Battle of Crete WW2 privat tur (pris pr. gruppe på 6)
Beskrivelse
Dette er en privat tur med en 7-sæder van for maksimalt 6 gæster (prisen er for 6 personer). Udforsk slagmarkerne og mindesmærkerne, hvor det første luftbårne angreb i historien fandt sted. Slaget om Kreta er unikt, fordi det er det første angreb i historien forberedt og udført udelukkende af luftbårne enheder. Det var en mand-til-mand-kamp, hvor krigerne havde lidt støtte fra deres fjerntliggende baser. I denne tur vil vi give en detaljeret beskrivelse af slaget på Kreta med hensyn til udstyr, enheder, styrker og svagheder, forsvar og angreb stillinger, løbet af kampen og forskellige historier! Vi kan fokusere på specifikke enheder, nationaliteter eller enhver interesse, du måtte have og tilpasse turen. Vi besøger de vigtigste slagsteder i det vestlige Kreta ved Maleme og Galatas, to kirkegårde, en fantastisk samling af artefakter fra slaget og et par mindesmærker. Medbring en 30 GB USB-stick til at indlæse nogle rapporter, bøger, dagbøger, kort og billeder af slaget på Kreta!
Turmuligheder
Rejseplan
På Commonwealth-kirkegården ligger de allierede soldater, der omkom i slaget ved Kreta. Vi går rundt om gravene og fortæller historier. Vi vil også besøge det nærliggende 42nd street mindesmærke, hvor en bajonetladning fandt sted.
Vil besøge den tyske kirkegård beliggende på den strategiske bakke 107 med udsigt over Maleme flyveplads, og hvordan slaget udviklede sig. Vil gøre et hurtigt stop ved siden af Maleme flyveplads (det er stadig et militært område og adgang er forbudt). Vi går til det allierede hovedkvarter på toppen af bakke 107 med flot udsigt over området.
Tavronitis Bridge spillede en vigtig rolle under slaget ved Kreta, og det var et af tyskernes primære mål under deres angreb på Kreta. Tæt derpå besøger vi også RAF-mindesmærket dedikeret til RAF-piloter, der faldt under slaget.
Vi vil besøge det græsk-newzealandske mindesmærke ved Galatas landsbyens hovedtorv, vil tale om slaget der og besøge en af de bedste WW2. Vi vil også besøge Welch-mindesmærket.
Højdepunkter
Hvad er inkluderet
Afhentningssteder og tider
Hent og drop af ved Souda havn, dit overnatningssted eller enhver anden praktisk placering 10km eller 6 miles rundt om Chania gamle bydel, eller i nærheden af den nationale vej op til Maleme lufthavn. Kontakt os om dit afhentningssted for yderligere information
Rejsendes vurderinger
Vigtig information
- Der er adgang til offentlig transport i nærheden
- Velegnet til alle fitnessniveauer
- I tilfælde af rejsendes alvorlige sundhedsmæssige problemer eller andre medicinske problemer, bedes du give os besked
Anmeldelser(17)
Us and some of our friends chose to go off the beaten track and do a history tour with our tour guide George. The chance of getting to know so much for such a historical event and having George doing an amazing job making this tour an experience for us was trully the best thing for the day for us! If you live history take this tour! You will not regret it!
We are happy you had a wonderful experience touring around the battle grounds and telling stories of those who participated. We try to make our tour interesting, examining the strategic considerations of the belligerents and how soldiers perceived the battle. Its an educative tour suitable for all the family. George is an expert researching the battle since a young kid. Hope to see you in another of our tours.
Great history tour about a Battle, not widely known between the Germans and the Allies. George picked us up promptly, took good care of us and took us to various places where the events took place and gave us abundant information and amazing details. Thank you George for having a great time!
It was a pleasure to tour you around the battlefields and tell you stories of those involved, their strategic and personal considerations and how the battle evolved. Its an educative tour, depending on the travellers I add other information regarding the history, nature and culture of Crete. I also give a 30GB usb stick with primary sources regarding the battle. Hope to see you again!
Magnificent tour, we spent all day exploring and learning so much about the participants and their objectives during the battle. George is a very good lad who knows so much about history and unless you pause him, he will keep talking all day!
