Dear forumists, Happy to join the crowd and the crews, as I saw some very interesting evidence posted here. On my side, I have a huge interest...
Does anyone have more information on this? He was one of my great-grandpa's brothers. I'll be able to get his his service records in a few weeks...
Hello all! I am so happy to find such an engaged and helpful group of people! I am investigating the experience that my Papa had during the Bulge,...
Does anyone know where the good people of Foy and the Ardennes were taken during evacuations? Neighboring Belgium cities? France? I'm curious. All...
Hello All, What a great forum & thanks for having me! I began searching for info on my Father-in-Laws brother about a year ago... As a Vet...
Hello everyone! I'm a new user on WW2 forums and was wondering what kind of winter gloves other than the leather palmed ones did the Airborne wear?
Good evening On the outside wall of the church in Cheneaux there are two memorials, one to the civilians of Cheneaux who died during the Battle...
My father Wilmer Willis was born in 1924 in Elizabeth, LA to a farmer and his wife, the fifth of eight children. At 19 he enlisted in the U.S....
Instituted: 1944 retroactive to December 7, 1941. Criteria: The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to individuals who, while serving in the United...
Does anyone have any recommendations for a book on the Battle of the Bulge? I have been looking for one for years and can't seem to find...
Both the 12-ton Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track (at right) and the 8.8cm Flak 36 it is towing are camouflaged with a dark yellow pattern over dark grey. They...
Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin both regarded Berlin as a highly valuable prize that would give whichever nation captured it great prestige...
Negroes, the term used to describe African Americans for most of the 19th and 20th centuries, were the largest racial minority in the United...
In 1941 the most powerful tank m service with the German army was the PzKpfw IV, infrequently a match for the new Soviet T-34 tank, which appeared...
It was interesting to say the least about the food that had to be eaten. There were Rations that were given to the soldiers. I found a great...
The Battle of Huertgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) is the name given to the series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German...
Ardennes offensive - coincidentally very recent additions to You Tube, the German ones being added just 4 days ago ! Excellent stuff, and in the...
During the Battle of the Bulge, some American soldiers were taken prisoner by the Germans. What followed in the months ahead was nothing less than...
Would the Ardennes include this terrible battle? This was realistically depicted in "Band of Brothers" In which the men of Easy Company were...
Georg von Hantelmann of Jasta 15 left no first-hand accounts; save for a very terse combat report for his final victory, but here is the account...