Foy ( pronounced [fwa] ) is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Bastogne , district of Noville , located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes , Belgium .
6-490: [REDACTED] Look up foy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foy may refer to: Places [ edit ] Foy, Belgium Foy, Herefordshire , England Fowey , Cornwall, England (pronounced "Foy") Foy Provincial Park , Ontario, Canada Slieve Foy , a mountain near Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland Other uses [ edit ] Foy (name) , including
12-530: A list of people and fictional characters with the name Foy & Gibson , also known as Foy's, an early Australian department store chain Mark Foy's , a Sydney, Australia, department store Prix Foy , a French horse race See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Foy Foi (disambiguation) Sainte-Foy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
18-543: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Foy, Belgium 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 , most of Foy was occupied by German forces during
24-596: 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 Parachute Battalion was assigned to patrolling duties and to aid defense. It took part in the general advance passing the towns of Aye , Marche , Foy and Bande , with its participation ended after
30-657: The Allies captured Bande. During the operation, the unit sustained a few casualties in active combat. This was the only Canadian unit to take part in the Ardennes offensive. The role of the Canadians was small compared to that of the Americans, acting as more of a substitute for the 101st when that unit was called elsewhere. A monument to the American paratroopers was built in 2004 at the edge of
36-404: The title Foy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foy&oldid=1137798499 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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