Musée Mémorial Walbourg 1870 - 1945

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Driven by a desire to understand, remember, and pass on history, DB Northern Alsace WWII Battlefield Tours offers private and personalized guided tours retracing the liberation of Northern Alsace from November 1944 to March 1945.

A land of fierce fighting, Northern Alsace became one of the main operational theaters of General Patch’s U.S. Seventh Army. This border region, shaped by history, was repeatedly passed from one side of the Rhine to the other through centuries of conflict between France and Germany.

My tours are primarily intended for American families wishing to walk in the footsteps of a father, grandfather, uncle, or great-uncle who fought here, but also for anyone seeking to better understand what these men endured. Between late November 1944 and mid-March 1945, the fighting in this region was long, brutal, and too often overlooked.

These tours invite visitors to follow in their footsteps, experience the terrain, and better understand the decisions, fears, and courage of the soldiers who fought here. From the Low Vosges to the Lauterbourg Salient, marked by the bloody Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen, along the Moder defensive line, to the banks of the Rhine and the violent fighting surrounding the reduction of the Gambsheim bridgehead, the battlefields come back to life through the story of Operations Nordwind and Undertone.

Depending on each visitor’s wishes, additional sites of remembrance may also be explored, including Maginot Line positions, remains of the Siegfried Line, and military cemeteries where those who never returned home now rest. These visits are always conducted with respect and without haste.
With several years of field experience, every tour is carefully prepared using wartime archives, maps, and firsthand accounts in order to restore a face, a name, and a story to the men who fought here.
For a more immersive experience, tours may also be conducted aboard authentic WWII vehicles, including a willys Jeep and 1944 Dodge WC-52, offering visitors a glimpse into the daily reality of the soldiers during the war.
Personalized advice regarding accommodations, restaurants, and museums can also be provided to help create a meaningful, respectful, and deeply human journey of remembrance.
For any information, please feel free to contact me.

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