemetery. We end the day with free-time in Brussels in the evening, to enjoy an evening meal, before returning to our hotel.
Day 5 : Return Home
Location: Belgium
Meals Included: Breakfast
Return home
What's Included
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Accommodation
As detailed in the itinerary
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Additional Services
Travel from a wide range of convenient joining points across the UK is included within your coach holiday price; some carry a supplement. Please contact us for our full list of joining points.
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Airport Transfers at Destination
This trip includes coach travel from/to a local UK joining point
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Fully Guided
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International Travel
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Meals
As detailed in the itinerary
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Transport
Comfortable, air-conditioned motorcoach
What's Not Included
Accommodation
Check out our Q&As
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What type of coach will be used?
You will travel on either our Luxuria Coach or our Silver Service Coach
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
Fully escorted by our experienced drivers/crews. And in most towns and cities we either include or offer optional sightseeing tours with expert local guides to help you get the most from your visits.
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Yes
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
On Leger Coach Holidays, your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full.
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Are all the relevant entry visa’s included in the price of the tour?
No
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What is the fitness level required to do this tour?
Low
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
As detailed in the itinerary
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Is there a supplement for solo travellers?
Some tours carry a supplement for solo travellers, please ask for details if the Single price is not shown
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes
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How long has the tour company been trading?
40 years
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Sole use of your own room on all Single Traveller holidays: means you still get your privacy and time out from the group.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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Battlefield Tours - Will it be possible to visit a particular cemetery whilst on the tour?
Please contact us and we will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.
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