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US flags are flying from every street of Bastogne this weekend as the Ardennes town commemorates the 80th anniversary of the WWII Battle of the Bulge.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will join American veterans and international dignitaries for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne on 14 December.
The photographic frieze serpents its way around the walls of the ground floor of the Bourse: a colour panorama of the infamous 90m stretch of Normandy coastline that on 6 June 1944 was the scene o
While 8 May - Victory in Europe day - is regarded as a public holiday in many other European countries, Belgium places greater significance on 11 November instead, which is the day the 1918 Armist
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bloodiest battle for US forces in World War Two, the Belgian town of Bastogne has opened a new museum honouring the iconic moment when the Allies refused to su
A section in the Train World museum will shed light on Belgian railway operator SNCB’s role in deporting Jews during the Second World War.
The distinctive roar of Rolls Royce Merlin engines will be heard over Belgium on 4 May when legendary WW2 bomber, the Avro Lancaster, performs a special flypast.
Victory in Europe Day on 8 May could become a public holiday again - in Brussels at least - under a proposal approved by the region's parliament.
The Brussels parliament has unanimously approved a resolution to erect a monument in honour of three Brussels resistance heroes who helped save the lives of over a hundred Jews during the second w
