The small village took a pounding during the Battle of the Bulge.Ģpm We continue the tour with a 60-minute drive to Recogne German war cemetery, where almost 7,000 soldiers are buried. There is leisure time for lunch in the village of La Gleize where you are going to see an abandoned German Tiger II tank. We continue with a short drive to the site of the Malmedy massacre, where 84 American prisoners of war were brutally slain by the SS. The rows of solemn grave markers are a staggering sight. The formerly serene, wooded region of Ardennes was hacked into chaos by fighting as the Americans dug in against the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and, later, Bastogne, which was defended by the 101st Airborne Division.įrom Brussels, there will be a 90-minute drive by luxurious private vehicle to, and guided tour of the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, where almost 8,000 soldiers are laid to rest. Army, which suffered over 100,000 casualties. The battle proved to be the costliest ever fought by the U.S. Lasting six brutal weeks, from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, the assault, also called the Battle of the Ardennes, took place during frigid weather conditions, with some 30 German divisions attacking battle-fatigued American troops across 85 miles of the densely wooded Ardennes Forest.Īs the Germans drove into the Ardennes, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. The German troops’ failure to divide Britain, France and the USA with the Ardennes offensive paved the way to victory for the allies. Hitler’s aim was to split the Allies in their drive toward Germany. We will travel along the former frontline of the Battle of the Bulge, seeing memorials, cemeteries, museums, monuments and preserved tanks.Ĭalled “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's last major offensive against the Western Front. 8am Meet and greet with your English-speaking guide / driver in the hotel lobby, from where you will be taken for an exciting guided day, in memory of World War II.
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