2nd Armored Division in Dochamps during the battle of the Bulge.
Then image: http://www.strijdbewijs.nl
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
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Bastogne – Avenue de la Gare (1)
Adolf Hitler leaves the headquarters of HeeresGruppe A which was established during Fall Gelb in Bastogne at the Avenue de La gare Nr 3, 17 Mai 1940.
Then image: National Archives, Hoffman Pictures (see below)
(non commercial use only)
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
Liege – Rue de Fetinne
36th Armored Infantry Regiment provide cover from the corner of the Rue de Fetinne in Liege, September 8, 1944.
Then image: http://36thair3ad.homestead.com
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
Weseke – Hauptstraße (1)
A Cromwell tank of 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards supporting infantry of the 9th Durham Light Infantry and their Kangaroo APCs in Weseke, 29 March 1945.
Then image: http://www.iwm.org.uk
© IWM (BU 2823)
Creator : No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Smith (Sgt)
Aalst – Irish Guards (6)
Along the side of the road during the entry of the Irish Guards in Aalst, 18 September 1944.
Then image: http://www.gahetna.nl
Collection/Fotoarchive: Fotocollectie Van de Poll (free domain)
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
Aalst – Irish Guards (5)
Inhabitants of Aalst posing with soldiers of the Irish Guards; the children have British and American paper flags, 18 September 1944.
Then image: Fotocollectie Van de Poll (free domain)
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / Cor Sleutel
Catania – Via Guiseppe Garibaldi
A sherman tank passes a tram in the Via Guiseppe Garibaldi during the entry into Catania, 5 August 1943,
Then image: http://www.isiciliani.it
Original Source: IWM (?)
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
Strasbourg – Cathédrale Notre Dame (3)
A German soldier stands in the tower of the cathedral, gazing down upon the captured French city of Strasbourg on July 15, 1940. Adolf Hitler visited the city in June of 1940, declaring plans for the Strasbourg Cathedral, stating that it should become a “national sanctuary of the German people.”
Then image: AP Photo
Now Photo: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
Beringen – Brugstraat (2)
Same troops in Beringen, Belgium in September 1944, but now from another angle.
Then image: https://www.geocaching.com (see below)
Original Source: ?
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel
Beringen – Brugstraat
The city of Beringen, Belgium was liberated in September 1944. Here soldiers of the Welsh Guards are trying to hold the bridge. The bridge is no longer there. The driveway to the bridge is stil recognisable and the house in the background too. (see below)
Then image: http://www.heemkundebeverlo.be
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel, 26 November 2017.
