Nuts-Weekend at Bastogne (Battle of the Bulge Dec1944)

[housil]

Trip report Dec. 13.-16.

As last year, we also went to see the Nuts-Weekend events at Bastogne area this year again.

First stop over was "Siegfried line", where they had hundrest of km with these "Dragon teeth" to stop approaching tanks.

Next stop over was at "Elsenborn Ridge". You can still see the foxholes there.

US aid station

Each foxhole has a sign

explaining in four languages

so we walked all that memorial and decided to have lunch there, also in the snow at subzero and a very chilly wind as back in 44...

It was so cold, the gas flame of the stove turned off

but at least, we got the MREs warm

and ate off the trunk

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Next stop over was the Museum at Baugnez, where the Malmedy massacre took place.

with great displays inside

From Baugnez to La Gleize, where the German advance got stuck at least and they had to abandoned their vehikles due to the lack of gas and walk back to the German lines.

That King Tiger still sits there

Some impressions from the Museum inside

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Next event was "Manhay", were a battle took place on Christmas day

German Panzer V "Panther"

German Panzer "Hetzer"

German camp site

2cm AA gun

German fox holes

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The US camp site

All main road was a huge American WW2 vehicles convoy

A real WW2 Stinson L5 plane flying by

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My personal hero was that guy:

Dressed as a German Wehrmacht catholic Priest

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Here is the video I made:

[Cortexmelon]

One of my life long goals is to tour the WWII sights across Europe, looks incredible to see.

[ViperGTS]

One of my life long goals is to tour the WWII sights across Europe, looks incredible to see.

Mine too, bucket list for sure. Would love to see Bastogne someday, and bring my boys to share in the experience.

My grandfather was up high in a b17/29 fortress and/or b24 liberator (not Bastogne that i know of) but i cant imagine what level of hell our boys went through on the ground.

Im sure we have all seen it, but watch Band of Brothers, if you havnt

Thanks for sharing housil

[michel2827]

Thanks for sharing housil. Great Impressions