La Gleize ( wa, Li Gléjhe-dilé-Stoumont) is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

and a district of the municipality of

Stoumont Stoumont () is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Stoumont had a total population of 3,006. The total area is 108.45 km2 which gives a population density of 28 inhabitants per km2. T ...

, located in the

province of Liège A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outs ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. It was a municipality before the fusion of 1977. La Gleize is located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the valley of Amblève in the

Ardennes The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...

region.

Hamlets

Moulin du Ruy, Andrimont, Ruy, Exbomont, Heilrimont, Moustier, Neufmoulin, Roanne, Roanne-Coo, Borgoumont, Courtyard, Cheneux, La Venne, Monceau.

Language

The Walloon dialect of La Gleize is one of the best researched in the area. This is due to the work of a native of the town,

Louis Remacle Louis Remacle (30 September 1910 in La Gleize, Belgium – 10 May 1997) was a linguistics professor at the University of Liège who contributed in particular to the recognition and study of the Walloon language. He also published a number of inno ...

, professor at the

University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...

and member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium, who based part of his research there. His ''Syntaxe du parler wallon de La Gleize'' (3 vols.) was a model for

Dialectology Dialectology (from Greek , ''dialektos'', "talk, dialect"; and , ''-logia'') is the scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics. It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their assoc ...

Sights

;The parish church A Romanesque building of the 12th century, built in local stone, contains the red marble tomb of the Lords of Froidcourt. It was virtually rebuilt between 1945 and 1951: a photographic panel presents views from inside the church before the serious damage caused in 1944 by the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive (military), offensive military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted fr ...

. ;December 44 Museum - The Battle of the Bulge Established in the village square opposite the church. A 1000 m2 museum is devoted entirely to the

of December 1944. La Gleize was where the advance of

Kampfgruppe Peiper Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976) was a German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) officer and a Nazi war criminal convicted for the Malmedy massacre of U.S. Army prisoners of war (POWs). During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper serve ...

was halted. A German

Tiger II The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was ''Panzerkampfwagen'' Tiger ''Ausf''. B,'' Panzerkampfwagen'' – abbr: ''Pz.'' or ''Pz.Kfw.'' (English: "armoured fighting vehicle"), ''Ausf.' ...

tank is at the entrance of the building, inside is an abandoned reconnaissance armored

Willys Jeep The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army Truck, -ton, 4×4, Command Reconnaissance, commonly known as the Willys Jeep, Jeep, or jeep, and sometimes referred to by its supply catalogue designation G503,According to i ...

in perfect condition.

Photos

File:1517 - Belgientour 2015 - La Gleize (21745808041).jpg, A preserved

tank left by the Kampfgruppe Peiper at La Gleize in December 1944 File:King Tiger Tank La Gleize.jpg, A German

tank in front of the December 44 Museum.

External links

December 44 Museum - The Battle of the Bulge
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