Bastogne, Belgium was headquarters to the 101st Airborne Division in December of 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. The division's HQ was located within barracks now known as the "Nuts Cave" because of Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's reply of "NUTS!" to a German demand of surrender.
I was able to visit the Bastogne Barracks in June, 2015. The barracks are still in limited use with a vehicle restoration facility being the most functional.
Entrance that descends down into "NUTS Cave"
A hallway within the HQ
A meeting with the staff officers in the HQ
The famous "NUTS" reply was typed out here.
Christmas Dinner with Gen. McAuliffe, December 1944.
101st HQ mess hall in Bastogne Barracks.
KP duty in the division's mess hall.
Here are some random pictures of the static displays at Bastogne Barracks.
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