Activities of U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge of World War II. An M5 High Speed Tractor (HST) tows a field gun along a snow covered road. The vehicle skids on the road, and troops throw sand on the road to increase traction. American troops walk on the icy road, including a Browning 1919A4 machine gun crew.
United States Army 82nd Airborne troops take positions around Stavelot, Belgium in World War II. The soldiers make a “Sign of the Cross” during a brief religious service led by chaplain of the 504th Parachute Infantry. Soldiers running in Stavelot. 82nd Airborne troops in prone position shoot with rifles. A soldier shooting with an M1919 Browning machine gun. Abandoned and damaged German heavy equipment and vehicles scattered near Stavelot. 82nd Airborne troops take surrounding villages south of Stavelot. A soldier fires a bazooka near a house. Another soldier throws a grenade into a window of a basement where German soldiers may be hiding. 82nd Airborne troops engage in street fighting. Soldier fires a rifle from behind a stone wall. A battalion of the 35th infantry division marching through snow covered forests and over steep hills on the southern side of the salient. 35th infantry division makes a maneuver in the Sauer River section to outflank a town on the Belgian-Luxembourg border.
United States Army infantry soldiers attack St Vith,Belgium during World War II. View of the damaged buildings in town. Soldiers of the United States 7th Armored Division ,48th Infantry Regiment,3rd Battalion,search for German prisoners. Prisoner wears U.S. soldier's clothing and shoes. Captured German officer under guard. Soldier in a prone position fires Browning M1919A4 30 caliber air cooled machine gun. Soldier advances with bayonet rifle. Tank destroyers fire in support of advancing infantrymen.
American President Woodrow Wilson in Belgium.The Presidential party, including the President's second wife, Edith Wilson, and his daughter Margaret Wilson, along with Port authorities and other officials, walk along a walkway on the Zeebrugge Mole. ( This is a seawall with warehouses and a quay, built to create the Port of Zeebrugge at the North Sea end of a canal from Bruges in Belgium.) Photographer is seen walking atop the narrow outer wall of the walkway.
American President Woodrow Wilson in Belgium. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, President Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and King Albert in the gardens of the Royal Palace. President Wilson leaves the House of Parliament after addressing a joint session. Troops on horseback.
American President Woodrow Wilson visits Louvain, Belgium. President Wilson receives the degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Louvain. The ceremony is held in smoke blackened, looted and damaged library of the university. The King and the Queen of Belgium along with President Wilson leave the University of Louvain after the ceremony. Damaged building and debris alongside. A crowd moving out of the university.