Bastogne

American

[ba-stohn, ba-stawn-y^uh] / bæˈstoʊn, baˈstɔn jə /

noun

a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.

Bastogne British

/ bastɔɲ, bæˈstəʊn /

noun

a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)

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"Social media's had a huge influence on women's sport," says Deignan, who has won many of the sport's biggest races, including the one-day Tour de France and Liege Bastogne Liege classic.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

The episode Leland directed, titled Bastogne, won him an Emmy Award for outstanding directing for a miniseries.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023

He was unscathed in the fighting at the Bulge’s strategic town of Bastogne, Belgium, but he was wounded at nearby Noville in mid-January 1945.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

Patton used the veteran 4th Armored Division and units of the 80th and 26th Infantry Divisions to smash the encirclement of Bastogne.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2020

Since then we have reassumed the offensive, rescued the isolated garrison at Bastogne, and forced a German withdrawal along the whole line of the salient.

From State of the Union Address by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

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