West Front after Normandy

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PURSUIT TO WEST WALL

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CROSSING THE RHINE,March 45

ENCIRCLEMENT OF THE RUHR, March-Ap 45

 

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THE END

 

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(NOTE- I've posted some maps at large size so we can see the fine details, so if they overlap off your monitor screen drag the slide bar at the bottom of the posts to scan them)

 

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Bulge northern sector

Caption to photo below- "[Peiper's] lead Panthers continued through Stoumont and took the road toward the train station, beyond where they hoped to find another bridge over the Ambleve intact. However, as they passed the station they ran into a strong American force of 16 tanks and tank destroyers. The outnumbered Panthers didn't have much of a chance; three were quickly knocked out and the rest withdrew. For all practical purposes, this was the farthest advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper."

Wrecked Panther beyond Stoumont

The scene today

 

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Some rare and unseen photos from Battle of the Bulge

http://www.life.com/gallery/36632/battle-of-the-bulge-rare-unseen#index/0