80th Anniversary of the
D-Day Invasion
Baltimore area Council, BSA
The Adventure of a Lifetime
April 8th thru April 21st 2025
Information Rally
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Council Office
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Departing on April 8th, a group of Scouts and adults will once again be visiting Europe for a 12-day trip while taking in great history from WWII and spending a day at the Normandy Camporee hosted by the Transatlantic Council. This year’s Camporee remembers the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
Commanded by U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Normandy assault phase, code-named “Neptune” (the entire operation was “Overlord”), was launched when weather reports predicted satisfactory conditions on 6 June. Hundreds of amphibious ships and craft, supported by combatant warships, crossed the English Channel behind dozens of minesweepers. They arrived off the beaches before dawn.
Three divisions of paratroopers (two American, one British) had already been dropped inland. Following a brief bombardment by ships’ guns, Soldiers of six divisions (three American, two British and one Canadian) stormed ashore in five main landing areas, named “Utah”, “Omaha”, “Gold”, “Juno” and “Sword”. After hard fighting, especially on “Omaha” Beach, by day’s end a foothold was well established.
As German counterattacks were thwarted, the Allies poured men and materiel into France. By late July these reinforcements, and constant combat, made possible a break out from the Normandy perimeter. Another landing, in southern France in August, facilitated that nation’s liberation. With the Soviets advancing from the east, Hitler’s armies were shoved, sometimes haltingly and always bloodily, back toward their homeland. The Second World War had entered its climactic phase.
Who:
- Scouts BSA must be at least 12 years of age by and has not reached his/her 18th birthday by the last day of our travel. Scouts 18-20 will be registered as Unit Participants.
- Venturers & Sea Scouts are encouraged to attend the Normandy 2025 as part of the Baltimore Contingent. Ventures & Sea Scouts must be at least 14 years of age by the first date of the trip, but not reached their 21st birthday by the last day.
- Adults registering as participants must register on Black Pug.
How Much:
- $5,660 per Scouts BSA
- $5,660 per Venture & Sea Scouts
- $5,660 per Adult
- Fees include all food, activities, transportation, motor coach buses, and several shakedown weekends
- Should the Scout or adult need to withdraw, a deposit of $200 is retained and the amount paid may be refunded when a replacement Scout or adult is accepted.
Payment Schedule:
- $200 At time of registration or by April 28, 2024
- $1365 by July 20, 2024
- $1365 by September 14, 2024
- $1365 by November 16, 2024
- $1365 by February 15, 2025
A message from Your Baltimore Area Council Normandy Contingent Leadership Team:
This is what must be taken to register youth or adult for the Normandy 2025.
Go on the Baltimore Area Council website, you will need to set up a Black Pug Account if you don’t already have one (usually a parent account). All Normandy payments are through the Council, using the Black Pug registration for online processing. The initial deposit increases depending on when the registration takes place.
For questions, contact Glenn Sellers at glennsellers7@gmail.com
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