On the 16th December 1944 the German army launched what was to be their last major offensive of the Second World War. Its official title was ‘Operation Mist’ during the Ardennes Offensive and also given the name of the Battle of the Bulge. The battle was in the heavily forested area of the Ardennes and an attempt by the German forces to push the Allies front line back across northern France and northwestern Belgium.

From Epics of History.

The abbey of Orval, in Belgium’s Ardennes Forest, is truly a place of mystery. The name “Orval” means “Valley of Gold”, Nostradamus seems to have written a number of his prophecies here, and it is possible that once there were no less than two treasures hidden: the Treasure of the Knights Templar and the War Chest of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette…