Voie de la Liberté Marker

Bastogne War Museum. Voie de la Liberté marker (borne). The route follows the 1944 route of liberation from Normandy to Bastogne. Bornes are placed each kilometer. DSC_0261

Ardennes, Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge

September 30th 2014
Between Maastricht and Bastogne, we traveled through the Ardennes region of Belgium. The Ardennes is a hilly region of thick forests and was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I and World War II. In August 1914, the German army advanced into Belgium though the Ardennes--an unexpected move owing to the forests and that Belgium was officially a neutral nation. In December 1944-January 1945, th ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Luxembourg » Bastogne

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

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