DECEMBER 16 – Today marks the day the Battle of the Bulge officially started 76 years ago. Last year I had the great pleasure of visiting Belgium during the 75th Anniversary, visiting the sites and participating in the many festivites all in Rocco’s honor. Now just one year later, everything is quite different. There willContinue reading “Battle of the Bulge 76th Anniversary – A Reflection”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Battle of the Bulge – 1st Infantry Division’s Role in the Ardennes
On this day, December 16th, 1944 the German army launched a massive counteroffensive in eastern Belgium and northeastern France, creating a bulge in the Allied front lines. The Battle of the Bulge (or the Ardennes Counteroffensive) was the last major German offensive campaign during WWII. Beginning in mid-December 1944 and lasting through late-January 1945 theContinue reading “Battle of the Bulge – 1st Infantry Division’s Role in the Ardennes”
Rocco J. Moretto: World War II & D-Day Veteran 