US soldiers keep watch as civilians leave the town of Bastogne during a lull in the battle - Belgium, Dec 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #bastogne #belgium #battleofbastogne #battleofthebulge #belgium #usarmy #dec1944 #history

US soldiers pass beneath a railway bridge east of Vellerdingen, Northern France - Dec 1944 #vellerdingen #france #dec1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #railwaybridge

American M4 Shermans line up in readiness just outside St Vith, Belgium, Dec 1944 #dec1944 #belgium #stvith #bastogne #battleofthebulge #m4 #sherman #m4sherman

Two US M36 Jackson tank destroyers await their orders - Battle of the Bulge, 1944 #m36 #m36jackson #tankdestroyer #usarmy #battleofthebulge #bastogne #dec1944

New Zealand infantrymen cautiously advance along a dirt road - Faenza, Italy, Dec 1944 CREDIT : RC #ww2 #faenza #italy #dec1944 #newzealander #newzealand