Ardennes Forest (Battle of the Bulge)

In the game

The multiplayer map Ardennes Forest and the campaign mission Battle of the Bulge are set in the snowy woods of the Ardennes in December 1944. Activision listed the Ardennes among the real locations behind its multiplayer maps.

The real place

The Battle of the Bulge began on 16 December 1944 with a surprise German attack through the Ardennes, and American troops held Bastogne under siege until late December. In the Bois Jacques wood north of the town, the foxholes dug by Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment can still be seen among the trees.

Visiting

The foxholes are signposted from the road between Bastogne and Foy. Combine them with the Bastogne War Museum and the Mardasson Memorial on the edge of town. Winter visits are cold but closest to how it looked in 1944.