The United States Army on the Western Front during World War II. A map depicts Allied offensives at Malmedy, Houffalize and Bastogne. New reinforcements for the 134th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 35th Infantry Division are briefed by an officer near Bastogne, Belgium, on January 10, 1945. Aerial view of tanks and infantry of the U.S. 6th Armored Division moving across a snow-covered barren landscape as they attack German troops in Belgium West of the Luxembourg border. Officers observe through binoculars. U.S. patrols of 1st and 3rd United States Armies meet on January 16 as they capture Houffalize. View of bombed out buildings in Houffalize on January 18.. U.S. troops occupy Houfflaize. A damaged German Pz.III tank on a street and an overturned Panther tank with a hole in its underside in a river. The troops walk along bombed out buildings in Houffalize.
Soldiers stand near wrecked vehicles in Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. Road sign 'Bastogne', Provision of Luxembourg in Bastogne, Belgium. Wrecked vehicles on a field covered with snow. Trees in the background. Soldiers stand near the vehicles. Soldiers watch the severely damaged vehicles. Soldier tries to fix engine of a vehicle. A dead German paratrooper lay in the snow.
Crew of the 10th armored infantry, 4th armored division near Bastogne, Belgium. Soldiers on a vehicle. Snow covered mountains and hills in the area. Soldiers load and fire 81 mm mortar mounted on half track. (World War II period).
Wrecked buildings and houses in Bastogne, Belgium from bombing during World War 2. German prisoners under guard clear debris and rubble, and dig out a building in wreckage. Trees in the background. Soldiers walk. Vehicles on street.
Film executives accompanied by U.S. Army officers, visit Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. The destruction from battles in and around the town are evident in destroyed and broken buildings. The film producers, who wear Army uniforms without rank insignia, listen to military officers while standing on a main street. Several little girls stand on the sidewalk with their families, near the officers, and smile. One film producer hands cigarettes to a little girl to give to her father. Other local men accept cigarettes. Officers stand near their cars and talk. Some pedestrians and horse carts on the road. Civilians watch the meeting from balcony of their house.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge of World War 2. A U.S. Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain transports to the encircled 101st Airborne Division (United States). Supplies dropped by parachute from the C-47 aircraft. The gathering of the supplies, and a snow covered wrecked C-47.