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    #1

    WWII - 65 Years Ago

    Nov 25, 1944

    A US naval force including 7 carriers sink the cruisers Yasoshima and Kumano off Luzon.

    In the photo - US B-25 bombers blast a Japanese destroyer at Ormoc Bay in late 1944.
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    A very dramatic photo !!

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      #3
      November 27, 1944

      The three month long battle for Peleliu ends with almost 1,800 US and 10,000 Japanese dead.

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        #4
        November 29, 1944

        The US submarine Archer-Fish sinks the huge Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano. The Shinano was 10 days out of Tokyo on it’s maiden voyage.
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          #5
          November 30, 1944

          The US Ninth and First armies continue their attack in the Achen, Germany area.

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            #6
            December 16, 1944

            An early morning artillery barrage in the Ardennes marks the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge.

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              #7
              And for December 18, 65 years ago the lead elements of Kampfgruppe Peiper attacked through the town of Stavelot during the Battle of the Bulge. This photo is just a small part of what happened on December 18, 1944, but it shows some idea of the terror and destruction caused to the civilians whose towns became battle areas. This Tiger II tank of schwere SS-Panzer Abteilung 501 rolled backwards and crashed into this house in Stavelot.

              (photo by M. Courtejoie, Stavelot)
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                #8
                Originally posted by 55rab View Post
                November 27, 1944

                The three month long battle for Peleliu ends with almost 1,800 US and 10,000 Japanese dead.
                "Sakura...sakura" --All is over on Peleliu (last message received from Col Nakagawa's radio operator).

                -Eric

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                  #9
                  December 19, 1944

                  In the Ardennes, the Germans have reached the Stavelot and Houffalize areas but US forces hold their ground around Gouvy and St. Vith.

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                    #10
                    December 20, 1944

                    US forces hold on to the vital road junctions at St. Vith and Bastogne as the Battle of the Bulge continues.

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                      #11
                      December 21, 1944

                      Bastogne is now almost completely surrounded as the US 82nd Airborne Division has been pushed out of Houffalize.

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                        #12
                        December 22, 1944

                        General McAuiffe, the commander of the US forces in Bastogne, rejects the German's demand for surrender with the reply "Nuts".

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                          #13
                          December 23, 1944

                          Bastogne holds against repeated Geman attacks.

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                            December 24, 1944 - Ardennes Offensive

                            Early in the morning SS-Ostubaf Peiper abandoned his vehicles and withdrew the remnant of his Kampfgruppe on foot, moving through woods and across rivers to rejoin the main body of the 1st SS Panzer Division. SS-Ostubaf von Westernhagen, commander of s. SS-Pz.Abt. 501, commented that the men looked like walking icicles as they reached the German lines on Christmas day.

                            Peiper's abandoned tanks littered the Belgian villages and fields along his route. The Americans examine King Tiger 204 left in La Gleize, in this photo from the Dr. Van Heeley Collection, courtesy Warren Watson of the 30th Division "Old Hickory" website.

                            Best,
                            Greg
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                              #15
                              December 24, 1944

                              The German Ardennes offensive is halted as the 2nd Panzer Division is stopped outside of Dinant.

                              Great picture Greg ! ! !

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