Battle of the Bulge Group Tour

Journey into the Ardennes in Belgium and see where American soldiers stopped Hitler’s final offensive. Explore the dense forest, which in 1944 was frozen and covered in snow. Echo the troops and tanks as we travel up winding roads, through small towns and stone-built villages and commemorate the largest land battle the U.S. Army has ever fought.

In September 1944 Hitler faced the prospect of defeat after more than five years at war. In a desperate bid to regain the offensive he announced a counter-attack, to take place in the Ardennes. In the early hours of December 16 1944, the Battle of the Bulge began. Hitler thought he could split the American and British Allied line in half, capture Antwerp and force the Western Allies to sign a peace treaty in his favour. The Nazi plan failed but the Battle, described by Winston Churchill as 'an ever-famous American victory', was the single biggest and bloodiest that US forces experienced during World War II.

Tour Highlights

Henri Chapelle ABMC Cemetery and Hamm ABMC cemetery, General Patton's burial place.
Butgenbach, the HQ of the 99th Infantry Division and Wahlerscheid Road Junction, captured by the 2nd Infantry Division.
Purple Heart Corner and the positions of the 3rd Battalion 393rd Infantry.
Elsenborn Ridge and the North Shoulder.
Follow the route of the Kampfgruppe Peiper, where American POWs and Belgian civilians were murdered.
Schnee Eifel and the Dragons Teeth.
Bastogne and the Mardasson Monument.
Diekirch Military Museum.

Picture Gallery

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