Baugnez

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Baugnez is a small hamlet in eastern Belgium best known as the site of the World War II Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge.

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Baugnez canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hamlet
belongsTo German-speaking Community border area
climate temperate oceanic climate
coordinateLocation 50.400°N 6.033°E
country Belgium
eventLocation Battle of the Bulge
Malmedy massacre
hasHeritageStatus site of remembrance of World War II victims
hasMemorial Baugnez 44 Historical Center
Malmedy massacre memorial
hasNearbyCemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery (regional context)
hasRoadJunction crossroads near Malmedy
hasSiteFeature memorial stone with victims’ names
museum about Battle of the Bulge
historicalPeriod World War II
knownFor Malmedy massacre
World War II war crime
languageUsed French
German
Walloon
linked to: Walloon language
locatedBetween Malmedy
Waimes
locatedIn eastern Belgium
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Wallonia
province of Liège
linked to: Province of Liège
locatedInRegion Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes region

High Fens–Eifel area
locatedNear Malmedy
locatedOn N62 road
memorialInaugurationYear 1949
nearbyCity Malmedy
St. Vith
Waimes
partOf municipality of Malmedy
partOfHistoricalEvent Battle of the Bulge
German Ardennes offensive
linked to: Battle of the Bulge
roadAccess European route E42 (nearby via Malmedy)
linked to: European route E42
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourismType memorial tourism
war tourism

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