There are so many stories to tell so 6-7 hours might not be enough. George is very informative and tries to give an insight to the battle, the considerations of commanders and how the soldiers experienced it. He tries to make the tour interesting, not just mentioning dates and names. We hope to see you in another tour of ours.
Our guide, George, was extremely friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable. His passion for history, teaching, and sharing stories about the past was evident during the entire tour and we all had fun and learned so much. George has a wealth of knowledge - along with a great sense of humor! - and is interesting and entertaining. Our time together flew by and the tour was exactly what I wanted. Definitely one of the highlights of my trip to Crete. If you’re interested in a tour filled with amazing information and stories about the Battle of Crete, this is the one. Highly recommended!
We are glad you enjoyed the Battle of Crete tour. George is very knowledgeable, he reads and researches the events since he was a kid. George tries to give an insight of the strategic considerations and how the soldiers experienced the battle. It's not just a mention of dates and names. We also give a usb stick with 25GB of primary sources (books, diaries, reports and other researches) for those who wish. Depending on the travellers we could also talk about the history, culture and traditions of Crete for those less interested in the battle. We try to make it interesting and not boring. In any case it's an educative tour, suitable for all the family.
A history tour that we will always remember, our tour guide George was thorough and with abundant information about this significant battle. He will provide you with hidden details and amazing facts. Do not miss him!
It was a pleasure to tour around the Battle grounds of the first airborne only operation in history. George is a wealth of knowledge regarding the battle, as he is reading whatever gets in his hands since he was a kid. Now he focuses on reading primary sources and diaries of the belligerents. His focus is one the small stories on the soldiers and their accounts on how they perceived the battle. This is not a history class with names and dates, but an inside account of the considerations of commanders, how they interpreted the battle, its development and strategic considerations. We hope to see you again in the future.
This is a historic tour with plentiful information and insight about the war events that took place on the island during WW2. The guide is full of information about everything!
We are glad you enjoyed the Battle of Crete Tour. We try to give you an in depth view of the strategic considerations, how the opposing sides viewed the battle and how it developed. It was a unique battle and one of the first of its kind. The focus is mainly how the troops experienced the Battle and we tell small stories of the soldiers' experiences. Locals have not forgotten the sacrifices in WW2.
We had a splendid day with Tour guide, learning so much about the Battle and at the same time he was so accommodating to our needs that made the best of our day! We strongly recommend to take this.
In this tour we talk and visit battle of Crete locations. Because it's a private tour, we can be flexible and accommodating to the interests of all participants, so we can talk about other topics that interest you, regarding Cretan culture and countryside like in your case. We try to be flexible and make the tour a learning and discovery experience of Crete. Hope to tour you again in the future!
A memorable day with historian/tour guide George. In the end we were excited to learn so much about what happened on the island and its consequences on the war's aftermath.
George has a deep interest in the battle since he was a kid and studied modern history with MAs for this reason. We do not just visit sites but also explain how the battle developed and how was the soldiers' experience. At the tour we give a 25GB usb stick with a lot of primary sources, books, diaries and others for further reading and spreading the information on what happened on Crete in May 1941. Hope to see you in another of our tours!
This is a great tour in order for somebody to learn the fundamental details of the Battle of Crete. You will find out about the main battle sites, the Royal CommonWealth and German Cemeteries, monuments plus details about hidden aspects of the battle. Tour guide George is fantastic.
It was a privilege to tour you around the Battle of Crete sites and explain what happened in May 1941. In this tour we do not just talk of names and dates, but how the soldiers felt during the battle and the strategic considerations of the belligerents. We try to put you in the boots of soldiers and what they went through. It's an educative tour, paying our respects to the soldiers' sacrifices. Hope to see you in another of our tours!
Our tour guide George took us on this wonderful tour and he was very informative and communicative about the facts that took place on the island in WW2.
I am glad you enjoyed Battle of Crete tour. George main interest is this battle and in particular the stories of the soldiers involved. He can focus on anything you are interested, nationality, unit or a personal story. Locals have not forgotten what happened in Crete in May 1941.
