Battle of the Bulge: Bastogne WWII Then & Now - 13 EPIC Photographs

The Battle of the Bulge is a term for history buffs that is inseparable with the German Counter Offensive against the US frontlines in Belgium and Luxembourg that started on Decemeber 16, 1944. The offensive was intended to stop the Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy four Allied armies and force the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle ever fought by the US Army in World War II.

In this episode of WWII Then & Now we travel around the city of Bastogne to take several Then & Now comparison photographs.

Photo 1: Elements of TEAM SNAFU standing in the center of Bastogne on December 19, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo 2: Elements of the 1st Battalion of the 506th PIR march toward Noville on December 19, 1944 during the Ardennes Offensive.
Photo 3: Elements of the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division on the road towards Foy or Noville, Belgium on December 19, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo 4: Destruction in the town of Noville, Belgium after it was liberated again in January 1945 during the Ardennes offensive.
Photo 5: Destruction in the town of Noville, Belgium after it was liberated again in January 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo 6: Troops of the 506th studying a map next to the church of Noville, after the town was liberated on January 15, 1945 during the Ardennes Offensive.
Photo 7: More destruction in the town of Noville, Belgium after it was liberated again in January 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo 8: Ambulances in the town of Foy after the 506th PIR recaptured the town on January 13, 1945 during the Ardennes Offensive.
Photo 9 & 10: A destroyed German Mark IV tank on the middle of the road in Foy, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.
Photo 11: Aerial Photograph of the Temporary American Cemetery of Foy, Belgium in 1945 errected after the Ardennes Offensive.
Photo 12: A Crashed C-47 aircraft which was shot down during the Siege of Bastogne on December 27, 1944
Photo 13: The destroyed aid station of the 10th Armored Division in Bastogne which was bombed on December 24, 1944 during the Siege of Bastogne.
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28th Infantry Division Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyqjRncZ54Y&ab_channel=FlorentPlana

Battle of the Bulge Wall Canvas: https://teespring.com/battle-of-the-bulge-5th-id?
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CREDITS
Cameraman: Florent Plana: https://ww2veteransmemories.org/
Battle of the Bulge Tour Guide: Bob Konings: http://www.battletour.be/
Research of location for TEAM SNAFU photos: Erwin Verholen
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Sources Used:
Searching for Augusta by Martin King: https://amzn.to/2Wx1cyF
Battle of the Bulge: Then and Now by Jean-Paul Pallud: https://amzn.to/3h45XsX
Alamo in the Ardennes by John C. McManus: https://amzn.to/3msrkoU
Aid Station Massacre Video: https://youtu.be/pRWiLnOxgwk
No Victory in Valhalla: History of 3rd Bn 506th PIR by Ian Gardner: https://amzn.to/2Kl4FxL
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