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| WORLD WAR II ON YOUR OWN |
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| Whether you're stationed in Europe or just visiting, you can tour WWII history sites on your own. Our self-guided trips augment the existing books and professional WWII guides, and add off-the-beaten-track spots and stories from people who lived the history. Directions always start from our home base of Ramstein/Landstuhl, about 100 miles southwest of Frankfurt. Contact us if you'd like a personalized tour, please. |
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| "The Bulge In a Day" Trip takes you through the Southern Shoulder of the Battle of the Bulge in one day. Here's a little bit of everything: Gen Patton's grave, foxholes, battle sites, bunkers, a museum, and lots of personal stories. TRIP GUIDE HERE |
| Sites Within One Hour of Ramstein/Kaiserslautern |
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| Hands-On History Guides |
| Sites Within Two Hours of Ramstein/Kaiserslautern |
| Sites Within Three Hours of Ramstein/Kaiserslautern |
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| Books: Tours of the WWII European Theater of Operations |
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| Witnesses to War: The Personal Stories from All Sides |
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| WWII sites "Ala Carte": links to bunkers, museums, cemeteries, battle sites by topic |
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| The Siegfried Line in the KMC |
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| New/Updated Pages: Scheidberg, Rosport, Manertchen Forest, photographer Tony Vaccaro, Luxembourg American Cemetery |
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| Enemies to Friends: A German Infantryman Comes Looking for the GI Who Saved His Life |
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| In Jan 1945, GI Ike Refice (L) pulled wounded Panzergrenadier Horst Przybilski (R) to safety. Sixty years later they found each other, and now get together every June in Luxem. Read the story here |
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| KMC resident L.J. Elmore has written an entertaining book about the intertwined lives of two WWII soldiers - Markus Voss in Kaiserslautern and Andrew Bennett in Philadelphia. The book comes out of many years of research and assistance from local German and US residents (including a German veteran). It's available on Amazon and we recommend it. Bravo, L.J., for all your hard work - you did it! |
| WWII EVENTS COMING UP SOON |
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| Veterans Day Services near KMC |
| The 32nd Bastogne Historic Walk Don't Miss This One! |
| 40 min away: Lorraine American Cemetery, Wed 11 Nov at 1100 90 min away: Luxembourg American Cemetery, Wed 11 Nov - 1100 - with a flyover this year 2 1/2 hr away: Henri Chapelle Amercian Cemetery - more info coming 3 hr. away - Ardennes American Cemetery, Wed 11 Nov at 1100. |
| This spectacular yearly event will take place 12 December in Bastogne, about 2 1/2 hours from the KMC. Check out the details here, and plan to pre-register to avoid the lines. Dress very warmly and prepare for wet, muddy weather if you walk. The weekend usually includes extra events of WWII interest - it's a favorite of ours! Stay overnight Friday if you can loging help on the march website. Guaranteed a great weekend. |
| Bugles Across America |
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| "Echo Taps" bugler Hartmut Hausser, a faithful participant in ceremonies in the KMC. |
| Read about "Echo Taps" on the Bugles Across America website. Hartmut says it's his privilege to honor the fallen, as Taps lets "those at the gate know there's another hero's soul on the way." Thanks, Hartmut. |
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