BASTOGNE, BELGIUM — It wasn’t the thunderous booms of shelling or the acrid smell of smoke that filled the air on Saturday. It was the click of horses’ hooves on paved roads in a celebratory parade.
The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of World War II, and the Siege of Bastogne the scene of a heroic defence by American paratroopers. Seventy-five years on, the Belgian town is ...
[Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect reference to a Battle of the Bulge re-enactment in Baugnez on Dec. 17-18. This article has been updated to remove this.] The ...
In December 1944, German forces surrounded Bastogne and demanded its surrender. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe’s ...