Virtual Battlefield Tour #6: Der Schwarze Tag, Amiens, 1918
18 Mar

We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively for Western Front Association members from Battle Guide Virtual Tours. As previously described, these are 'immersive', interactive 'virtual' tours combining modern technology with original and current audio and video content to give you the next best thing to actually visiting the battlefields themselves.

It was the momentous success that heralded the opening of the doors to victory on the Western Front.  Demonstrating superior tactics, operational resilience and material might, the combined allied forces punched up to 8 miles into German Lines. Engulfing five German Divisions, it was the profound effect on morale, of both sides, that proved even more significant than the geographical gains. British troops were buoyed by the success and felt that the offensive spirit was entirely with them to “get the job done”, while 50,000 German soldiers surrendered with no longer even a dim hope of Victory in their mind. General Erich Ludendorff later described it as “the black day of the German Army” - Der Schwarze Tag. This virtual tour will hope to capture the essence of the first day at Amiens following the leading Australian Battalions and the British Cavalry including the incredible story of one Whippet Tank Crew from 6th Battalion Tank Corps that operated for 9 hours behind enemy line inflicting tremendous losses on the enemy.

Please note that this Tour is now fully booked. You may still register your interest in it but will be placed on a waiting list in case anyone drops out. If you are already registered on this Tour, please let us know straight away if you will be unable to attend so that we can offer your place to the next person on the waiting list. 

 

How do I join one of these Virtual Tours?

Due to technical limitations (bandwidth), we are restricted to 60 members per tour. To be fair to all our members who may wish to join a tour, we are initially restricting applications to one tour per member. Depending upon the demand, there may be an opportunity to apply for a further tour later.

Applying to join a tour will be a two stage affair: Registration and then Payment.

Firstly, you'll be invited to register for a tour. This will allow us to allocate places to the first 60 applicants for each tour;  to create a waiting list if any tour is over-subscribed;  and to invite further applications for any tour which is under-subscribed.

The link to register for your chosen tour is here REGISTRATION OF VIRTUAL TOUR

Remember it will be strictly 'first come first served' with each member only being able to register for one tour, and only the first 60 registrations being taken for each tour. Make sure to use the same email address as the one you are registered with at the WFA.

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Virtual Battlefield Tour #6: Der Schwarze Tag, Amiens, 1918, office@westernfrontassociation.com
18 Mar 2021 19:30