Joël Lamberty - Battle of the Bulge battlefield guide - GuideArdenne44

Name: Joël Lamberty - Battle of the Bulge battlefield guide - GuideArdenne44
Address: Bastogne, 6600, BE
Telephone: +32498463949
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Joël Lamberty - Battle of the Bulge battlefield guide - GuideArdenne44

Joël Lamberty - Battle of the Bulge battlefield guide - GuideArdenne44 Bastogne and Battle of the Bulge battlefields tours - Visites guidées sur l'offensive des ardennes. But above all it is the duty of memory that prevails.

The Ardennes, my region, is a haven of peace and nature, a landscape of forests and cultivated fields, dotted with small villages. Ideal touristic destination, however…

In December 44 one of the most important battles of the Second World War took place here. Hundreds of thousands of men have fought in terrible conditions and their feats of arms are still remembered. When you ride or walk through

the region, you can discover many monuments, commemorative signs or even sometimes a tank preserved in the center of a village. At the bend of a walk, it is not uncommon to find traces of fighting, whether it is a group of foxholes at the edge of a forest, bullet holes on an old house wall, shrapnel’s debris on the ground…

Born in 1975, I live in Bastogne, and come from the Vielsalm / Saint-Vith area where my parents lived the Battle of the Bulge, aged 10 and 6 years, and still have vivid souvenirs from that time. I grew up in a region still full of remains and scars of the battle, with every person having lived that period sharing histories about it. Currently working as a chemist in the brewing industry, I am passionate about the study of the local history of the second world war . For more than 30 years, I have gone trough the historic sites of the Battle of the Bulge by car or hike, visiting museums and exhibitions, attending commemorations, conferences and seminars on the subject, meeting veterans… Since 2016 I am a battlefield guide for the Battle of the Bulge with my private company guideardenne44.com. I have a deep knowledge about the Battle of the Bulge, Allied and German equipment and vehicles, but also about the world 20th century history as well as of the Ardennes physical and human geography. With a group of fellows local battlefields guides and historians, we are continuously improving our knowledge, exploring new places and sharing documents. I mainly offer tours for small groups and individuals, but also guide for travel agencies and larger groups. My particular domains of expertise are Bastogne, the Houffalize/Vielsalm/Saint-Vith area, the Kampfgruppe Peiper and 82nd airborne history. On request, I also prepare tailored tours about a particular unit, or retracing a soldier’s history. I am an official guide for the city of Bastogne tourism office, a guide for the visit of the WHI Bastogne Barracks “Nuts cave” site and I am registered as “Guide local Bataille des Ardennes” by the Commissariat Général du Tourisme de la Région Wallonne de Belgique, brevet GL336. The sufferings and sacrifices endured by our liberators in a merciless struggle against a criminal ideology are at the origin of our present freedom. Vigilance is necessary against totalitarian ideologies to preserve our democratic gains.

04/05/2025

80th anniversary of the liberation of Pilsen. The whole town has stepped back in time. Reenactors camps, vehicles displays, even the tramways are 40’s style.

14/04/2025

An excellent reading !

Now in stock: Stopping 1. SS Panzer Division during the Ardennes Offensive 📚

December 1944 - deep in the Ardennes, Kampfgruppe Peiper found itself stranded, out of fuel, and surrounded by three elite American divisions. As the 1st SS Panzer Division fought to break through, a brutal race against time began ⏳💥

Would Peiper escape, or would this be his final stand? A gripping tale of chaos, survival, and one of WWII’s most intense battles.

🛒 tinyurl.com/ymewvfxp

26/03/2025

Yesterday I had the incredible honour to translate the testimony of Mr Lester Schrenk who was back in Europe thanks to my friend Andy Biggio.

25/03/2025

22/03/2025

Ce mardi 25 mars à 18h00, au Bastogne War Museum, rencontre avec le prisonnier de guerre et vétéran Lester Schrenk, 102 ans. Cet événement d'exception est gratuit. Ce héros de la 8th Air Force viendra témoigner sur son parcours pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’histoire de Lester Schrenk est celle d’un héros discret, d’un homme qui a su, malgré les horreurs de la guerre, transformer une rencontre avec son ancien adversaire en un témoignage de réconciliation et d’humanité.

22/02/2025

Good to see John at the show with Andy for The Rifle. I had the incredible privilege to be his guide on the 87th infantry battlefields, showing him his company area in the Serlogne woods.

Today at the Show of Shows in Kentucky, I watched a WWII veteran get reunited with a German helmet 80 years after he signed it. John Moran now 99-years-old, holds a German helmet that men from Company K, 347th Regiment captured in Germany in 1945. His fellow soldiers made a souvenir out of the helmet, painting it with their names and battle locations. It wound up in a personal collection for the last 30 years until now. John “Jack” Moran is the last survivor listed on the helmet. This is a very rare, almost never moment, this far out from the events of the Second World War. Thank you Mike from Ohio Military Valley Society who preserved this helmet.

22/02/2025

82nd airborne walk on the footsteps of the 505th PIR and 551st PIB. Excellent organisation and interesting “then and now”. Traces of the battle on this wall.

17/01/2025

Usually I consider myself as too old to reenact… but look on the right 😁. Exactly 80 years after the “Houffalize junction “

🇺🇲 80 YEARS AGO 🇺🇲

Le 16 janvier 1945, quelques jours après la levée de l’encerclement de Bastogne par l’armée du général Patton, un nouvel événement décisif marque la Bataille des Ardennes. La jonction entre la 1re Armée américaine du général Hodges et la 3e Armée américaine du général Patton, près de Houffalize (à 15 km de Bastogne), permet de couper le saillant allemand, le fameux “bulge”.

🎖️ Ce week-end, Houffalize rend hommage à ses libérateurs lors de commémorations mémorables.
Ne manquez pas cet événement chargé d’histoire 💪

Crédits photos : NARA

17/12/2024

Interview croisée de Joe Landry, vétéran américain que j’ai accompagné cette semaine, et d’un volontaire de guerre Belge. https://www.rtl.be/page-videos/belgique/societe/des-veterans-americains-presents-bastogne-malgre-leur-grand-age/2024-12-14/video/732034

Quelques vétérans américains ont fait le déplacement à Bastogne pour commémorer le 80e anniversaire de la bataille des Ardennes. Ces véritables héros sont tous centenaires ou presque. Ils ont néanmoins tenu à faire le déplacement par devoir de mémoire, mais aussi pour partager leur vécu...

16/12/2024

It was an honor to be the guide for Mister Joe Landry, WW2 veteran and several others veterans families for the Battle of the Bulge Association, Inc. For a week we have visited the battlefields where they were involved and attended national ceremonies in Belgium and Luxembourg.

28/03/2024

Very special day. Mr Robert Grant visit his father's grave for the first time in 80 years ! I was so honored to guide his family on the battlefield where Robert G. Grant, aged 24, lost his life for our freedom in the Hürtgen forrest.

25/03/2024

The former Bois Jacques Monument, artwork made by Mr Robert Remacle, is now relocated in Foy. Picture thanks to Roby Clam.

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