Course: HIST 218J (1 Credit)
Location: Ardennes Battlefield Sites in Belgium and Luxembourg
When: 7 June to 20 June 2023
On-Site: 10 June 2023
Register By: 1 June 2023
Highlights
Tuition and Fees
The Battle of the Bulge was fought from December 1944 to January 1945. This battle was the finale of the 1944 Western European campaign and the last major offensive of Nazi Germany. Because of its significance, the "Bulge" can be viewed as a vital signpost event in European and military history. You will learn about this significant episode using maps of strategic movements, Army organizational charts, and slides illustrating the equipment of the period. A course highlight is a day bus tour to the battlefield regions in Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as visits to battlefield museums.
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Faculty member: Dr. Michael Mulvey, email michael.mulvey@faculty.umgc.edu
May apply toward the history major or minor, an associate degree or certificate in foreign language area studies with a focus in German, or electives.
You will gain access to the online LEO classroom on 31 May 2023. The official course start date is 7 June 2023. Class meets on-site on 10 June 2023. Once you gain access to the classroom, take a virtual walk-through of the course and begin reading assignments.
Access online LEO classroom; complete readings and all assignments
German defensive line known as the Siegfried Line and the initial point of the German artillery barrage.
Follow the route of the 6th Panzer Army and the infamous Kampfgruppe Peiper
A stop at the site of the Malmedy Massacre (17 December 1944)
Waffen-SS execution of U.S. POWS
A stop at the La Roche Museum of the Battle of the Ardennes
Lunch
Village of Foy and the foxholes of the Bois Jacques.
Bastogne for the Mardasson Memorial and Bastogne War Museum/Bastogne Barracks.
Visit to the Luxembourg American Cemetery and the Sandweiler German Cemetery.
For your convenience, UMGC coordinates the transportation from UMGC Headquarters to areas in the itinerary. The cost for the transportation arrangements is $150 for this field study. This fee will be charged to your student account and covers transportation to and from and entry to all excursions.
The $150 fee does not include travel to the UMGC Headquarters to board the bus. Students must make their own travel arrangements to the UMGC Headquarters in Kaiserslautern.
Students are required to have proper documentation to cross borders to Luxembourg and Belgium.
Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks.
No children. This is a university seminar course for academic credit. Available to students enrolled with University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).