Places
Key locations of the Battle of the Bulge, 16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945.
| Place | Country | Sector | Key Events | Dates | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shoulder | |||||
| Lanzerath | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Bouck’s I&R platoon delays 3. FJD | 16 Dec | Pending |
| Honsfeld | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | KG Peiper overruns billets at dawn | 17 Dec | Open |
| Büllingen | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | KG Peiper captures 50,000 gal fuel | 17 Dec | Pending |
| Baugnez Crossroads | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Malmedy Massacre: 84 POWs killed | 17 Dec | Pending |
| Stavelot | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Bridge forced; supply line cut behind Peiper; 82nd ABN CP (5 Feb) | 18–21 Dec | Open |
| Trois-Ponts | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Three bridges blown; Peiper diverted | 18 Dec | Pending |
| Cheneux | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 504th PIR night assault; 225 casualties | 20–21 Dec | Open |
| La Gleize | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Peiper’s last stand; siege, breakout, Tiger 213 | 19–24 Dec | Open |
| Ligneuville | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Peiper’s halt; Fischer’s Panther; 8 POWs executed; Hôtel du Moulin | 17–18 Dec | Open |
| Stoumont | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | Peiper’s westernmost point; 119th counterattack | 19–20 Dec | Pending |
| Nonceveux | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (12 Jan 1945) | 12 Jan | Open |
| Chevron | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (1 Jan 1945) | 1 Jan | Open |
| Bassebodeux | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (3 Jan 1945) | 3 Jan | Open |
| Hunnange | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (26 Jan 1945) | 26 Jan | Open |
| Medell | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (28 Jan 1945) | 28 Jan | Open |
| Wereth | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (29 Jan 1945); Wereth 11 massacre site | 29 Jan | Open |
| Holzheim | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 82nd Airborne CP (30 Jan 1945) | 30 Jan | Open |
| Elsenborn Ridge | Belgium | Northern Shoulder | 2nd and 99th Divisions hold the shoulder | 16–20 Dec | Pending |
| Central Sector | |||||
| St-Vith | Belgium | Central Sector | 7th Armored Division defence; falls 21 Dec | 17–23 Dec | Open |
| Baraque de Fraiture | Belgium | Central Sector | “Parker’s Crossroads”; overrun by Tigers | 19–23 Dec | Pending |
| Manhay | Belgium | Central Sector | N28 junction; night attack by 2. SS-Panzer | 23–25 Dec | Pending |
| Rochelinval | Belgium | Central Sector | 551st PIB assault; Joerg KIA; Salm bridge denied | 7 Jan | Pending |
| Habièmont | Belgium | Central Sector | 82nd Airborne CP (19 & 24 Dec 1944) | 19, 24 Dec | Open |
| Lierneux | Belgium | Central Sector | 82nd Airborne CP (21 Dec 1944) | 21 Dec | Open |
| Bra | Belgium | Central Sector | 82nd Airborne CP (22 Dec 1944) | 22 Dec | Open |
| Abrefontaine | Belgium | Central Sector | 82nd Airborne CP (5 Jan 1945) | 5 Jan | Open |
| Werbomont | Belgium | Central Sector | 82nd Airborne assembly point; first CP (18 Dec) | 18–19 Dec | Open |
| Southern Shoulder | |||||
| Bastogne | Belgium | Southern Shoulder | 101st Airborne siege; “Nuts!”; Patton relief | 19 Dec–25 Jan | Pending |
| Clervaux | Luxembourg | Southern Shoulder | 110th Infantry overwhelmed; château siege | 16–18 Dec | Pending |
| Wiltz | Luxembourg | Southern Shoulder | 28th Division HQ overrun | 19 Dec | Pending |
| Echternach | Luxembourg | Southern Shoulder | 4th Infantry Division holds Sauer crossing | 16–20 Dec | Pending |
| Rear & Command | |||||
| Spa | Belgium | Rear | First Army HQ; Hodges withdrawal to Chaudfontaine | 16–19 Dec | Pending |
| Suippes / Sissonne | France | Rear | Airborne alert; XVIII Corps departs for Ardennes | 17–18 Dec | Open |