American World War I & II Military Attractions in Alsace-Loraine, France

From TripAdvisor

My spouse and I have travelled throughout Europe over the past 15 years with other tour guide services and although they were all very satisfactory, our interest was to request a private and professional tour guide with genealogy expertise that would take us to my family's roots in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. Also, a tour guide with knowledge and experience of visiting the many American Cemeteries, Memorials and other renowned battle sites within Alsace-Lorraine. As background, I am a retired U.S. Army Veteran who served over 32 years both Active duty in Vietnam and Reserve duty with the Cross of Lorraine Division-79th ARCOM, formerly 79th Army Division with distinguished service in both World War I & II.


My request was for a customized 4-Day Private Tour service that included transportation and much appreciated language skills. As a follow up, we contacted Pieter Smits and spouse Terry Smits Moren who were exceptional with coordinating in advance the details of our visit. This was the beginning of a friendly relationship that added to our enjoyment throughout the tour by providing knowledge in-advance of our family's roots in Alsace, as well as, locating World War I & II military points of interest that I was familiar with from other sources. What was most outstanding was their assistance and patience with unforeseen circumstances that arose with researching various genealogy details; as well as, tour of the largest WW I American - Meuse-Argonne Cemetery near Verdun and the largest WW II American - St. Avold, Lorraine Cemetery near Metz, France.


Another highlight of our trip included a visit to the charming town of Colmar with it’s fine restaurants and close by wineries that featured tastings like none other… Pieter was especially knowledgeable of the wines and his unique understanding of the region’s viticulture.

This was a life-time experience for us and in good faith, I recommend JSwinetours - Day Tours -- Pieter Smits services to others who have similar interests and needs of a professional tour-guide with first-hand knowledge and experience for touring the Alsace-Lorraine Region of France...

Visited July 2016