Exploring the Battle of the Bulge | WW2 History

Join Chris and Tom on tour in Belgium and Luxembourg to visit iconic locations from the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's highly ambitious attack in the winter of 1944 to defeat the Western Allies.

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0:00 Introduction at Castle Bourcheid
1:12 Bastogne War Museum
4:34 Schumann's Eck
7:03 Lanzerath

In December 1944 Germany launched a highly ambitious offensive against US troops in the Ardennes, aiming to strike a knock out blow to the Western Allies.

US Troops from the 101st Airborne Division defended the town of Bastogne resolutely, until they were relieved by General Patton's Third Army.

In this video we introduce some of the key elements of the battle, and look at a specific story from the tiny village of Lanzerath, which saw action on the first day of the battle.

Bastogne War Museum
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Schumann's Eck
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Bastogne Barracks
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Luxembourg National Military History Museum
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Producer: Chris Hobbs
Presenters: Chris Hobbs & Tom Tokley
Bastogne War Museum Director: Mathieu Billa
Luxembourg Military Historian: Frank Rockenbrod
Camera: Calum Jelf
Edit: Chris Hobbs & Calum Jelf
Music: Epidemic Sound

This video was sponsored by Land of Memory.

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