WWII in Brittany: Saint-Malo, Atlantic Wall and the Lorient Pocket

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WWII Sites in Brittany: What to See Beyond the D-Day Beaches

October 31, 2026

The U-boat pens of Lorient, the German fortress facing Saint-Malo, the 69 Resistance fighters of Port-Louis and the Brittany American Cemetery. A licensed guide's account of the WWII sites in Brittany, and what visitors ask her there.

Saint-Malo in WWII: The Real Story Behind "All the Light We Cannot See"

June 11, 2026

Saint-Malo in WWII: a German fortress, the siege of August 1944 and the liberation by the US 83rd Infantry Division. The real history behind the novel, told by a local guide.