Experience the intensity of the bloodiest battle fought by the U.S. in World War II the Battle of the Bulge. This gripping account brings the brutal winter warfare and heroic resistance to life.

This episode of WW2 Wayfinder takes you on a Then and Now journey through a wide range of famous Battle of the Bulge locations looking at the Then & Now photos that can still be found today.

Army photo. The Battle of the Bulge during World War II is often associated with the 101st Airborne Division’s heroic stand at Bastogne in Belgium.

But then, that December, German forces re-encircled the town and recaptured the surrounding area, though not the town itself. The Americans freed the entire area during the Battle of the Bulge.

Within a 50-mile radius, you have Market Garden, Aachen, Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge, the four most important battles of Western Europe outside Italy and after D-Day.