16-236 Garand Picture of the Day - Belgium. 23 December 1944.
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A U.S. Army soldier rests in his foxhole in freezing temperatures during the Siege of Bastogne. The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was to reach the harbor at Antwerp. In order to reach it before the Allies could regroup and bring their superior air power to bear, German mechanized forces had to seize the roadways through eastern Belgium. Because all seven main roads in the Ardennes mountain range converged on the small town of Bastogne, control of its crossroads was vital to the German attack. The siege lasted from 20 December 1944 to 27 December 1944, after which the besieged American forces were relieved by elements of the U.S. Third Army (United States Army Central), resulting in an Allied victory. Near Bastogne, Province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. 23 December 1944. Image taken by Robert Capa.