WWII in the Ardennes - Day 1
May. 18th, 2024 06:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitI've just been on a battlefield tour to visit the Ardennes in Belgium to learn about the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and January 1945. The photos I am sharing over the next few days are a personal reflection and in memory of the ordinary soldiers who fought and died and the civilians who suffered.
Firstly the Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery:
From there we travelled to Hollerath, which is the area where the Battle of the Bulge started
We had beautiful sunshine, so it was hard to imagine what it was like at the time - cold, icy wind, and later snow.
A memorial to men who were killed at Malmedy - roses given by a Texas rose growers association.
We saw a large number of tanks - this is a Panther tank with The Daughter in front of it.
From there we travelled to Hollerath, which is the area where the Battle of the Bulge started
We had beautiful sunshine, so it was hard to imagine what it was like at the time - cold, icy wind, and later snow.
A memorial to men who were killed at Malmedy - roses given by a Texas rose growers association.
We saw a large number of tanks - this is a Panther tank with The Daughter in front of it.
