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Reconstruction starts in the Ardennes, Belgium. A U.S. soldier surveys wrecked gliders which carried supplies to American ground forces at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulgein the Ardennes. Souvenir hunters have torn away parts of the wing covering and fuselage of the glider on which he is standing.

Belgian refugees await transport to rear of battle area. An elderly Belgian woman and other civilians of La Gleize, near Stavelot, Belgium, await transport after American troops recaptured the town. The troops regained control of Stavelot December 23 (1944) and 4 days later hurled back te Germans from Bastogne.

American troops and armor surge to Belgian battle sector. U.S. Troops and armored vehicles fill a street on the outskirts of Malmedy, as American reinforcements surge to the front to halt the Nazi offensive begung December 16, 1944. Dispatches from Supreme Headquarters covering activities up to December 26 reported U.S. troops had retaken the towns of Cincy and Celles, the extreme western points of ...

German spies shot in Belgium. An American solider pins pieces of white linen over the hearts of three German spies who are about to be executed as spies after a court-martial by Amercian authorities in Belgium. The three Germans were captured wearing American uniforms, armed with American weapons and driving an American jeep during the 'Battle of the Bulge.' December 1944. They admitted that their ...

Reconstruction starts in the Ardennes, Belgium. Belgian civilians and a U.S. soldier in a field outside Batogne view a wrecked gllider which carried supplies to American ground forces during the Battle of the Bulgein the Ardennes. Many gliders still remain in the area. Souvenir hunters have torn away parts of the wing covering and fuselage.

German spies shot in Belgium. U.S. military policemen tie Sergeant Manfred Pernass, 23, to a stake before he is executed by an American firing squad, with two other German spies; Officer-Cadet Guenther Billing, 21 and Corporal Wilhelm Schmidt, 24. The three Germans were shot after a court-martial by American authorities in Belgium. During the 'Battle of the Bulge'in December, 1944, the three Germans ...

Archbishop Spellman celebrates mass in Belgium. Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York, vicar-general to U.S. armed forces, celebrates mass in a field for wounded soldiers, doctors and nurses at an evacuation hospital somewhere in Belgium during his tour of battle areas in the European theater.

German prisoners transported to rear from Meuse battle. German prisoners, taken by U.S. troops who halted the Nazi drive to the Meuse River, hard together in a U.S. army truck, under guard of an American military policeman. They will be transported with other truckloads of prisoners to the rear for internment. The U.S. War Department announced in Washington December 26 that 13,273 Germans had been ...

wapenschild 'Battle Honours 49 West Riding Infantry Division'wapenschild bestaande uit een deel op een witte ondergrond in zwart/wit het embleem van de Polar Bear daarboven 1944 - Battle Honours 49 West Riding Infantry Divison - 1945. links - France Cristot, Fontenay, Raurmy, Vimont, Mezidon, Torquesne, Pont Audemer, Le Havre midden - Belgium Herentals, Turnhout, Poppel, St Lenaarts, Wuustwezel. rechts ...