My father was severely wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. And the parts of the story I remember was that he was wounded near a farmhouse and then taken to a church, where a doctor worked on both Americans and Germans.
In 1993 I got a maintenance job at a Temple here in Missouri. My supervisor was an older nice gentleman. One Day another co-worker amd I , both WWII buffs were having a conversation. Rich my supervisor comes in, corrects us on details of the Battle of the Bulge. Says I should know, I was in it. He was a tank commander. I was in awe. Needless to say we had many stories from him. Great guy
My Dad, Charles (Eddie) Weaver fought in this battle. I knew that he had fought in it, but didn’t find out until after his death that he received a bronze star for it. He never talked about it. So I don’t know what he did to earn it. Proud of you Dad.
My grandfather, Charles T. Tyson, fought and was shot during this war. Only 2 men from his platoon survived. If you google my paps name including BOTB, a book about their experience will pop up. Thanks for sharing this video.
PFC Dayton Atwood's marker shown at 19:28 - " Private First Class Dayton D. Atwood (ASN: 17124887), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action while serving as radio operator of a weapons platoon of the 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, in action on 25 December 1944 in Belgium. Although he had the opportunity to withdraw because of heavy enemy fire, Private First Class Atwood elected to remain by his radio to keep his company commander informed of the enemy situation, maintaining contact with his unit until he was killed. His action showed great devotion to duty and extreme bravery. " He was 22 years old when he died.
The older I get, the closer these events feel in time. When I was a child, the stories of these battles all felt like the remote past. Today, it's hauntingly proximate, a reminder of the preciousness of peace.
I remember the Battle of the Bulge segment in the Band of Brothers movie where they are clinging to their foxholes while the germans are raining shells on them and splitting trees in the woods. Your walking through the woods with the remnants of the fox holes reminds me of that segment. Must have been hell!!
Thank you for sharing this. My great uncle passed in the church at the 11:38 mark in video. He was in the 501 Geronimo. His body was later brought to the barracks (now a police training gun range). Later he was brought to a temporary graveyard. Now he is buried in Luxembourg National Cemetery. For years we were told from my grandparents he was killed in Normandy. Thanks to the records kept we now know the full story of his military endeavors. RIP Emory Picotte. Pvt 501 Geronimo.
Thank you Chris for sharing all of this with us. I just can’t imagine what all those soldiers went through. My grandfather, my dad and one uncle were oversees in ww2.
My ex wifes grandfather fought there and he told me his story, he said it was so crazy him and his buddy did not know which way to go in the fighting so he didn't know if he was going towards the Germans or our guys it was so chaotic in the end he captured I think he said 4 Germans but his buddy either got injured or didn't make it. He passed a few years ago..Awesome video Chris! Thank you!
Thank you very much!! My father fought over there. He would never talk much about it and I would catch bits and pieces of him talking about it at our local VFW post. He was in a artillery division and basically followed the infantry through the towns after they would shell them. Thanks again! Some people will never know the sacrifices those that fought gave. ❤
Thank you for the video. I was there for the ceremonies for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne with the United States Army field band, and we marched the parade and did some concerts in the area and the people were wonderful. We marched through the city and they were all waving American flags and it looked like we had taken the city that day. They were so excited. It was a moment in time that I will always remember. I have some great photos also. Thank you again.
I had an uncle who was in the battle of the bulge and was captured by the Germans and was in a death march to a pow camp. He survived and was liberated later. He never talked about it. Thankyou to all that served to protect our way of life.
I hope to see some of these places one day.....I only live an hour's flight from Belgium and have been there many times, but never to see the war graves and historical sites. Thanks Chris for your excellent, empathetic and knowledgeable narration, you have spurred me to make plans to visit here
As a blegian myself, i hadn't been to bastogne (of bastenaken voor de vlamingen) untill a few years ago. I visited some musea and sights. However the forest where easy company was stationed presumably was the most impactfull. It was a bit chilling to be at the same place these guys fought over.
