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 Army 5th Armored Division trainees practice in the snow in Eupen, Belgium during World War II. Major General Lunsford E. Oliver and other officers talk to each other during the infantry training. 5th Armored Division trainees advancing over snow covered fields and hedgerows. Some trainees wearing white coats for winter camouflage. Some trainees hide behind hedgerows. Two soldiers running. Simulated shell explosions in the snow-covered field. Trainees advance after hiding in the hedgerows.
General George Patton’s Third Army mobilize to rescue trapped Ninth and Tenth Armored Division and 101st Airborne in Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. A house in flames at Sibret, near Bastogne. Sign reads “Sibret” in front of the burning house. Soldiers and vehicles move in the snowy field and roads. Explosion and fire on the hill. A damaged and abandoned M3 half-track on fire. Soldiers in dugouts in hillside wait for supplies. A fleet of transport planes fly over Bastogne. Allied transport planes drop 1500 tons of supplies for the besieged troops in Bastogne. Supply boxes are dropped with parachutes. Artillery crew firing a M101 105 mm Howitzer under a canopy. A soldier walks away from a German tank on fire. Heavy smoke rises from a burning tank. A United States soldier escorts captured German prisoners (POW) away. The aftermath of the Siege of Bastogne. Bombed damaged buildings and debris scattered on the streets of Bastogne. A damaged M3 half-track is left on the street. Soldiers inspect smashed Jeeps and military equipment. Bodies of dead casualties are covered with cloth.
Defense against German V-1 rocket attacks on Antwerp, Belgium during World War II. Allied artillery crew shoots down a V-1 rocket at night. V-1 rocket explodes mid-air. Dark puffs of smoke and explosion from anti-V-1 rocket defense is scattered over the sky. A V-1 rocket evades artillery fire. Belgian civilians and children watch artillery fire at V-1 rocket. United States gunners load shells into anti-aircraft gun. A V-1 rocket spins downwards after getting hit by anti-aircraft gun.
A German V-1 rocket in flight heading towards Antwerp. United States anti-aircraft guns fire at incoming V-1 rockets Belgium during World War II. Gunners load more shells into the howitzer. Smoke rises from anti-aircraft gun fire. Dark puffs of smoke and explosion from anti-V-1 rocket defense is scattered over the sky. A V-1 rocket explodes mid-air after being shot by anti-aircraft gun. Diagram shows the effectiveness of anti-aircraft guns in preventing V-1 rockets from hitting their targets. A soldier neatly arranges empty spent anti-aircraft shells on the ground.
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.