Ardennes--battleground area
Dec 20th, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Ardennes--battleground area
Just curious....is it easy to tour any of the major battle sites ??? is there anything to see ??
Have any "Fodorites" explored the areas or done this ??? Would love to hear your
feedback on this subject.....Thanks.
Have any "Fodorites" explored the areas or done this ??? Would love to hear your
feedback on this subject.....Thanks.
Dec 20th, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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If you're talking about Bastogne, the answer is that there are things to see, but it's not like the sites in Normandy near the D-Day beaches.
In the town of Bastogne itself, there is McAuliffe Square that has some artifacts from the war, such as a jeep and a tank. Also, there is a memorial to Gen. Patton and the "I was 20 in '45" museum, which is great. Just outside of town one finds the Mardasson Memorial, which includes a high tower from which one can see the "battlefields" in all four directions. There is also a museum there, but it has been closed in 2011. In the town of Bastogne and also just in front of the Mardasson Memorial are two of the markers for the "Road of Liberty," that runs from Utah Beach to Bastogne.
There is also a museum in Diekirch, Luxembourg, which is very good.
The Battle of the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) was fought in a lot of other places in Belgium and Luxembourg, but I don't know how much you could in those places.
As far as I know, there are no guided tours in the Bastogne area like there are near the D-Day beaches.
In the town of Bastogne itself, there is McAuliffe Square that has some artifacts from the war, such as a jeep and a tank. Also, there is a memorial to Gen. Patton and the "I was 20 in '45" museum, which is great. Just outside of town one finds the Mardasson Memorial, which includes a high tower from which one can see the "battlefields" in all four directions. There is also a museum there, but it has been closed in 2011. In the town of Bastogne and also just in front of the Mardasson Memorial are two of the markers for the "Road of Liberty," that runs from Utah Beach to Bastogne.
There is also a museum in Diekirch, Luxembourg, which is very good.
The Battle of the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) was fought in a lot of other places in Belgium and Luxembourg, but I don't know how much you could in those places.
As far as I know, there are no guided tours in the Bastogne area like there are near the D-Day beaches.
Dec 20th, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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Yes, there are tours in Bastogne. Google info for Henri Mignon Bastogne Tours. Henri gives one day tours and multiple days tours. The more days you tour the more you see of the battle of Bastogne. Henri is a survivor of the battle of Bastogne. He was about ten years old and his father was killed as a result of artillery shell that exploded at there home. Henri also witnessed German and American troops that occupied his family home. Henri showed us a memorial that was erected for the 101st Airborne as a result of The Band of Brothers involvement in the battle of Bastogne.......which has created a controversy with other US Army units that were also in the battle of Bastogne. We had a 1day tour and it was great.
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