On this tour you will explore the history of one of the last decisive battles of World War II, the Battle of the Bulge. The private guide will follow the trail of the leader who secured the Allied victory, General George Patton, through some of the places where it happened.

The day will start with a visit of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, the burial place of the US soldiers who died in the battle. General Patton, who died shortly after the war, was also buried there at his request.

The tour then takes you to the General Patton Memorial Museum in Ettelbruck, the city Patton and his Third Army liberated on Christmas Day in 1944. The museum is a trove of historical exhibits and objects related to the battle and to Patton’s life.

Further north, next to Wiltz, you will then visit the « Schumanseck Remembrance Trail ». This trail leads in the footsteps of a decisive encounter during the Battle of the Bulge: the breach of the German encirclement of Bastogne by American troops.

Then the tour will continue to the site of the old Diekirch brewery where the National Museum of Military History is located at. This museum is considered one of the best for World War II knowledge.

At the end of the day, you will be returned to your hotel.