The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Army Officers Reviewing Map at Field Command Post, Bastogne Vicinity, Belgium, Battle of the Bulge, December 1944
American officers confer over a map at an improvised outdoor command post during the defense of Bastogne, Belgium, December 1944. Surrounded and outnumbered, the 101st Airborne Division held this vital crossroads town against determined German assaults during the Battle of the Bulge, directing operations from foxholes and forest clearings rather than formal headquarters. Project: 218668