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Julian Whippy - Guild of Battlefield Guides member

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Julian Whippy

Accredited Member

· Badge no. 31

Accredited through the Guild’s Accreditation Programme. Profile maintained by the Guild.

Biography

Julian has had a passion for military history since his childhood and has led tours across the battlefields of the globe from Beesheva to Spion Kop. He has a particular interest in both Normandy and Arnhem having spent years researching and travelling the beach and inland battles of 1944. He enjoys leading groups to uncover lost or seldom-seen sites of battle from all wars. He has a military background, having served with the Royal Anglian Regiment as a member of the Territorial Army. A published author, he is a badged member and validator within the Guild of Battlefield Guides. Julian lectures on military history widely including in Whitehall for the Royal United Services Institute. Julian is today employed full time in military history as co-owner of both Battle Honours & Staffride Ltd, two leading specialist battlefield tour operators.

Regions covered

Western Europe

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Netherlands

Periods and campaigns

Second World War 1939-45

Liberation of Europe (1944)

  • D-Day – Op Overlord 1944
  • Op Market Garden 1944 – Arnhem Eindhoven Nijmegen

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Profile updated

5 March 2018