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Bastogne (bästô`nyə), Du. Bastenaken, town (1991 pop. 12,187), Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, in the Ardennes and near the border of the duchy of Luxembourg. It is a rail junction and market town noted for its hams. In World War II during the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. It is also known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On Dec. ..... Click the link for more information. (Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945), it was held mainly by a smaller U.S. division against overwhelming bombardment by the Germans, until eventually relieved by the U.S. 3d Army. Nearby are military cemeteries and the Mardesson monument to the U.S. soldiers who died in battle. Bastogne a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944--45. Pop.: 14 070 (2004 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But, most significantly, it is shown in voters who cannot compare Baghdad 2007 with Bastogne 1944 (unless they watched ``Band of Brothers''), and who would rather flip over to ``American Idol,'' anyway. Few actions in the annals of warfare compare with Patton's moving his men and materials 100 miles in 48 hours to relieve the "battered bastards of Bastogne," the fabled 101st Airborne Division that was protecting the crossroads sought by Germany in its final major offensive of World War II, the Battle of the Bulge. In even rows lie the bodies of the men who defended Bastogne and St. |
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