83rd Infantry Division "Thunderbolt" March - Bihain (Belgium)

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Practical information

What is this event about ?

This event commemorates the battle fought by all American units but especially by the 83rd Infantry Division. during the Battle of the Bulge. The village of Bihain was liberated by this unit.

The 83rd Infantry Division Association

The 83rd Infantry Division has an official blog.

The blogmaster can be contacted here

A specific reportage was carried out by Ardennesweb.eu, a local webTV and press magazine.
Your servant was interviewed, see videos below:

See you next year for the 3rd edition.

Location

Event address:
BIHAIN (Bois des Roches)

From E25 highway from Liège:
Take exit 50 "Baraque fraiture"
From "Hebronval" Just go to "Bihain" and follow the "83rd" arrows.

Coming by car is mandatory due to the location of the event.

Key contact person to get additional information is:
Robert Van de Wiele (GSM nr: 0494/05-23-50)

Personal note

Departure is set at 10.00 AM, however due to registration fees and other reasons all groups are not starting preciselly at the same time.
The logistic support of the walkers was carried out by two military vehicles associations, the ABC and the BMVT.

I also observed a few vehicles (GMC and Dodge WC51) coming from the Belgian "ABC" (Amicale des Bastognards collectionneurs), a WW2 vehicles collectors association. The BMVT (Belgian Military Vehicle Trust) is the Belgian section of a World Association originally set up by Americans, the "Military Vehicle Trust"

This was a great experience and an opportunity to meet new people.