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WALKING WITH THE JOCKS

Following on from last years successful WWTJ South tour, we are pleased to offer the second instalment, again with Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters. The tour includes flights to Germany from London and 4 nights Hotels (1x night Osnabruck, 3x nights Bremen) on B&B basis.

Tour dates 9-13 October 2025
Price- £1500
Single Supplement £200
Deposit £300 pp
Tour Start Point- London Heathrow

Key Information

The Jocks – the men of the 52nd (Lowland) Division – had a reputation for being ‘hellish good’ during the Second World War. They trained well in the mountains of Scotland, and fought hard in the low countries of North West Germany.

As before, we follow the route taken by the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers from October ’44 to May ’45. From the diary pages of ‘With the Jocks’, written by Captain Peter White, our itinerary takes us from Ibbenburen to Bremen and onto VE Day events on Luneburg Heath.

On this 5-day tour, we’ll travel north of the Rhine, following the 52nd Lowland Division into the heart of Germany. After crossing the mighty Dortmund Ems Canal, we’ll trek through the Teutoburger Forest towards Ibbenburen – there’s much to see and learn (not least what happens in a friendly fire accident), and you can expect a detailed, mapped run through of how tactics changed after Operation PLUNDER.
Crossing rivers, clearing woods, liberating prison camps – we aim to visit at least one concentration camp at Sandbostel – there was a terrible cost to pushing back the enemy. April 1945 was deadly for the KOSB. Constantly clashing with the last remnants of the German army, we trace their footsteps and use our detective skills to find the location of an ambush where the last two of Peter‘s poor Jocks were killed.
Then, moving up to the Hanseatic city of Bremen, we’ll see how the 52nd Lowland division captured the city before crossing the River Aller to investigate a massacre of Welsh POWs. But it’s not all darkness on this tour – we’ll also be passing Luneberg Heath, one of the key locations for the surrender of Germany in May 1945.

 

Booking 

Deposits can be paid via BACS transfer (IBAN if overseas) both account details are on the bottom of the booking form.

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