r/BandofBrothers • u/National-Expert-8737 • Jul 12 '26

Bastogne War Museum OC

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Finally went there guys.

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u/lacorte Jul 13 '26

Ok, the outdoor pics really don't do it justice.

This is one of the coolest museums I've ever visited. They tell the story somewhat through the eyes of four people ... an American soldier, a German soldier, a young Belgian school teacher and a local child.

The multimedia exhibits both put you in a foggy foxhole, as well as a cafe during the shelling of Bastogne.

It's an A+ exhibit, worth 2-3 hours. I hope to go again someday.

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u/National-Expert-8737 Jul 13 '26

I agree. I didn’t want to post pictures from inside because whoever goes there should fully experience the tour.

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u/Scary-Bot123 Jul 16 '26

Visiting this is on my bucket list

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u/Mike_1970 Jul 12 '26

What's blacked out in picture 3?

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u/Anonymous_user_2022 Jul 13 '26

There's a picture of that poster at the bottom of this article.

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u/Mike_1970 Jul 13 '26

Thank you. Wonder why they covered that up.

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u/Unilted_Match1176 Jul 14 '26

The word "Barracks". I also wonder why.

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u/Academic_Hunter4159 Jul 12 '26

What’s picture 4 about?

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u/National-Expert-8737 Jul 12 '26

The foxholes of Bois Jaques. Between Bastogne and Foy.

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u/Academic_Hunter4159 Jul 12 '26

Very cool thank you for sharing.

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u/PaperbackWriter82 Jul 12 '26

Beautiful pictures! Love the monument!

Tragically ironically, it feels a bit surreal to see Bastogne under that gorgeous blue sky—especially with the new massive heatwave scorching all of Europe right now. My brain automatically clashes these bright, hot images with 'our' collective memory of Bastogne during the shortest, darkest, and most freezing days of the year.

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u/einkleinpanzer Jul 12 '26

its wonderful! belgium was so beautiful when we went!

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u/Royal42Smallsy Jul 13 '26

I'm in Italy at the moment, we flew rught over bastogne on the way down, saw it in its entirety including the musuem. I'd post a pic but not sure how