In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, a World War II model plane with navigation maps and a photograph are displayed at the Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium.
The museum houses countless World War II objects, but it's most important collection are stories and photos of those who served in World War II, mostly during the Battle of the Bulge.
(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)BASTOGNE – Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany togethermarked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II — the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler's last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war.
The American armed forces, together with their allies, liberated Europe and they also liberated Germany.
After the fighting in the Battle of the Bulge ended on Jan. 28, 1945, Allied forces invaded Germany, eventually leading to the Nazi surrender and the end of the war in Europe.