The castle at La Roche

The war....

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December 28th 2013
Geo: 50.2875, 6.18517Today, we explored a little of the military history of this region - mainly WWII, but also medieval! The Battle of the Bulge, said to be a major turning point of World War II, raged in St Vith and the surrounding areas at Christmas 1944 and the following fortnight. It remains the battle with the highest number of casualties for the USA. The casualties were terrible - Wikip ... 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