Cross of the Belgian bomb disposal experts

B-6600 Moinet (Bastogne)

Erected in memory of three killed Belgian bomb disposal experts on 30 August 1945. They withdrew the last mines and bombs left on the territory following the Battle of the Bulge. You will find this Cross at the exit of the village of Moinet.

Fortin Boggess

B-6600 Bastogne

On 19 December 1944, General Patton ordered his 3rd Army to make a 90° turnaround and head north. A commemorative plaque reads: “Here, on the evening of 26 December 1944, the 4th armored division rejoined the 101st Airborne, so breaking the encircling of Bastogne”.
And a second plaque reads: Homage to Lt Charles Boggess (1911-1985), whose tank was the first to break the encircling of Bastogne »

Foy American Memorial/Old cemetery

B-6600 Foy-Recogne (Bastogne)

04 February 1945, the American army created a military cemetery in Foy-Recogne. In 1948, the American authority decided to repatriate the bodies at the request of the families. Certain bodies were buried in the US military cemeteries of Neuville-in-Condroz, Henri-Vault, Be and Hamm,Lux. In memory of this temporary cemetery, a monument was inaugurated on 10 September 2004.

L'Enclos des fusillés

B-6600 Noville (Bastogne)

This monument was erected in memory of 7 inhabitants of Noville (including the primary schoolmaster and the priest) and a young Luxemburger shot by the Gestapo on the 21 December 1944. The wall was erected in October 1951.

La croix commémorative du Séminaire

B-6600 Bastogne

5 January 1945, an American truck carrying ammunition stopped in front of the seminary. A huge explosion rang out and the 13 G.I.s along with their truck were destroyed. Just after the war, a small stone monument was erected at the site of the accident.

Mardasson Monument

Colline du Mardasson
B-6600 Bastogne

The Memorial was inaugurated the 16 July 1950. In the form of a five-pointed American star, this monument was designed by the architect Georges DEDOYARD, to honour the memory of the 76,890 American soldiers killed, wounded or missing in the Battle of the Bulge. A commemorative plaque has been placed at the heart of the memorial, with the following inscription: «POPULUS BELGICUS MEMOR 4. VII. MCMXLVI LIBERATORIBUS AMERICANIS».
On the gallery walls is a description of the Battle of the Bulge and a list of the names of the main squadrons to participate in the action. On the crown of the memorial, the names of the 50 States figure in bronze lettering. Nearby, a large crypt housing three altars (one Catholic, one Protestant and one Judaic) was designed to allow American families to come together to remember their dead.

Mc Auliffe Monument

B-6600 Bastogne

This monument is dedicated to the memory of General McAuliffe, who valorously defended the City in 1944.
The sculpture is the work of Ms Silvercruys, the sister of the Belgian Ambassador to the United States at the time. The General himself inaugurated the monument. In 1947, the Square was renamed after McAuliffe. A short time later, at a session held on 3rd March 1947, the Communal Council unanimously conferred on the General the title of honorary citizen of the City of Bastogne.
The General in question, held in high esteem by whole the people of Bastogne for his great human qualities, died in 1975.

Monument of the 101 st Airborne

B-6600 Bizory-Foy (Bastogne)

Inaugurated on 10 June 2005, this memorial is located on the road of Bizory - Foy, closed the old railroad Bastogne-Gouvy. In the background you will see the "Bois Jacques ", well-known from the movie "Band of Brothers".

Patton Monument

B-6600 Bastogne

On the 19 December 1944, General Patton launched his 3rd Army in counter-attack in an attempt to stop the German offensive.
General Patton died after a car accident in Germany in 1945.
The monument is the work of sculptor and medallist RAU, who engraved the General’s mask. In 1963, Lieutenant John Waters, Patton’s grandson, unveiled the stone on the site where it now stands.General Patton is burried at the cemetery of Hamm, Lux.

Renée LEMAIRE

Rue de Neufchâteau 21
B-6600 Bastogne

Plaque set up in the memory of Renee LEMAIRE, citizen of Bastogne nurse who served the American troops. At this place was erected a hospital which was bombarded the night of Christmas 1944.

