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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Planning for the Ardennes Offensive

German generals during the planning for Unternehmen "Wacht am Rhein" (Watch on the Rhein) a.k.a. the Ardennes Offensive or Battle of the Bulge. This picture was taken on 1 December 1944, two weeks before the start of the operation. From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B), Generalleutnant Siegfried Westphal (Chef des Generalstabes Oberbefehlshaber West), Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (Oberbefehlshaber West), and General der Infanterie Hans Krebs (Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe B).



German generals during the planning for Unternehmen "Wacht am Rhein" (Watch on the Rhein) a.k.a. the Ardennes Offensive or Battle of the Bulge. This picture was taken on 1 December 1944, two weeks before the start of the operation. From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B), General der Infanterie Hans Krebs (Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe B), Generalleutnant Siegfried Westphal (Chef des Generalstabes Oberbefehlshaber West), and Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (Oberbefehlshaber West).

Source :
Süddeutsche Zeitung photo archive
Markus Bertram photo collection
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/11/album-foto-unternehmen-wacht-am-rhein.html
https://www.mbertram.de/en/search?search=walter%20model

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