The <strong>histaorical trail</strong> streching over 40 km is a circuit to learn, discover and remember. It will allow you to <strong>retrace the steps of the men of the 101<sup>st</sup> Airborne Division</strong> and follow their advancement to seize the town of Carentan. The 13 sites included in the trail will take you to the critical points in the battle for the<strong> liberation of Carentan</strong> as told in <em>Band of brothers</em> where both <strong>American and German paratroopers</strong> fought fiercely for several days.
You will find explanatory tables together with photos and maps as a means to <strong>follow the advancement of this famous battle of Carentan</strong> and guide you all throughout. These tables are displayed at the spots where either the objectives of the 101<sup>st</sup> Airborne Division were formed and/or at strategic spots of the battle. They allow you <strong>to get immersed in the core of the battlefield more than 70 years later.</strong> This route is particularly relevant since it follows in part the path taken by the various regiments of the division.
