This huge star-shaped memorial adjacent to the museum was erected by the Belgians as a thanks to the Americans for defending the town. It contains the names of the 50 USA states and a description of the battle

Bastogne

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September 26th 2017
26 September 2017 The camperstop at <a name="_Hlk494266934"></a>Herbeumont is on the site of a disused railway station. The line has been converted into a path which crosses the river on a large brick built viaduct. We started the day by walking over this. We then drove 65k north east and as we did went into the area of one of the fiercest conflicts of WWII, known as the B ... read more

Europe » Belgium

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more