Scenes from the Battle of the Bulge, and siege of Bastogne during World War Two. Large numbers of United States Army Air Force C-47B Skytrain transport planes drop parachute supplies for troops at Bastogne, Belgium. Ruins of the town of Bastogne. A street littered with dead bodies and rubble. U.S. troops advancing into the town of Haguenau on the border with Germany, and further into Germany, itself. American MPs (Military Police) search civilians and check identity cards and check U.S. soldiers in military vehicles to guard against Germans in American uniforms. U.S. M4 Sherman tanks move ahead on the front. Artillery being fired. Troops engage in street fighting. Group of Alsatian women rejoice as they are being released from a prison, where they had been held by Germans. U.S. troops advance through a wooded area. U.S. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes speaks about the sacrifices of U.S. troops who are fighting and dying for their country and appeals to Americans, safe at home, to work for the war effort.
An officer seated at a desk and speaking about the Battle of the Bulge action near Bastogne, Belgium with U.S. troops during World War II. He recognizes the forces of the 9th Troop Carrier Command for reaching them with important supply drops late in the battle. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General Paul L Williams standing along with officers and crew. Airplanes parked at an air base. Pilots and crew standing nearby. Point of view shot from inside a glider as it is making a landing in a field. Smiling officers, soldiers, and crew of the 9th Troop Carrier Command.
United States 101st Airborne and their vehicles move in the deep snow near Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. 501st soldiers fire an 81mm mortar from their foxhole. 501st soldiers march on foot across flat, snow-covered field towards Bastogne.
United States troops of the 101st Airborne Division parade on snow covered road through Bastogne, Belgium in winter during World War II. Crowds of Belgian civilians stand on the sidewalk to watch military marching band, buildings and trees covered in snow. Sign with the 101st Airborne Division insignia and words “Bastogne Bastion of the battered bastards of the 101st.”. 101st Airborne Division troops hold the United States flag as they march through the streets. Major General Troy Middleton of the VIII Corps and other military officials stand on the sidewalk to review the troops. Military trucks and Jeeps drive on the streets of Bastogne. Major General Middleton and General Anthony C. McAuliffe lead the way in a Jeep, followed by another military police Jeep equipped with a very bent wire catcher and a passenger actuating the manual windshield wiper by hand . United States soldiers casually recline and sit on top of truck. A soldier reads a speech. A banner made by the townspeople of Bastogne reads “F.N.I. Bastogne”. A man goes onstage to hand over the banner. The 101st Airborne Division receives a banner from the man, who represents the townspeople of Bastogne. A Roman Catholic chaplain makes the Sign of the Cross. Soldier holds the VIII Corps Memorandum Receipt from the 101st Airborne Division. Soldier blows a trumpet. Major General Middleton and General J. Lawton Collins review the troops in Bastogne. Medals for the 101st Airborne Division. Major General Middleton decorates the 101st Airborne Division for their heroism during the Siege of Bastogne. A soldier smiles as General Middleton pins a medal on him.
General Dwight Eisenhower, Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. and Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley in the wrecked city of Bastogne in Belgium. General Eisenhower, General Patton, General Bradley and Major General Clarence R. Huebner with Major General Matthew B Ridgway in front of Headquarters. Generals push sedan out of muddy area. General Bradley and Major General Edwin P. Parker, CG 78th Division walks out. Lieutenant General William H. Simpson and General Eisenhower walk out of the building followed by other officers including Major General Alvin C. Gillem, CG XIII Corps.
View of General Dwight Eisenhower, Omar N Bradley and Lieutenant General William H. Simpson entering the building. MP salutes to Generals. Generals including General Eisenhower walking out of the building. View of Generals traveling by car.