Soldiers of the 28th Infantry Division march down a street in Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Some of these men lost their weapons during the German advance in this area. Army photo. The Battle ...
Amid the freezing winter of 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division was thrown into the desperate struggle of the Battle of the Bulge. Holding critical ground against Germany’s last major offensive in the ...
Growing up on a farm in north-central Kansas, Jim Sharp thought he had seen his share of cold weather. That was before he spent the winter of 1944-45 living in a foxhole in the middle of the Ardennes ...
The Ardennes remains one of Europe’s most historically rich battlefields. On this expedition, we search through former frontlines of the Battle of the Bulge, recovering relics that reveal the ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — This December marks 81 years since the Battle of the Bulge — one of the most significant battles of World War II. And now, a local 101-year-old veteran who fought in that ...
Jim Sharp, in his 101 years, has seen a lot. And he hasn’t been known to turn down an experience or shrink in the face of danger. So, when the World War II veteran, Battle of the Bulge soldier and ...
American soldiers examine weapons and gear abandoned by retreating Germans. (US Army Signal Corps) Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest ...