Operation Fortitude 2016
- By Deputy B&G Wing Media Communications Officer
- 14 June, 2016
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The expedition, code named Operation Fortitude, saw the cadets walking in four groups, code named Gold, Juno, Utah and Sword! Named after the D-Day landing beaches assaulted by the allies on 6th June 1944. The cadets carried all their equipment, slept under canvas at different sites and covered a distance of over 60 kilometres. During their time in Normandy, the groups visited a variety of D-Day sites and paid their respects to the fallen by laying wreaths at military cemeteries. After completing the expedition, the cadets visited Pegasus Bridge, where they met Madam Arlette Gondrée, the proprietor of the world famous … Continue Reading →