recogne by bastogne there are many foxholes in the forest

[wadyano]

that's where wild bill and toy lost their legs

[wadyano]

that is haunting. you can almost hear the ghosts of that war there

[yesiamawizardjonny]

MUCK AND PENKALA!!! WHAT??! MUCK AND PENKALA GOT HIT!!!!!!!

[periesicsd]

while you walk in the forests, like i often do, you find, without digging, blanckets, German and American, cantines, helmets, bullets, knifes, guns and parts of guns, letters in small plastic envelope-bags, boots, money, tags, and so on and on... But i never ever tought of taking anything, that i found , home. It's just not respectfull, because those men rest in peace over there. I'm a Belgian, but i don't see those things as relics. It belongs to those men, and their family. Have respect.

[MrSenneboy]

welke bossen zijn het nuja ik weet wel dat het Reconge is, maar is het vlak bij het dorp?

[PitbullNL]

Or the holes in the ground are impacts from shells

[expectaM1A1]

please still looking for family(German soldiers) died forest bordering Russia. Last name SENFT three brothers Fritz,Berthold and Paul.

[Emanusmell]

can you see a lot of trees with carving and inscriptions put on them?



[SoundMaker76]

this is unbelievable to see or in your case to walk on history itself, its pretty neat that they havent cleaned up that area yet from all the debris and i can even see cartons and stuff like that in the ground, you outta pick up one of those, greetings, from america

[goholden12345]

at 3:24 if u look in the fox hole thers a ration tin!! id love to go ther and c wat is let (eg bullets, firstaid kits, weapons that sort of thing)

[klootjepiet]

Been there yesterday. Seen the fox holes, despite to all the fans, I dont believe these are real and still in tact. Its for tourists. Trees have been replanted. Counted the rings on a cut tree..27 years.

Holes are to deep which doesnt make any sense. The woods next to it (where D com was) doesnt have any foxholes(?) They have faught there, no doubt about that. Sme guys found a M1 Garand sharp ammunition with a simple detector. (made a joke.. thought E com didnt have enough ammunition...;-))

[yesiamawizardjonny]

@klootjepiet Nope. If there are foxholes there, they're not made for tourists. They are the real shell impacts and foxholes from the year 1944-1945.

Deep holes could be from 88's and other rockets, mortars, tanks or artillery. Several of the blasted trees have been replanted to make the area nicer looking, but relics and holes have been left the way they were 60 years ago.

Nobody goes around digging foxholes and planting ammo for tourists... Most haven't seen Band of Brothers.

[Klootjepiet2]

@yesiamawizardjonny

Incorrect, the forest have been cut off completely in 1955, 1979. They have even bulldozert the entire place. What do you think happens to the foxholes. In fact the forrest towards foy (actually the view on Foy for E) has been cut to field for about 200 meters. Read the comment again. Due to safety, everything they have found had been put in the ground.. and yes planted trees on top of it. Reenactors have made those whole.. on youtube you will find them.

[FenstenSpn]

its so quiet out there..

[irishguy4040]

I would love to visit bastogne one day. I still remember Bull Randleman saying "On a really cold night, my wife'll tell you the first thing I'll say is 'I'm glad I'm not in Bastogne.

[biloutte97]

I live in Recogne i :D

[MrErasmie]

Is the forrest not bigger than tath?

[wendel88]

@MrErasmie no its not..its a U formed forrest around Foy. The germans had one half of the U and the americans the other Half.

[shotguns1994]

kinda reminds you of bastonge?

yea

cept of course theres no snow on the ground.

we got warm grub in our bellys.

and the trees aren't FUCKIN EXPLODING from kraut artillery.

[hardyboyz821]

@shotguns1994 true dat

[Haloskulls117]

@shotguns1994 so yeah, frank, it's like bastonge

[ZeppelinFreak13]

Hey bull slap him for me!

[supercool918]

@shotguns1994

Did u get that from the band of brothers where George Luz said his line

[danpianoman1]

@shotguns1994 Hahahahahaha that's great. Who says that again?

[shotguns1994]

george luz said it in one of the episodes

[danpianoman1]

Riiight right. Good ol' Luz, the wise ass.

[igottafc]

"Right?"

[mokeyde]

if u look at it, most of those branches hes spepping on r probably from german artillery

[vetitoe362]

Branches blown off from arty rotted away long ago.

