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501st paratroopers arrive in Bastogne from Mourmelon.
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This is a picture of an abandoned Panzer MkIV near Bastogne. On the morning of the attack, one panzer crew abandoned their vehicle like this one.
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101st paratroopers escort German prisoners back to Bastogne.
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This Panzer MkIV was one of the 17 tanks that did not return on 25 December. Paratroopers destroyed it before it could reach the Regimental CP that was up the road.
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Destroyed German vehicles litter the countryside outside of Bastogne.
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An 75mm pack howitzer over watches a field where a glider has landed.
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The bodies of German soldiers lie strewn across a field, victims of Hitler's incompetence.
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Bomb damage from a Luftwaffe raid. The Lutwaffe bombed Bastogne on Christmas Eve, destroying a Division Aid Station, and killing scores of wounded soldiers and medical staff.
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A destroyed German StuG III assault gun outside the 502nd Regimental Headquarters. The smoking Mk IV in the distance is the result of US fighter bombers who continued to bomb the abandoned panzer, long after it was destroyed.
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A glider on a field outside of Bastogne. Air resupply started to arrive on 23rd December. It was needed because the 101st was running out of medical supplies, and most important, ammunition. The town of Savy was closest the Germans got to Bastogne.
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A damaged M18 Hellcat tank destroyer from the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion outside of Bastogne. TD's like this one played a vital role in the defense of Bastogne.
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An Army Chaplain preaches his Christmas sermon while paratroopers look on.
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Destroyed and abandoned German StuG III assault guns outside the 502nd command post near Rolle. C/502 and B/502 were the ones who destroyed these vehicles on 25 December.
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Soldiers from 2-502 PIR overwatch a road outside of Bastogne.
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A unidentified captain and paratrooper from the 502 PIR enjoy some hot chow.
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Paratroopers from 2-502 PIR examine the destroyed StuG III near the regimental CP. Notice the hole where a round penetrated the vehicle skirt.
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(Left to Right) Colonel Danahy, the G2, General McAuliffe, the Assistant Divsion Commander, and the G3, Colonel Kinnard
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A little levity after the 101st handed over the city of Bastogne to VIII corps.
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A damaged M18 Hellcat tank destroyer from the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion outside of Bastogne. TD's like this one played a vital role in the defense of Bastogne.
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101st Division staff celebrate Christmas in Bastogne.
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An ambulance is parked outside a damaged building. The Lutwaffe bombed Bastogne on Christmas Eve, destroying a Division Aid Station, and killing scores of wounded soldiers and medical staff.
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General George S. Patton, the Commander of 3rd Army, arrives in Bastogne after his tankers from 4th Armored Division lifted the siege.
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General George S. Patton awards the Distinguished Service Cross to LTC Chappuis of the 502nd PIR as Assistant Division Commander, General McAuliife looks on.
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C47's were the workhorse of the US Army Air Corps Troop Carrier Command. This one was probably a victim of German anti-aircraft guns.
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Paratroopers guard a road outside of Bastogne. The bazooka, lying on top of the foxhole, indicates a potential armor threat from this direction.
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More evidence of bomb and fire damage. The Lutwaffe bombed Bastogne on Christmas Eve, destroying a Division Aid Station, and killing scores of wounded soldiers and medical staff. Notice the sign to St. Vith. St Vith was the other key road junction.
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(From left to right) Colonel Chappuis, 502nd Commander, Colonel Cassidy, 502nd XO, Colonel Stopka, 3-502 commander, and UNK. Colonel Stopka died several weeks later on 14 January, 1945 from fraticide.
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A corporal from the 101st drags a bundle dropped from a C47. Air resupply became crucial as the siege progressed.
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This odd vehicle in the foreground appears to be a 75mm short barreled HMC.
