American soldiers in a jeep patrol a road in Ardennes forest in Belgium. Mounted .50 caliber machine gun is on the ready - just in case; November or early December, 1944.

Thought to be safe area

American soldiers and vehicles in the newly captured town of Bischwiller, north-eastern France; September 12, 1944.

Captured town close to the German border

A 9th Armored Division M4 Sherman tank moves up in attempt to stem the German breakthrough during the Battle of the Bulge; The Ardennes, Belgium, December 27, 1944. 