La Gleize

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La Gleize is a village in the Belgian Ardennes best known as a major battlefield of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

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La Gleize canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedMilitaryUnit Kampfgruppe Peiper
associatedPerson Joachim Peiper
battlefieldStatus preserved battlefield area
category Battle of the Bulge locations
Villages in Liège Province
climate temperate oceanic climate
country Belgium
hasEconomicActivity heritage tourism
rural agriculture
tourism
hasMuseum December 44 Historical Museum
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Saint Laurent
hasTransport road connection to Stoumont
road connection to Trois-Ponts
hasWarRelic King Tiger 213
linked to: King Tiger

Tiger II tank
linked to: Tiger II
heritageType war memorial site
knownFor Battle of the Bulge
World War II battlefield
languageUsed French
locatedIn Arrondissement of Verviers
Belgian Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes region

Stoumont
Wallonia
eastern Belgium
province of Liège
linked to: Province of Liège
locatedNear Stoumont
Trois-Ponts
locatedOn Amblève River
memorial monuments to Battle of the Bulge
opposingForce German Army
United States Army
partOf Ardennes forest region
linked to: Ardennes Forest

municipality of Stoumont
postalCode 4987
reconstruction rebuilt after World War II
region Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes Forest
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Ardennes Offensive
linked to: Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge
terrainFeature forested area
hilly landscape
timeOfSignificantEvent December 1944
January 1945
tourismAttraction December 44 Historical Museum
warDamage heavily damaged in World War II

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Stoumont contains La Gleize
December 44 Museum locatedIn La Gleize
subject linked to: December 44 Museum in La Gleize
Cheneux locatedNear La Gleize