[caryca78]

Ciekawe czy po tych wszystkich latach, Ci, którzy przeżyli zdołaliby znaleźć "swoje" okopy. Tak mnie jakoś naszła taka głupia myśl :)

[airforcewife01]

I am 28 years old and was fortunate enough to be stationed in Germany for the past four years and during those years,I went on my own "Band of Brothers" tour and visited many WWII sites.When I stood in the forest in Bastogne and, later, on the beaches of Normandy...it was an extremely personal experience that I'll never forget. All I could do was stand there with tears running down my face. God bless our WWII veterans. I will forever be grateful for the sacrifices you made.We will never forget!

[BF4990]

this is eerily interesting

[101stAirborneVeteran]

Thank you, THANK you for posting this. So many memories of that place, and to see it again like this is amazing. The magic of the Internet has brought tears to the eyes of this old man. Thank you so much for letting me "walk" that place one more time.

[janvegmond]

@101stAirborneVeteran ----youre welcome, i am glad to make you happy with the video. if you want to see more look at janvegmond05 jvegmond jvegmond0 thank you. greetings from holland

[101stAirborneVeteran]

I have looked at the videos. Thank you again. Best to you.

[TheNovaAxon]

@101stAirborneVeteran

No, thank YOU SIR

[yesiamawizardjonny]

@101stAirborneVeteran Aren't you glad there's no artillery this time 'round? Thank you so much for what you went through. You'll be one of this country's greatest heroes even long after you're gone.

[N71789]

I'm surprised to see all the empty brass around the foxholes. Is this battle site some kind of national monument and protected from the general public?

[101stAirborneVeteran]

Brass does not rust. That is why it is used for screws when building boats. So, there is a lot of brass on battlefields going back to the WW I.

[N71789]

My point was that battlefield scrap is usually picked up and re-used. In my war(Viet-Nam), that battlefield would be picked clean within a week. P.S. ( I was airborne qualified also and still miss it). Cheers!

[101stAirborneVeteran]

Well, I see now what you mean. I don't know why it was not picked up. I suppose nobody wanted it for anything. What good is it? And yes, even at my age, I still miss the feeling you get when you take that first step out the aircraft door. Be well.

[N71789]

I think jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is the most fun a guy can have with his clothes on. I have ridden in a C-47 but have not jumped out of one. I have jumped out of C-130's, C-123's, C-119's and one helicopter. Me and other vets have the utmost respect for you WWII vets. Don't worry about Stephen Ambrose leaving out mention of Dog company. If he were still alive, he'd be the first to shake your hand. Have a good Thanksgiving and all the best!

[101stAirborneVeteran]

I like that about the most fun you can have. I always thought I did it because I was too lazy to walk! Happy Thanksgiving to you and all.

[wikiriwhi]

You can see a road next to the trees.

It must be public access.

[wikiriwhi]

THe foxholes look haunting and sacred but maybe a litle too close together.

I find it strange they are still there but the shell craters aren't.

Very curious.

[gfiasco23]

the germans used a specific round which exploded above the ground, the idea was to cause the trees to spinter and rain down schrapnal and splinters above the foxholes. When I visited the site there were cetrain areas with craters from artillary rounds.

[bigbattles]

The allies had that type of round. They were able to introduce it just in time for bastogne, thanks to advancements in electronics. Germans were stuck with regualr stuff.

[granskare]

and the army didn't get those guys decent winter boots

[twich304]

Just think at one point the men of easy company were sitting in those holes in the midst of winter being zeroed by the nazis..You cant do nuthing but admire that

[101stAirborneVeteran]

Dog company was there too. Pity Stephen Ambrose didn't include us in his book.

[SoundMaker76]

i think it would be nice if easy company was around today!

[MovieReviewCentral]

God bless, all those that fought to liberate europe! i am forever grateful!

Trouble is the majority of our generation (sometimes myself included) take our everyday life for granted, the same life those guys laid their lifes down for, to give us!

Jordan Uk!

[spacecowboy22]

thats right young man dont ever forget it, my daughter will be told what these men did when she is old enough.

[surferchik17]

i am 11 years old and i love the military i have seen band of brothers 6 times my grandpa was in the same war a bill guarnere and dick winters and all of them other people

[TheTobproductions]

What u mean the same war well duh sorry

[MovieReviewCentral]

So very interesting thanks for posting, btw some of these hole's would be a result of heavy artillary bombing & mortar rounds.

