Tankmen of the U.S. First Army gather around a fire on the snow-covered ground near Eupen, Belgium, opening their Christmas packages (12/30/44) - 5th Armd. Regt.

U.S. First Army tankers

'Cobra King' led 4th Armored Division column that relieved Bastogne during Battle of the Bulge. The 'Cobra King' crew -- 1st Lt. Charles Boggess, Cpl. Milton Dickerman and Pvts. James G. Murphy, Hubert S. Smith and Harold Hafner -- pose for a celebratory photo in the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium shortly after the tankers led the armor and infantry column that liberated the city in December 1944.(rudeerude)

First in Bastogne

M7 Priest drive over snow-covered terrain towards Samree, Belgium Dec. 1944