HAMPSHIRE business leaders are to go on a networking event on the D-Day battlefields of Normandy, pictured.

Corporate Battlefields, a firm made up of battlefield and business management experts, will take the Hampshire branch of the Institute of Directors on a two day tour.

The company aims to deliver insights into the lessons from the battles for business management and how they can be applied in the workplace. Corporate Battlefields director Mike McCarthy, who is based in Chandler's Ford, said: "This is an excellent opportunity for IoD members to enjoy a relaxed networking environment yet be challenged by reflecting on how the officers and men involved in D-Day dealt with and overcame the very real challenges with which they were faced.

"We will draw from delegates the benchmark lessons that can be applied to business."