Thank you so much for this history. My uncle fought in the battle of the bulge but never talked about it. I learned a lot about it from you. Thanks again
My father fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He survived but suffered from frostbite which plagued him for years. He never talked about his time there.
It is great to see you bring attention to the history of my country Belgium! 🇧🇪 Thanks a lot for that. I see you have more videos about my country so I am glad to subscribe. I stealthcamped in one of the foxholes near Foy. Just like I stealthcamped in a ww1 trench near Ypres. These locations give a really special feeling when you are there,aren't they?
I saw another video of this place on history underground but your video took me to different places and taught me more that I didn't know thank you sir very much
12:13 - I'm pretty sure that's where a sniper was posted and shifty (?) took him out. It played out in a scene in Band of Brothers, but I could be wrong
Served in the 101st Abn until 2012 in the 1st brigade 2/320th field artillery, I miss going to the museum on base and seeing the history of the battle of the bulge. Would love to visit the site one day.
My step-mother (Canadian) was stationed in Belgium with her first husband (Canadian Armed Forces) in the 1950s. The house that they rented an apartment in STILL had part of its roof collapsed. She had to rent a portable washing machine and lug it from the store to her apartment. When the father of the young man who ran the store found out that she was Canadian military the washing machine was suddenly DELIVERED each week.
10:38 As a comment I just saw stated it could be a position for tanks, but I believe it could also be a mortar pit, a position for anti tank guns, or an emplacement for anti aircraft guns.
My task.waa recovery of downed aircrew with no known grave the crater in the woods was a tell tell sign of a air-ground rocket hit likely a tank was in that location and when the weather cleared 2nd TAF attacked that's why the crater was elongatted in shape As for the iron harvest farmers recover the explosives when found and end teams collect from.them in 1 year I was in Belgium we recovered 20.000 tons of ww1 So great video keep up the historical info
considering the holes in the forest, many of those are pits dug by local people beginning 1900's to extract big stones for building walls :) they were often re used as shelters or to dig in vehicler or artillery pieces
The actual target for the Germans was the port of Antwerp. Bastogne was just along the way there... Been to Bastogne many times, with my grand parents. My grandpa set up his caravan trailer in the Ardennes before our summer vacation in Switserland every year.
Are you still in the area? I live near St. Vith and could show you some interesting things. And my neighbor is from 1927 and still alive and vivit. I asked him about the war and he told me two stories. He also said that there was 20cm of snow and it was minus 20° C. Imagine being in such a forest. You visit it in daytime but at night it is complete darkness there. And then the enemy crawls towards you.....with his trench knife 🗡️...... I you want to see what i can show you, we make an appointment in St. Vith today or Sunday.
As someone who isn't belgian I didn't expect to come across town names I knew in this video. Know Stavelot because the circuit of Spa Francorchamps incorporates close village and town names to name the tracks corners. Had to check out if it was the town mentioned and the track is not dar from there.
Glad to see you hitting some of these WWII sites. Bastogne is a heck of a place.
I came across the video you did at the Foxholes and laughed that we basically did the same drone shots! Im jealous you made it into Germany.
@@MobileInstinct - Ha! That hilarious. And if you didn’t make it into Germany, that just gives you a good excuse to go back.
😮 two of my favorite creators replying to each other! 😮😮😮
@@MobileInstinct you should download and watch the movie if you havent
My father was severely wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. And the parts of the story I remember was that he was wounded near a farmhouse and then taken to a church, where a doctor worked on both Americans and Germans.
I’ve heard of that story
I have heard of this also.
I have heard of the story to
Perhaps the very church he goes into?
