Photos from the book...and more:
On this page are photos from book as well as some additional related photographs.
Invitation
This is a picture of the original 1944 invitation to the "Santa Claus Party", arranged by members of the 28th Infantry Division Signal Company Message Center. The front of the invitation is on the left, while the back of the invitation is below.
Arriving in the courtyard...
of the Wiltz Castle
December 5th 1944.
In the courtyard...
of the Wiltz Castle
December 5th 1944.
The party...
inside the Wiltz Castle
December 5th 1944.
Soldiers from 26th ID recon...
leaving Wiltz during the
Battle of the Bulge
Jan. 1945
28th ID Memorial...
outside the Wiltz Castle
it reads:
"to the 28th Infantry Division
which liberated Wiltz on Sept. 10th 1944
and gallantly defended our soil
during the 'Battle of the Bulge'"
Hotel Koener...
In the town of Clervaux
Soldiers congregate outside the hotel, November 1944.