The Battle of the Bulge

 
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Research and information supplied by Robert Fergloute,
secretary of the Cercle d'histoire "Unde Oreris" de Bastogne (History Circle of Bastogne)
 

The Battle of the Bulge and the Liberation 1944-1945
Hitler assembled, from October 1944, an army of 250,000 soldiers, 1,000 armoured vehicles and 200 guns in the Eifel. The Ardenne was considered by the US command as a quiet, peaceful region not likely to be attacked... More details

Relive the first part of the Battle of the Bulge from 17th December till 25th December 1944. Day after day, hour after hour, the German attack and the surrounding of Bastogne.
In Bastogne, the distant booming of the gunfire is heart. Around midday, German shells fall near Bourcy, Moinet and Longvilly. It is the American debacle... More details

Relive the second part of the Battle of the Bulge from 26th December 1944 till 19th January 1945. Day after day, hour after hour, the end of the surrounding and the American counterattack.
German attack in the north of Bastogne: the American artillery destroys the whole enemy force. Quiet. Patton is at 5 km from Bastogne... More details

Peace and  Liberty
All these fights occured when most of the civilian population had not left the area. A lot of families lived in abominable conditions... More details

The Mardasson. Chronological account and American Memorial.
Among the possessions dependent on the Maison Forte, in 1674, it is written: "... sur Mardesson une pièce contenante deux journaulx de terres sartables" (... on Mardesson, one piece containing two journaulx (old unit of capacity) of lands for assart). This document confirms an old situation... More details

The Road to Liberty 1944-1945
It is from Sainte-Mère-Église that the Road to Liberty starts. A first section crosses the Cotentin till Cherbourg; the second one passes through France from West to East till Metz... More details

What reminds us of the Battle of Bastogne ?
Places of Memory : The Memorial of the Mardasson, the Place McAuliffe, Patton's monument... More details

Research and information supplied by Robert Fergloute,
secretary of the Cercle d'histoire "Unde Oreris" de Bastogne (History Circle of Bastogne)