My Uncle fought in the battle of the bulge and survived. I was honored to be a pall bearer when he passed away years later
In 1993 I got a maintenance job at a Temple here in Missouri. My supervisor was an older nice gentleman. One Day another co-worker amd I , both WWII buffs were having a conversation. Rich my supervisor comes in, corrects us on details of the Battle of the Bulge. Says I should know, I was in it. He was a tank commander. I was in awe. Needless to say we had many stories from him. Great guy
My Dad, Charles (Eddie) Weaver fought in this battle. I knew that he had fought in it, but didn’t find out until after his death that he received a bronze star for it. He never talked about it. So I don’t know what he did to earn it. Proud of you Dad.
You can get a copy of your Dad's service records and probably his Bronze Star citation from the Government...
My grandfather, Charles T. Tyson, fought and was shot during this war. Only 2 men from his platoon survived. If you google my paps name including BOTB, a book about their experience will pop up. Thanks for sharing this video.
PFC Dayton Atwood's marker shown at 19:28 - " Private First Class Dayton D. Atwood (ASN: 17124887), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action while serving as radio operator of a weapons platoon of the 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, in action on 25 December 1944 in Belgium. Although he had the opportunity to withdraw because of heavy enemy fire, Private First Class Atwood elected to remain by his radio to keep his company commander informed of the enemy situation, maintaining contact with his unit until he was killed. His action showed great devotion to duty and extreme bravery. " He was 22 years old when he died.
The older I get, the closer these events feel in time. When I was a child, the stories of these battles all felt like the remote past. Today, it's hauntingly proximate, a reminder of the preciousness of peace.
I'm never going to be able to go and see these places, so I really appreciate your making these videos.
I remember the Battle of the Bulge segment in the Band of Brothers movie where they are clinging to their foxholes while the germans are raining shells on them and splitting trees in the woods. Your walking through the woods with the remnants of the fox holes reminds me of that segment. Must have been hell!!
Thank you for sharing this. My great uncle passed in the church at the 11:38 mark in video. He was in the 501 Geronimo. His body was later brought to the barracks (now a police training gun range). Later he was brought to a temporary graveyard. Now he is buried in Luxembourg National Cemetery. For years we were told from my grandparents he was killed in Normandy. Thanks to the records kept we now know the full story of his military endeavors. RIP Emory Picotte. Pvt 501 Geronimo.
Great story....... thank you!
These were seriously brave men and women.
My father was in the Navy stationed in the Pacific. He was on P.T. boats.
yay pest
Love how you compare the old photos to the modern-day landscape, facinating!
Absolutely amazing! Awesome videography and incredible narration thanks so much for taking us on this wonderful tour Chris
Thanks Scott
The church was depicted in Band of Brothers, S1 E6. Excellent video and great work!
great video Chris, you and "the HISTORY UNDERGROUND"!
Absolutely your finest story/content covered to date, Chris! Hands down! Jim C.
Very captivating ,Chris. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Chris for sharing all of this with us. I just can’t imagine what all those soldiers went through. My grandfather, my dad and one uncle were oversees in ww2.
My ex wifes grandfather fought there and he told me his story, he said it was so crazy him and his buddy did not know which way to go in the fighting so he didn't know if he was going towards the Germans or our guys it was so chaotic in the end he captured I think he said 4 Germans but his buddy either got injured or didn't make it. He passed a few years ago..Awesome video Chris! Thank you!
Thank you, Chris! ❤
Thanks for posting. Found the spot at 18:24 in 1985! Time marches on.
Thank you very much!! My father fought over there. He would never talk much about it and I would catch bits and pieces of him talking about it at our local VFW post. He was in a artillery division and basically followed the infantry through the towns after they would shell them. Thanks again! Some people will never know the sacrifices those that fought gave. ❤
I like the then and now shots, I especially like how you pan around and show what surrounds it. It helps put it In perspective
Love your videos Chris! Love the history!
Thanks!
WOW!! Thanks so much!!! I'm SO PROUD of our soldiers that went through absolute HELL to give us our freedom...I'LL NEVER FORGET!!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤❤
No nor will I thier sacrefices.are what allowed a man who cant ever appreciate that to run for President!!!