5 Stars!

[BigRooster747]

not the ones with the foliage around them, sir..... these are the genuine item.... anyone with basic military training would know, and the holes are ova. that a telltale too...

[CobraMarty]

I would Love to go to Normandie and go to the Ardennes Forrest to see this. To stand and picture what happened, and try to pick up the sense of what happened. I'm sure when you're there on the location there is a wierd, creepy chilly atmosphere.. As a reminder of what happened

[hooksman60]

i think those are pine cones

[seabass132003]

WOW im amazed. Is that bullet casings? if you look closely at some of the fox holes they look like they have bullets in them still.

[69chrger]

doubt it its been 70 years now and yeah those casings would have been long gone.

[EliteKittycat]

Not true. Maybe they have been taken, but not gone. Ive been here and Verdun. In verdun, thats almost 100 year old, they are still finding bones, ammo, clothes, etc.

[Vanilly06]

I live in Belgium too, at the coast, right beside the French border, not far from Normandie. I'm used to seeing the German Atlantic Wall when i grew up, finding bullets and shells at the beach. But now, when is see movies and series such as Band of Brothers, it's really weird knowing what happened right here and how many men came to save my family and the Europeans. For that, I am forever thankful. God bless

[CobraMarty]

Any man who doesn't thank the americans/Allies for what they did for Europe during WWII is stupid!

I'm forever thankful to the men that fought WWII. If I ever met a veteran I'd thank him!

[thamaster789]

i live in belgium

[Del1010]

i live in Poland. Near Auschwitz

[supernole100]

That must be a little wierd at times, eh?

[supernole100]

if you ever go to Verdun and look at the battlefield there from WW1 there are thousands of crater holes it is insane.

[Rex1987]

yeah! i have been there too and man it is really insane to see

the only one how wins wars is death - no one else

[PressF5forHelp]

Sorry to spoil it, but the 'foxholes' you see in this video are not remains of the war. trees in this area are grown for the wood production (pine), and get cut down after a certain time (20 - 30 years). it's probably already the third time after the war they have planted new trees on this plot of land ...

Nevertheless it gives a good idea in what kind of forest soldiers might have made their foxholes.

[Juicexlx]

@PressF5forHelp

I don't think so. You've got to remember that the Germans stationed in Foy had 88 caliber batteries. These holes are real.

In a different style, in 2007 was the 90th anniversary of the WWI Vimy Ridge Battle. We got to see the holes on the top, as reporters flodded the area for the occasion. Those holes (craters really) were made mostly by TNT charges, but there're still there.

[kevos65]

would imagine if you listened hard enough you'd still hear the echos of the battles fought there,tough men

[MajorStrayer]

I can't believe the foxholes are still there.

[IMFORRESTFORRESTGUMP]

Put in google earth Foy Bastogne Belgiun. There is a few fotos of foxholes .

There is a house with bullet holes from WWII in Bastogne.

[travelhistorynut]

I was in Foy/Bastogne last summer. The Bois Jacques woods of the Ardenne still have foxholes. I stood in them. Our guide, a semi-retired prof, who also works with the History Channel, has been there with a couple of the guys of Easy Co, and they identified their own foxhole locations near the edge of Bois Jacques. Remarkable.

[CobraMarty]

Wow, that must have been interesting!

[Rubberduckyofdoomy]

i went to Omaha Beach and i just sat some where and just stayed there for hours thinking what went on 65 years ago on this very spot.

[Rubberduckyofdoomy]

i don't know how many years but its around 60

[xwawas]

1945

2009-1945=?

[buddlybear]

64...

so?

[xwawas]

i was telling them that was how long ago ww2 was

[bbeaudry2000]

unreal.. i bet some of those are mortar holes as well

[Thunderr10]

Thats pretty incredible... after all these years.

[alexharmane]

I'd imagine they are. The trenches in the Somme are still there from the 1st WW!!!

[bman178]

those cant be fox holes dug back during the war can they?? would they still be in tact over all these decades?

[orczewski]

bman178 of course its possible, experimental archaeology proved that backfilling a "hole" in the ground takes ages (as long if its not ploughed)

[slingshot6988]

My Dad spoke of a very few funny incidents. When he talked about the war, it was mainly about the horrors and killings. Throughout the rest of his life, he had a very difficult time dealing with the many lives he had taken even tho it was his job/duty. It was just before his passing in 1995, that he had made peace with God and himself.