The Baron P. de Crawhez Monument

B-6600 Bastogne

Creator of the Ardennes Circuit
Route d'Arlon - First world automobile circuit in 1902.

The Cady Monument

B-6600 Bastogne

This monument was inaugurated on 4th September 1949, in the presence of military, civil and religious authorities, as well as the father and sister of Emile Cady.
The monument recalls the retreat of Belgian troops on the 10th May 1940.
It is worth noting that the head present on the monument was sculpted by a local artist from Bastogne, Maurice Nizet (1929-1993).

The dead's Monument L'Ardennaise

B-6600 Bastogne

This monument represents a battered woman, counting the beads on her rosary (austerely clothed in traditional dress and headwear), in search of eternal peace through prayer.
It was sculpted in 1951 by Victor Demanet (1895-1964). In 1975, when Saint Peter’s Square underwent renovations, the sculpture had to be transferred.
On the back of the monument, the names of all the combatants, fallen soldiers, members of the Resistance and political prisoners can be found.

The dead's Monument of Bourcy

B-6600 Bourcy (Bastogne)

It was inaugurated in 1947 in memory of 4 inhabitants of Bourcy executed in December 1944 by the Gestapo.

The Fountains of Bastogne (1995)

B-6600 Bastogne

Creation: architecture Jacques Windeshausen, sculptures, Willy Dory et foundryman , Freddy Baggen.
The upper fountain represents the «rawieû d'Och du Pa la-y-ôt, les mougneû d'sope d'amon les Seûrs» and the lower fountain represents the «boveû d'lacê do Seminêre, ceux du Pa lâvâ». The small figures are «Piches Cacayes».

The german military cemetery

B-6600 Recogne (Bastogne)

Here, remain 6807 German soldiers killed during the Ardennes Offensive. The youngest was 17 and the eldest was 52 year old.

The Glessener Monument

B-6600 Bastogne

On 10 September 1944, following a brief period of combat, the American troops freed Bastogne from an occupation that had lasted exactly four years and four months. This skirmish occurred on the rue de Neufchâteau, at the entrance to Bastogne, and one man was killed.
A monument was erected in his memory and inaugurated the 12 June 1949. The monument was created by Mr Franchini, mason.

The Indians Monument

B-6600 Recogne (Bastogne)

Monument dedicated to the Indians soldiers. He was inaugurated on the 18 December 1994 and is situated near "the buffalo farm".

The Porte de Trèves

B-6600 Bastogne

The primary purpose of the Porte de Trèves is to enable access to the city.
In the year 1332, John the Blind, count of Luxembourg and La Roche, king of Bohemia and Poland, grants the City a charter. In exchange, the city is obliged to ensure the upkeep of the city walls, which the citizens must keep guarded. In 1688, the city walls are demolished by order of the king Louis XIV, and the Porte de Trèves is converted into a prison and halfway house until the First World War.
Restoration work was carried out during the 19th century. The damage caused by the Offensive in 1944-1945 also almost destroyed the building.
To this day, the Porte de Trèves is the last remaining vestige of the fortifications that surrounded the city in the middle ages.

The stones of

B-6600 Bastogne

Created by Colonel Guy de la Vasselais, the "Freedom road" retraces the route taken by General Patton’s 3rd Army from the Sainte-Mère-Eglise to Bastogne. All along this way are kilometer markers.

Trois Fusillés in Bastogne

B-6600 Bastogne

Joseph RENQUIN. Born in Bastogne 10 August 1914. Lawyer. Member of a spy network set up by the English in September 1942, he collaborated with Pierre Thomas. Arrested on 31 March 1943 and imprisoned at the Citadel of Liège, he was executed on the 31 May 1943.
Pierre THOMAS was born in Bastogne on 23 May 1907. Head Guard at the SNCB (Belgian Rail Service). Member of the Information and Action Agents Corps (A.R.A.), he was arrested on the 2 May 1943 and executed on the 31 May 1943.
Gustave Delperdange, born in Warnach on the 1 October 1911 was a quarrier by profession, therefore in possession of explosives. For this reason, he was arrested on the 24 July 1943 by the Gestapo. He was executed at the Fort of Breendonck on the 28 February 1944, along with 21 other people in retaliation after an attack.