Ardennes Forest

Ar·dennes (är-d

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A plateau region of northern France, southeast Belgium, and northern Luxembourg east and south of the Meuse River. It was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I and World War II, notably during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and January 1945.

Ardennes [ɑːˈdɛn (French) ardɛn]

1. (Placename) a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop.: 290 130 (1999). Area: 5253 sq. km (2049 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) the. a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars

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Ardennes - a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

Ardennes counteroffensive, Battle of the Ardennes Bulge, Battle of the Bulge - a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise

Champagne-Ardenne, Champagne - a region of northeastern France

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Ardennes [ɑːˈdənz] NPL → Ardenas fpl

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More recently, it was occupied by German forces during World War II when they attacked France through the Ardennes forest.

Ardennes of Eden; LAURA DAVIES FINDS RURAL BLISS IN A QUIET CORNER OF ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

AaThe Germans struck NW of the Line's end, through the Belgian/French Ardennes Forest, a route anticipated by the French Army which held war games there in 1939.

Remembering the D-Day by Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Arriving in the freezing Ardennes forests on the second day of 1945, Keck was wounded in the leg and face -- he only recently had some shrapnel removed -- and had several near brushes with death.

We are the fortunate ones, say WWII veterans by AFP / AFP Global Edition

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