On Sunday 17th March European Paratroopers member Thierry Lerbour represented our Association at the 15th Dead Man’s Ridge Walk,an historical walk held in Bertogne, Luxembourg to commemorate the 17th Airborne Division paratroopers at Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive).
On January 1945, the 17th Airborne Division entered the Battle of the Bulge and attacked the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division and the Führer-Begleit-Brigade towards Flamièrge supporting the Allies' main efforts to repel the Führer's Blitzkrieg attack through the weakly defended Ardennes.
The ridge near Flamièrge was later renamed “Dead Man’s Ridge” by the men of the Division who lost more than 3000 troops in the desperate attempt to stop the German counter-offensive. Job well done Brother! AIRBORNE!!!