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US @[email protected] ends its timeline for the #battleofthebulge on 18 Jan 1945, labeled 'The Bulge is Reduced to a Slight Curve' -- but what was it really like for soldiers and civilians in #Luxembourg around that time?

https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-war-ii-maps-military-situation-maps-from-1944-to-1945/articles-and-essays/the-battle-of-the-bulge/interactive-timeline/

Interactive Timeline  | The Battle of the Bulge  | Articles and Essays  | World War II Military Situation Maps  | Digital Collections  | Library of Congress

This interactive timeline depicts the key events of "The Battle of the Bulge" which took place in northern France over the course of December 16, 1944 to January 18, 1945 as told through the daily situation maps made for the US Military VIII Corps.

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Show threadBakker BugleJan 21, 2020
@[email protected] Today, #Goldknapp hill overlooks #Diekirch and #Erpeldange. On 18 January, US 2nd Battalion stormed this high ground held by the 352nd Volksgrenadier Division.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2019/01/02/fiery-fight-for-a-frozen-hell/
Fiery Fight for a Frozen Hell: Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg - Warfare History Network

Often overlooked, the portion of the Battle of the Bulge that took place in Luxembourg was as savage as the better known battles in Belgium.

Warfare History Network
Show threadBakker BugleJan 21, 2020
@[email protected] That evening, the 5th U.S. Infantry crossed the Sauer river at Diekrich, cutting off another line of retreat for the Germans. http://www.mnhm.net/ng/index.php/explore/battle-of-the-bulge
Battle of the Bulge

Show threadBakker BugleJan 21, 2020
On 19 January 1945, German and US troops around Diekirch broke the laws of war, with German ambushes based on impersonating Americans and Americans leaving prisoners and collaborators to their fates.
Show threadBakker BugleJan 21, 2020
On this day in 1945, the US 4th Infantry crossed the Alzette under enemy fire near #Moesdorf. (There's now a permanent bridge for the PC15 cycle path there.) https://g.kewl.lu/picture/8019/category/176-pc_15_piste_cyclable_de_l_alzette?metadata
Flood (is gone)

Show threadBakker BugleJan 21, 2020
On this day in 1945, elsewhere, U.S. forces were resupplying and trying to stay warm as their commanding officers linked forces and prepared for another push.
https://www.ww2online.org/image/soldiers-eating-rations-field-bettendorf-diekirch-luxembourg-21-january-1945
Soldiers eating rations in the field in Bettendorf, Diekirch, Luxembourg on 21 January 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories