Our 2023 battlefield tour reviews are humbling and rewarding! The 2023 tour season included the 102nd Infantry Regiment and Yankee Division Tour in April 2023 and the Decker Family Tour in June 2023 as well as additional private tours led by Markus or Randy. The former had twelve participants, including four members of the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard of the State of Connecticut. The latter also had twelve participants, including brothers, spouses, and four grandchildren! Given the size and client mix, we are extremely proud of the battlefield tour reviews we have received! However, because of the large number of reviews written in our little green book, we’re only going to publish a sampling of them on this page.

We are also pleased because the Yankee Division tour was set up as a fundraiser and it raised $3,100 for the Connecticut Heritage Foundation’s 2023 Digging Into History Program!

 

The 102nd Inf. Regt. / YD Tour Feedback

 

2023 Yankee Division Small-Group Battlefield Tour Participants at the Chemin des Dames.
2023 Yankee Division Battlefield Tour Participants at the Chemin des Dames

 

Outstanding battlefield tour review from a participant in the Yanke Division Battlefield Tour, April 2023.

 

High praise received in this battlefield tour review from the four members of the Second Company Governonr's Horse Guard of the State of Connecticut.

Walking and photographing the WW1 battlefields in the St. Mihiel Salient during Knee Deep Into History's 2023 102nd Infantry Regiment and Yankee Division Small-Group Battlefield Tour
Walking and photographing the WW1 trenches in the St. Mihiel Salient

 

Another strong battlefield tour review from a member of the 102nd Infantry Regiment / Yankee Division Battlefield Tour

The St. Mihiel American Cemetery was one of several cemeteries visited on our Yankee Division Small-Group Battlefield Tour
Karen Zimmitti reading a letter written by her uncle to his mother just a few days before his death

 

Knee Deep Into History encourages bridging cultures. One way to do this is to visit a Champagne manufacturer and walk the vineyards.
When in Rome (or France) a Champagne tasting makes a wonderful cultural event

 

 

The Decker Family Tour Feedback

The multi-generation battlefield tour reviews received from the Decker family members made our day.

Another positive battlefield tour review from a member of the Decker Family.

 

Walking from the Bois de Cunel to the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. PFC Garrett Leeker died in this field. Photo by John Decker.

 

Visiting the graves of loved ones is a key part of any Knee Deep Into History bespoke battlefield tour.
Remembering PFC Garrett Leeker, 38th Inf. Regt., 3rd Div.

 

 

This visit to the Westwall Museum Katzenkopf in Irrel, Germany was a key part of the Decker Family's bespoke battlefield tour.
Learning about the Westwall at the Westwall Museum Katzenkopf in Irrel, Germany. Photo by John Decker.

 

Getting knee deep into history crossing the Rhein River in the same location where the 87th Infantry Division crossed it in March 1945.
Crossing the Rhine River by ferry where the 87th Inf. Div. crossed it in early 1945.

 

 

50th Birthday Private Tour of Flanders Fields, the Somme and the Meuse-Argonne

 

The birthday tour included an above and below ground tour of Vauquois Hill.