Foy, Belgium Foy, Belgium Foy () is a village in Belgium, near Bastogne. Foy is in the Ardennes Forest region, an area of more than 11,000 square kilometers. It is largely in what today is Wallonia, the French-speaking area of southern Belgium, but it extends into France, Germany, and Luxembourg. In World War II, Foy was heavily occupied by German forces during the Battle of the Bulge. The U.S. 101st Airborne Division held the "Bois Jacques" just outside town. After being relieved by General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army, the 101st retook the town. On January 2, 1945, the 1st Canadian
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