The Bulge in Colour

"Breathtaking new photographs, including several vivid full-color images, offer a never-before-seen look at the war-weary soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge who fought through the frozen Ardennes Forest in a mountainous region of Belgium in the dead of winter.
They show soldiers on both sides battling the frigid weather as they fought each other during Nazi Germany's last-ditch effort to drive back Allied forces between December 1944 and January 1945.
The pictures were released by Life Magazine on the 67th anniversary of the start of the grueling battle. "
Vivid new Battle of the Bulge photos offer never-before-seen look at the war-weary soldiers braving the frigid weather as they fight off Nazi Germany's last major offensive of World War II | Mail Online

 

Some very fine photo's Gordon. But I think the first photo is not a Sherman but a Motor Gun Carriage (Tank Destroyer).

 

You could be right, looking at it again.

 

The caption does say a sherman passing another gun carriage. Tough to tell as they have everything including the kitchen sink loaded on top.

 

And, as with every Bule sequence ever, a 'Poteau' pic is there ! ( The Jagdpanzer IV )....and interesting to note the awful Fiegelein in the Hitler pic....

 

some of the comments under the pictures are scary and appaling. It seems like history is not taught any more at many schools.... it must be Fiegelein's fault.

 

He should be shot!....oh wait....nevermind.

 

Thanks for posting Gordon. I'm not so sure that these are "never before seen" -- I'm 100% sure I saw the first photo before, I just can't remember where.

 

on the 3rd pic,strange helmets on the closest GI's...Can someone explain me what is on the M1?

 

it's just the chinstrap tied upside down. This allowed wearing branches as cammo without having a net.

 

Thanks Skipper,now that you explain it,i feel a bit naive,or blink..