That was a great tour. Thank you for posting it up. Greetings from Arizona.
I could watch these types of videos all day. They're so interesting.
Amazing video. And in all seriousness, dying in WW1 is really bad luck in this century.
Thank you for the video. I was there for the ceremonies for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne with the United States Army field band, and we marched the parade and did some concerts in the area and the people were wonderful. We marched through the city and they were all waving American flags and it looked like we had taken the city that day. They were so excited. It was a moment in time that I will always remember. I have some great photos also. Thank you again.
Wow great video 👍anything with ww2 gets me everytime
15:25 the person riding the bike just like in the photo is poetic
I had an uncle who was in the battle of the bulge and was captured by the Germans and was in a death march to a pow camp. He survived and was liberated later. He never talked about it. Thankyou to all that served to protect our way of life.
I hope to see some of these places one day.....I only live an hour's flight from Belgium and have been there many times, but never to see the war graves and historical sites. Thanks Chris for your excellent, empathetic and knowledgeable narration, you have spurred me to make plans to visit here
Great coverage. Well done young man. Perfect narrative.
As a blegian myself, i hadn't been to bastogne (of bastenaken voor de vlamingen) untill a few years ago. I visited some musea and sights. However the forest where easy company was stationed presumably was the most impactfull. It was a bit chilling to be at the same place these guys fought over.
My uncle Ed Thompson was KIA there.
Thank you for your interesting excursion...my father was involved in the fighting as a Wehrmacht officer..... 44 ' - 8/5/45...
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Thank you so much for this history. My uncle fought in the battle of the bulge but never talked about it. I learned a lot about it from you. Thanks again
What a great video the history there is absolutely amazing. Such a crazy long fight the Americans fought.
As a 72 yr old veteran and a student of history, I really appreciate young people like yourself keeping history alive. THANK YOU!
thank you for posting this!
Love these historical videos Chris! Keep up the good work!!
My father fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He survived but suffered from frostbite which plagued him for years. He never talked about his time there.
Wow, that must have been incredible to be at those sites! What an amazing trip that must have been. Thank you for sharing!
great video man thank you!
Thank you for sharing your adventures my friend. This one especially. I really appreciate your work. 😊👍🏾
Wow Chris! This video was amazing! Love war history. Great job
Thanks you for this for so many not to forget and always remember!!😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅
Great vid and I enjoy your channel. I'd like to see more WWI&2 related history if possible. Thank you!
Thanks for the history lesson
My late Uncle Lancen survived the Battle of the Bulge. He was a great man.
well done and respectful ... thanks Chris
Just great to view more postings from you!😊
Great job. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks for the video. 👍.
It is great to see you bring attention to the history of my country Belgium! 🇧🇪 Thanks a lot for that. I see you have more videos about my country so I am glad to subscribe.
I stealthcamped in one of the foxholes near Foy. Just like I stealthcamped in a ww1 trench near Ypres.
These locations give a really special feeling when you are there,aren't they?
Good story, so much history. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Fantastic Video! Thank You!
My prayers go to all who lost their lives 😢 Thank-you Chris for sharing this history with us 😊❤✌️💯
Very interesting ! I wish I cound visit there! Great post. Thank You!
Thank you so much for this wonderful gift to us
Incredible. Nicely done Chris.
I saw another video of this place on history underground but your video took me to different places and taught me more that I didn't know thank you sir very much
Love your videos. Very informative
Great video Chris, the Sherman at 7:06 is just a postwar Belgium vehicle and was destroyed on a target range it has nothing to do with WWII.
How you know that?
@supertrooper7403 I know the people that restored it, and it has fittings only a Firefly hull has, making this entire vehicle a mock up.
Love that they honour the history
Excellent well done mate
Great video
I've been there and I'm still watching the video, great video man! Only a shame you didn't go to see the King Tiger, very close to Stavelot...
