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.

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Cameraman: Florent Plana: https://pxlme.me/ZGtYXzFA
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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Alamo in the Ardennes by John C. McManus: https://pxlme.me/9oG0d1zz
Aid Station Massacre Video by Reg Jans: https://pxlme.me/mBV98OO1
No Victory in Valhalla: History of 3rd Bn 506th PIR by Ian Gardner: https://pxlme.me/YMp519hW
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