April 26, 2026
I’ve created a new section in my online archive, a section dedicated to Battery B of the 17th Field Artillery Observation Battalion and its presence in Krinkelt-Rocherath during December 1944. It was there, on the second day of the “Bulge,” that one member of the battery lost his life. Few people are aware of this obscure unit and its role in pinpointing German artillery positions using sound and muzzle-flash detection.

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Unit History, 17th FAOB, Dec 44
Casualty Report, 17th FAOB, 19 Dec 44
Situation Map, Btry B, 17th FAOB, Dec 44

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March 29, 2026
For March, I’ve uploaded two more map overlays to my online archive. As in previous months, these concern the 2nd Armored Division in the Ardennes. They are the last of my “Hell on Wheels” documents. I’ve also uploaded a fascinating document about a German time-delay device found in the basement of château in the XII Corps area in late 1944.

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Map Overlay, CCR, 2nd Armd Div, 22 Dec 44
Map Overlay, CCR, 2nd Armd Div, 27 Dec 44
German 18-Day Time Delay Device

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February 22, 2026
This month, I’ve added three more map overlays to my online archive, all focused on the 2nd Armored Division in the Ardennes. I’ve carefully superimposed each one on the relevant topographic map. I’ll add a couple more next month.

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Map Overlay, CCB, 2nd Armd Div, 25 Dec 44
Map Overlay, CCB, 2nd Armd Div, 28 Dec 44
Map Overlay, CCB, 2nd Armd Div, 29 Dec 44

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January 18, 2026

I’m beginning the new year by adding two addition map overlays to my online archive. These documents relate to the 2nd Armored Division and its role in the Ardennes campaign. I’ve superimposed each overlay on the appropriate topographic map. I’ve added a third document, an English translation of a directive issued by Otto Remer, in which he threatens members of his brigade with courts-martial for plundering civilian homes in the Ardennes.

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Map Overlay, CCB, 2nd Armd Div, 16 Dec 44
Map Overlay, CCB, 2nd Armd Div, 22 Dec 44
Plundering Civilian Homes, Führer-Begleit-Brigade, 31 Dec 44
 

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