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Bastogne definition

Bas·togne (bas tōn′; Fr bȧ stō̂n′y')

town in SE Belgium: besieged by the German Army (Dec., 1944-Jan., 1945) during a counteroffensive in WWII, but relieved after fierce fighting (Battle of the Bulge)

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