WW2 - BATTLE OF THE BULGE

This tour starts with a visit to the Mardasson Memorial, commemorating the 76,890 American casualties of the so-called Battle of the Bulge. After visiting the Bastogne War Museum just next to the memorial we'll drive to the centre of Bastogne for lunch. At Place McAuliffe we can look at an original Sherman tank. Next visit the Bastogne Barracks, during the battle the HQ for general McAuliffe and the American troops. Continue to Bizory to see the Easy Company Memorial and the Bois de la Paix (Peace Woods). We'll also visit the fox holes near Foy and see the places where famous commanders as Major Desobry, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Cherry and LieutenantColonel James O’Hara secured the perimeter around Bastogne.