Harzé Castle
Château in Liège Province, Belgium
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Harzé Castle (French: Château de Harzé) is a castle in the village of Harzé in the municipality of Aywaille, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium.
| Harzé Castle | |
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| Aywaille, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
Open to the public | yes |
| Location | |
  Harzé Castle Location within Belgium | |
| Coordinates | 50.441°N 5.666°E |
History
Starting in October 1944, during the closing months of World War II in the European theatre, the castle was the headquarters of the United States Army's XVIII Airborne Corps, under the command of Major General Matthew Ridgway. The castle provided Ridgway's headquarters with a strategic location in the Ardennes, close to the German border. That December, the corps played a significant role in halting the 5th Panzer Army of Nazi Germany in the Battle of the Bulge.