[shombata]

i bet that place is full with ghosts at night

[Delveaux]

The Battle of Foy episode on Band Of Brothers was shot in a studio.

Belgian authorities would never have given authorities make the shoot on such an historic place. It would have been ruined afterwards....

[Stratocaster985]

Thank you for making this video.

[warner300]

History was made there to our great warriors of the United States

fighting for us to be free thanks to them heros

[PanzerAngriff]

Don't forget the Germans either. They may have been enemies, but they were there fighting for their government also.

[warner300]

True that man I respect that

[CaptainAmerica322]

thtas pretty cool. I want to go there, me and my dad are probably going next summer, maybe this one.

[krakertjes13]

zou je eens met een metaal dector moete zoeke

[cdrkennedy59]

The Belgians have made a point of not plowing the foxholes while they do tree maintenance over the last 60 years. Still very grateful.

[DE3TS20KH29KB5]

thats insane how preserved the foxholes are, did spielburg n hanks make the series at bastongne because for those foxholes to be that well identified with tree limbs still around them for more than 60 years now is amazing unless thats where they filmed the movie..

[MoviezMaker1991]

wow i'm very suprised with this video

the foxholes are still remains until today

i think there are many soldiers died at this place

[anteracmacash]

i remember seeing a video with a fox hole and a american g.i.'s blanket in it :)preety cool

[razorstwo]

What's this smokes at 3:11, 4:28 and 5:42?? Strange...

[mcfcrich06]

3.11 one makes a strange oise if you turn your P.C up

Might Have Been Smoking Maybe If Not Strange

[janvegmond]

i am smoke a sigar

[Laxking31]

the bois jacques...

[AvedaPeppymint]

sick, when is it coming out?

[Jeedian]

Not sure, I remember reading about it last year on Mania's website.

[Jeedian]

What saddens me is the fact that people these days don't even seem to care about what these brave people did for us. They are too busy pre-occupied with superficial matters and have no regard for what truly happened long ago. I bought the Band of Brothers series and could not even get a single friend to take time off and watch it. They were too busy with "other things". I have the utmost respect for everybody that fought in the war to keep us free.

[Footballdemon26]

i fucking LOVE the band of brothers series, its so good, i cant believe not one of ur friends would watch it with ya. wow, just to think, my grandpa could of very well fought with them in battle of the bulge in bastgone with easy company. he fought there

[Jeedian]

Hanks and Spielberg are making another series about the Pacific War. I can't wait to watch that one as well.

[caswell01]

Jeedian this was one of the best posts ive ever seen on youtube.

i totally agree 100%

unfortunately it seems like people in our beloved country have taken for granted the freedoms we enjoy and the brave men that fought and died to protect those freedoms.

[kings8thpvt]

What fascinates me is after 60 years these men's foxholes are still there,to think someone lived their practically....it's just a very cool,for lack of use of a better word, feeling

[Hedgehog2292]

i own the series and when i ask peope if theve seen it they say "Whats that" or "whats Currahee". and that kinda makes me mad because there to busy watching movies that portay war as a "heroic good guy always wins" thing and they think thats what its like and war is far from that.

[DavidMed58]

100% agree with you hedgehog all my friends never heard of band of brothers. They rather watch movies like 'The Hangover'. Sad....

[Distancian]

I like movies like The hangover and stuff

But Band of brothers is and stay the best movie ever seen I watched it over 6 times now. It really makes me think , That people really did some for europe, they defended my country in the market garden operation. This movie is a peace of respect and i want to give it to them

[riolindasucks]

Distancian- If you want to see a good movie on Market Garden then watch "A Bridge Too Far." Made in the early 1970's it's one of the best war movies and very few people have heard of it.

[WinTahs94]

I went there again for the second time yesterday,I'l upload some videos soon.

[slingshot6988]

My dad was in the 101st and at Bastogne. He survived the battle at Bastogne. Thanks for that video. It means alot to me. Vaughn

[janvegmond]

it means a lot to me to that you like it.

i dont no if your father is still alive,

but thanks for liberating europe.

i have also an other side (jvegmond)

you can see bastogne. greetings jve.

[Hedgehog2292]

what was your dads name?

[slingshot6988]

My father's name is Vincent O Brubaker.

[wackycolby]

battle of bulge was the toughest fight ony becasue germans were fortified

[jakeozzy95]

Wow... Still some foxholes left from 101st AB! :O

[inkman234]

"For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know"

[Hedgehog2292]

i couldn't have said it better