Battle of the Bulge trip.

Stewart Ashton · Post by **Stewart Ashton** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:50 pm

Pictures in wrong order

That was the conference centre and BAR next door

This is the hotel

Regards Stewart

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:26 pm

Considering the weather when we were waiting for the coach on the first day there:

I'm amazed at how lucky we were. Twenty minutes after this picture was taken were were out of the city and out of the gloom.

Adrian.

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:46 pm

I definitely think that this was the best time to see the Ardennes countryside:

An interesting mix of deciduous and conifer:

Looking back at the wartime photos, it doesn't look to have changed all that much.

Adrian.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:57 am

Great pix guys, thanks for helping me take ther trip with you vicariously from my pc! Bob

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:28 am

The whole area is filled with small memorials, much like Normandy.

One of the problems with going on a coach trip is that there are so many things to see which cannot be accommodated in the itinerary. So you end up getting glimpses of things as you pass

, such as this half track at the entrance to Stavelot:

We passed at least two Sherman turrets, without stopping

Adrian.

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:38 am

Here's an interesting "Still Life" from the museum at La Gleize:

I think I recognise a Panther wheel at the back but I'm not sure what the other one is from - Sd.Kfz 250 or 251 ?

Adrian.

stuart holden · Post by **stuart holden** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:22 pm

here are some pics would of loaded more but they take to long and got course work to do

here is the us cemetary

part of the wall with the murdered us guys at malmedy which has been placed in the wrong spot . the actual field the murders took place is over the road

here is the actual field

some allied units that took place remembered

a memorial to 8 us pows shot after digging graves for dead ss troops

i tried to get it working

the german cemetery a lovely peacefull place

brit para memorial with a hansome chap paying his respects

some of the bulge a stunning countryside

memorial to the 101st

king tiger

panther

hetzer

thats all for a few days took 2 hours to load this lot

will post some more when i get time

Stewart Ashton · Post by **Stewart Ashton** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:49 pm

Adrian and Stuart some great photographs there

Some information for Formula one fans regarding Spa Francorchamps which is close to Stavelot. Part of the road (track) contained an enormous fuel depot measureing 6 kilometres long. Elements of Kampfgruppe Peiper approached this depot desperate for fuel but they were stopped by soldiers of the 5th Belgian Fuselier Battalion (Not Telly Salavas

) who were guarding the depot. They set fire to many of the front rows of jerrycans causing an enormous wall of flame ensuring that the enemy did not get any fuel.

A truly fantastic tour.

Regards Stewart