München, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Dinkelsbühl, Salzburg, Klagenfurt

There will be German & Austrian veterans of WW II joining us all along the way & others will be with us on the bus. Our deluxe motor coach will take us through the Bavarian and Austrian countryside filled with magical sights and history:

München (Munich) where we naturally enjoy the world famous Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival where last year revelers consumed 5,000,000 liters of beer, ate 780,000 chicken and 75 oxen roasted on the spit. We ate and drank our share in 2000 and 2001. This is actually a giant state fair type of activity with many places to view and buy items made by local craftsmen. The first Oktoberfest was in 1810 during a wedding of Prinz Ludwig (later King Ludwig I of Bavaria) and the Princess Therese from Sachsen-Hildburghausen. It is right in the center of München!

Obersalzberg and the Eagles Nest!

This year we have added something new - several days on the Obersalzberg! We stay in the hotel where Hitler’s own guard lived when he was on the mountain (photo, top); we enjoy lunch there AND we go into the secret tunnels/bunkers (photo, left bottom) that ran beneath this hotel and connected with others; and we visit the famed Eagles Nest high atop Kehlstein Mountain.

We enjoy a social evening with the German Veterans Group of Nürnberg! (photo, right bottom)

Ingolstadt - This is one of Europe’s oldest, strongest citadels, which was unsuccessfully stormed by troops of Gustaf Adolf. We visit the Bavarian Army Museum and the Erich Topp room in particular.

We visit other beautiful little Bavarian towns such as:
Rothenburg, which was founded in the year 970;
Dinkelsbühl, another lovely old town - with a wine market!
Nordlingen - another beautiful old Bavarian city.

Nürnberg!
Highlights of the city:
This is the city of the Reichsparteitage;
This is also the city of the trials after the war;
We see the Germanic National Museum, round Reich Party building, the Garrison Museum and the old Bavarian castle Röthenberg.
Naturally, we are at the place where the Party Rally was held.

Tour price includes:

• All transportation by deluxe motorcoach;
• All hotels and accommodations;
• All entry to places featured in this brochure;
• All meetings with the veterans
• and much more

There will be a lot of historic sites to see and a great many veterans you will meet - bring the camera and take home great memories.

Klagenfurt - Ulrichsbergfest!

This area enjoys a major celebration in honor of all who served in World War II. Imagine yourself atop the tallest mountain in the area with a ruined cathedral and a huge cross at the very summit, thousands of veterans and others seated in the clearing - the banners flying, rifle shots in memorial of those who did not return…it is impossible to put this feeling into words. Our SHARKHUNTERS Group was there in 1990, 200 and 2001 - it was absolutely unforgettable.

We will again participate in the Ulrichsbergfest.

This is a TWELVE-DAY TOUR. Price is based on double occupancy. We have rooms for only 40 people. Only $1,899 per person (add $500 if you need a single room).

Deposit: $300. The balance is due about 60 days before we arrive in Germany.

Come to our ‘Patrol in So. Germany’ - bring your wife (or any other guest) and take $250 off the cost of their ‘Patrol’!

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