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Bastogne

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Bas·togne  (b-stn, b-stôny)
A town of southeast Belgium near the Luxembourg border. It was a crucial point in the U.S. defensive line during the World War II Battle of the Bulge (December 1944-January 1945). Population: 14,400.
Bastogne [bæˈstəʊn (French) bastɔɲ]
n
(Placename) 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.: 7000 (1991 est.)
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Army during World War II as a member of the famed 101st Infantry Division surrounded by the German Army at Bastogne and liberated by the forces of General Patton.
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Starting at the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, they visited famous war sites including Pegasus Bridge, Bastogne and the site of the Battle of the Bulge, Arnhem and also surviving First World War trenches in the Somme.
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