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 Lieutenant) November 15, 2017
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Within a year of Belgium falling to the Germans in 1940, Belgian citizens were volunteering to join the Waffen SS to fight communism on the newly formed Eastern Front. Thousands volunteered, and the suffered heavy casualties.

Angus is joined by Jonathan Trigg author of Voices of the...read more

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 HQ Batallón) March 29, 2017

Three WWII tanks compared: Video History Today has put the close up walk around of the King Tiger Tank at La Gleize in Belgium with his similar walk around the Panzer V tank at Houffalize, Belgium. He has then added my tour of the badly damaged M4 Sherman from the Bastogne Museum in Belgium at...read more

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My own  pics. Walking tour of 23 km to remember the veterans of the 82nd Airborne Division in La Gleize (Belgium), 21 February 2015read more

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 Lieutenant) February 15, 2015
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La marche suivra les pas du 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment de la 82nd Airborne Division U.S. passant par Brume, Rahier, Cheneux, La-vaux-Renard et retour à La Gleize Cette marche de 23 km est dédiée aux hommes de la 82nd Airborne Division et suivra un itinéraire s’inspirant des routes,...(find more about the event)

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 Lieutenant) January 25, 2015
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According to CEBA, Circle of Studies on the Battle of the Bulge, a Sherman M4A3, featured with a 76 mm gun barrel, having had more firepower than his forerunners, which were armed with the 75 mm barrel. And firepower was badly needed on December 17th, 1944 when German troops started invading...read more

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 Lieutenant) January 04, 2015
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 Lieutenant) January 04, 2015

American wartime newsreel from the frontlines during the Battle of the Bulge, launched by the German Army across the Ardennes Forest on, 16 December 1944 -- 25 January 1945.read more

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 Lieutenant) January 04, 2015
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The Battle of the Bulge lasted until Jan. 25, 1945. Twenty thousand American soldiers were killed, 20,000 were captured and 40,000 were wounded.

  1. Allied infantrymen crouch low in the snow as they look out for snipers in embattled Saint Vith, Belgium, on Jan. 31, 1945 at the end of the
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 Lieutenant) December 27, 2014
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The celebration of Christmas during wartime has always been a bittersweet experience, no less so than during the Second World War. Christmas is a time we look forward to as it's the period we put our normal routines on hold and enjoy the holiday spirit. However, during the 1939-45 period, "...read more

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 Lieutenant) December 19, 2014
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The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region ofWallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. Hitler planned the offensive with...read more

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