Great video, thank you buddy.
Great video! I hope to one day visit Bastogne and other sites around the battle. I have been to Berlin, and seen some sites there.
My grandfather fought here under Patton. He was later wounded and taken prisoner.
thank You for this Educational Video
So many young lives given up for the ambitions of a megalomaniac. And the world has learned nothing because it's still going on. 😞
12:13 - I'm pretty sure that's where a sniper was posted and shifty (?) took him out. It played out in a scene in Band of Brothers, but I could be wrong
My buddy Charlie was at the Bulge , he was inquired , in my opinion that saved his life
Served in the 101st Abn until 2012 in the 1st brigade 2/320th field artillery, I miss going to the museum on base and seeing the history of the battle of the bulge. Would love to visit the site one day.
My step-mother (Canadian) was stationed in Belgium with her first husband (Canadian Armed Forces) in the 1950s. The house that they rented an apartment in STILL had part of its roof collapsed.
She had to rent a portable washing machine and lug it from the store to her apartment.
When the father of the young man who ran the store found out that she was Canadian military the washing machine was suddenly DELIVERED each week.
Walking on Sacred Ground, My mom's Dad was in a tank that was there, pretty interesting.
Such a beautiful place
10:38 As a comment I just saw stated it could be a position for tanks, but I believe it could also be a mortar pit, a position for anti tank guns, or an emplacement for anti aircraft guns.
My task.waa recovery of downed aircrew with no known grave the crater in the woods was a tell tell sign of a air-ground rocket hit likely a tank was in that location and when the weather cleared 2nd TAF attacked that's why the crater was elongatted in shape
As for the iron harvest farmers recover the explosives when found and end teams collect from.them in 1 year I was in Belgium we recovered 20.000 tons of ww1
So great video keep up the historical info
Imagine digging those foxholes in winter when the ground is frozen! 😱
To those who gave the supreme sacrifice for my freedom thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤I will for ever be grateful 🙏
I live today as a free American because of those men who gave thier lives to ensure we could live in freedom!!!
My Great Grandfather fought in the battle of the Bluge.
So many lives lost may they all RIP 🙏🏼🙏🏼
considering the holes in the forest, many of those are pits dug by local people beginning 1900's to extract big stones for building walls :) they were often re used as shelters or to dig in vehicler or artillery pieces
The actual target for the Germans was the port of Antwerp. Bastogne was just along the way there...
Been to Bastogne many times, with my grand parents. My grandpa set up his caravan trailer in the Ardennes before our summer vacation in Switserland every year.
In the before photo of the bridge, there is a German Kubelwagon laying upside down on the bank, vw air cooled vehicle...
Are you still in the area? I live near St. Vith and could show you some interesting things. And my neighbor is from 1927 and still alive and vivit. I asked him about the war and he told me two stories. He also said that there was 20cm of snow and it was minus 20° C. Imagine being in such a forest. You visit it in daytime but at night it is complete darkness there. And then the enemy crawls towards you.....with his trench knife 🗡️......
I you want to see what i can show you, we make an appointment in St. Vith today or Sunday.
I am interested if the offer is open to all ?
@@ClaudeMCAUWE no. Could get busy here. Where are you from?
@@gerhard6105 i am î Stoumont
As someone who isn't belgian I didn't expect to come across town names I knew in this video. Know Stavelot because the circuit of Spa Francorchamps incorporates close village and town names to name the tracks corners. Had to check out if it was the town mentioned and the track is not dar from there.
It’s amazing how much has not changed.
Well done
Very interesting Video Chris. Since you are pretty interested in history and WW2 stuff, will you ever visit Germany?
Thank You. sums it up. And we as modern day people whine about the cost of gas or what we don't have.
Brutal battle
Thanks 👍
great job and important.
My grandfather fought in the battle of the bulge my he rest in peace
Thank you