Kampfgruppe
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In military history, the German term Kampfgruppe can refer to a combat formation of any kind, but most usually to that employed by the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II, and
The Panzerjäger-Abteilung 39 (part of "Kampfgruppe Gräf", from the 21st Panzer Division) of the Afrika Korps on the move. The vehicles are a Sd.Kfz. 231 8-rad and motorcycle sidecar combination.
Battle of Lanzerath Ridge
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The Battle of Lanzerath Ridge was fought on December 16, 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, near the village of Lanzerath, Belgium, along the key route for the German
117th Infantry North Carolina National Guard at St. Vith
First Lt. Lyle Bouck Jr., at 20 years old,
A camouflaged forest pillbox like those built by the I&R platoon
The northern shoulder of the Battle of the Bulge, in which Bouck's unit held up the German advance through a key intersection near Lanzerath for nearly a full day.