The GI’s Great Trial: Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge
The darkened skies over the snow covered fields of the Ardennes burst into light on the morning of December 16, 1944. It was the start of Operation Wacht Am Rhine; the final great German offensive in the West. Over the years I’ve travelled to the Ardennes with many veterans of what would be remembered as the Battle of the Bulge and they all say it was amongst their toughest battles.
Seventy-five years since victory. First tank in Bastogne’s 2019 memorial parade.
Headquarters for the 82nd Airborne Division.
Sherman tanks during 75th Anniversary Vehicle Parade in Bastogne.
Panther tank at Celles, Belgium, marks the furthest advance of German forces during the Battle of the Bulge.
Remembering America's greatest battle of World War II 75-years on.
In December 1944 the castle at Clervaux was defended by a handful of men from the 28th Infantry Division.
Memorial to the soldiers of the 326th Airborne Medical Company at Barriere-Hinck.
Chateau Rolle was headquarters for the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during the defence of Bastogne.
A younger me with 101st Airborne veteran Carmen Gisi in the woods outside Champs.
Memorial to the 707th Tank Battalion and the 28th Infantry Division in Marnach, Belgium.
A restored Panther tank at the Bastogne Barracks during the 75th anniversary.
Sherman tank at the vehicle restoration facility before Bastogne's 75th anniversary parade.
About to take a group into the Bois Jacques.