Remembrance page 2019-2020
Abraham Matza:75thID, 289th regiment, company CKIA january 6th 1945Area of Forge a La PlezAdditional information: ” According to testimony of Jose Longoria, born in Texas, Sgt Matza saved his life on January 6th, 1945 at the Battle of the Bulge.…
The infamous foxhole.
It was 3rd armored division/ 36th armored infantry regiment veteran Bob Kauffman who asked me to start the research about the Ottré massacre. He simply could not believe this story. The first time I met Bob, was on May 9th…
The story of Bob Anderson
Introduction: Marco and I have been working on some storys about the 551st Parachute Infantry Batallion.. The 551st PIB has a special place in our heart. Their heroic actions almost has been forgotten. together with some locals in the Ardennes,…
Finding Richard Wiegand
On this website, I have described the story about Richard Wiegand: the 75th Infantry division soldier who stopped the German advance in Trou de Loup. After publishing the story, I was wondering who this man was. We knew the story,…
The next generation
Lest We Forget: preserve history One of the purposes of this site, is that the next generations won´t forget the story´s of the battle of the bulge. Often I speak about the battle of Grandmenil with guests of our bed…
Meeting vets of the 517th PIR
Eddy Monfort informed me after Kauffmans visit, that Manhay would be visited in august 2009 by veterans of the 517th parachute infantry regiment. The 517th fought from december 26th on december 27th in and around Manhay. On sunday, august 9th,…