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BATTLE OF THE BULGE MUSEUM

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BATTLE OF THE BULGE MUSEUM
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Address:

Rue Châmont 5
6980 LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE
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Tel.:+32 (0) 84 41 17 25

Fax:+32 (0) 84 41 17 25

On about 1500 m², divided over three levels connected through a large staircase and a lift for handicapped persons, visitors discover over 120 models of American, English, German and even Scottish soldiers with their equipment and weapons, as well as uniforms offered by war veterans that took part in the Battle of the Bulge. Visitors also find an important collection of weapons, photographs, personal objects and equipments that were found on the battlefield, as well as some twenty military vehicles.

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Opening periods:
  • from Monday 1 September 2008 to Wednesday 31 December 2008 (except on: Monday, Tuesday)
    • WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY : 10:00-18:00
    • SCHOOL HOLIDAYS : 10:00-18:00
Visit type: MUSEUM /DISCOVERY

Comment:

Last entrance: 5.15 pm.
Closed on 01/01, 25/12 and the Carnival Sunday.
Other possibilites for groups and guided visit by reservation (minimum 20 persons).

Access: E411, N4 then N888 or E25, exit 50, then N89.

Extra information:

New:
"Arms rooms": exhibition of some 90 guns, pistols, and revolvers as well as the famous decoding machine "Enigma".
"Veterans rooms": collection of the donations made by the veterans that took part in the Battle of the Bulge.
Mural maps of the successive stages of the Battle of the Bulge.
Film with original images of the liberation of La Roche in January 1945.

Learn more about this:

 Tourist information on the town LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE

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