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Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes) begins

Year: 1944 to 1945

Geographical Region(s): Western Europe 

Category: International Relations and Warfare

Associated Nation(s): Germany United Kingdom United States France Belgium

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(Maps & Images): Marvin E. Eans, Jr., demonstrates the new snow cape being used by First U.S. Army Infantrymen in snow-covered areas in Belgium

(Maps & Images): American soldiers of the 289th Infantry Regiment

(Maps & Images): The pathfinder unit of the 101st Airborne Div.

(Maps & Images): Infantryman goes out on a one-man sortie

(Maps & Images): American infantrymen of the 290th Regiment fight in fresh snowfall near Amonines

The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge
by Hugh M. Cole, U.S. Army Center of Military History