Battle of the Bulge
American soldiers of the 290th Regiment fight in the snow near Amonines, Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge, also known as, "Hitler's 'Last Gamble'", was the last German counter-offensive of the World War II. The battle took place during winter in the Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, in an area called the Ardennes.
To find out more about the Battle of the Bulge check out these links:
https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-war-ii-maps-military-situation-map...
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/battle-of-the-bulge
U.S. Departement of Defense. American infantrymen of the 290th Regiment fight in fresh snowfall near Amonines, Belgium. 1945. Negative. National Archives Catalog. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/531239 (Accessed December 14, 2014).
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