Great Photos from the Battle of the Bulge.

[El Duce]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ld-War-II.html

Stolen from another forum. Still neat pictures.

I couldn't imagine what those men went through back then.

[Warthogg]

Great pics and thanks for the post.


Wart

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Excellent pics thanks.

[rahatlakhoom]

Those bring home that palpable misery of war.
thanks for the link.

[Warthogg]

At the end of the of the 41-day offensive, 19,000 American soldiers were dead. The British Army lost 1,400 lives. Total allied casualties are estimated at 110,000 - making it the bloodiest battle for American troops in all of World War II.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1ipAREBVI

I 'think' this was the only time in the European war where enemy troops were immediately formally tried and shot. (English speaking Germans in American uniforms.)


Wart

[raxar]

I love seeing color photos from back then, it makes it seem much more real.

[N/A]

When looking at pics like that and of Korea....I'm glad my war was in a warm place.

[weevil]

Great pics!