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Eine Gedenk-Wanderung in Bastogne

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Eine Gedenk-Wanderung in Bastogne

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Eine Gedenk-Wanderung in Bastogne

04:33

16.9km

200m

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Not only if you are interested in history, you will like this tour through the wonderful landscape of Bastogne. Terrible history was written around nephew, Bizory and the other villages in the region around the winter of 1944, which you can explore along these paths. By the way, you enjoy…

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Last updated: March 3, 2025

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180 m

Mardasson Memorial

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The Mardasson Memorial has adorned Mardasson Hill in Bastogne since 1950. The five-pointed star symbolizes the famous and lasting friendship between Belgians and Americans, who fought together here in the Battle of the Bulge from December 1944 to January 1945.

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Wood of Peace

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The Bois de la Paix (Forest of Peace), a forest typical of the Bastogne Plateau, encompasses three hectares and a total of 4,000 trees. It was created to commemorate the …

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“Foxholes” Memorial

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During World War II, American soldiers dug foxholes and trenches here to find protection from enemy fire. The so-called “Foxholes” bear witness to the battle around Bastogne in the winter of 1944/1945.

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14.1 km

Airborne Memorial

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In the wood behind this monument, on 18 December 1944 "E" Company of the 506th P.I.R. 101st Airborne division U.S. army dug their foxholes in the Bois Jacques Woods as …

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.22 km

7.37 km

1.20 km

113 m

Surfaces

5.88 km

4.07 km

3.63 km

2.65 km

491 m

181 m

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Highest point (540 m)

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Weather

Monday 13 July

29°C

17°C

28 %

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April 6, 2026,🇧🇪 Bastogne: Gedenkstätten-Wanderung

All the memorial sites of Bastogne in one tour; plus beautiful paths and very diverse nature. We had everything: fields, meadows, pastures, coniferous forests. We could enjoy the beautiful distant views and the sun, and in the forest the spicy scent of conifers. Also, cows and horses along the way 😍
A wonderful tour in the best weather ☀️
We …

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October 23, 2021,Eine Gedenk-Wanderung in Bastogne – Belgische Ardennen

This 18 km hike leads to the traces of the cruel Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944.
Bastognes history is closely linked to the Second World War. There the Americans stopped the last German offensive.

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July 16, 2023,Eine Gedenk-Wanderung in Bastogne – Belgische Ardennen

Towards the end of World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began in 1944, but was halted in the Bastogne area by the superior American forces. This hike, offered by the tourist association, follows the traces of the gruesome Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944/1945.

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July 27, 2020

Not only if you are interested in history, you will like this tour through the wonderful landscape of Bastogne. Terrible history was written around nephew, Bizory and the other villages in the region around the winter of 1944, which you can explore along these paths. By the way, you enjoy the unique

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Eine Gedenk-Wanderung in Bastogne

Mardasson Memorial

Wood of Peace

“Foxholes” Memorial

Airborne Memorial

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