CEBA a.s.b.l. Cercle d'Études sur la Bataille des Ardennes
Study Group on the Battle of the Bulge.
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Non-profit-making organization
Head office:
50, Hauptstrooss
L-9972, Lieler
Luxembourg.
D-DAY - 80 YEARS AGO
The landings in Normandy were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion in Normandy during World War II. The codenamed Operation Neptune, often simply referred to as D-Day, was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began with the liberation of occupied France, and several other countries of Western Europe, and laid the foundations of the allied victory on the Western Front.
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MEMORIAL DAY 2024
Flyover by a C-130 @ Hamm - American Military Cemetery (By courtesy of Michel Zeimet/CEBA)
CRASH-SITE TOUR 2024
On May 18th, CEBA led a group of interested people who had registered, in the frame of the Luxembourg Museum days, for the Crash-Site tour this year to known and less known crash sites, sometimes in the most remote corners of the Clervaux Canton. All of these crashes took place 8 decades (approx.) ago, some in open fields or meadows, others happened in forests. In many of these places you can find now monuments that invite you to remember those fateful days of WW2.
In other places, nothing reminds us of the tragic crashes anymore. Nevertheless, these places still impress today with their incredible silence, which invites everyone to remember.
Last but not least, many thanks to the numerous participants who showed great interest in the crash sites and the fate of the air crews associated with them. They contributed definitely to a memorable day and they were a picture-perfect audience.
CRASH SITE TOUR - THE PLANNING
We plan every crash site tour meticulously. What is the best and safest way to reach the crash sites? Since some crash sites are located in remote corners, we need to ensure that the paths to them are accessible and not closed. Are we always on schedule? Our team investigated all of these questions yesterday and today we can report that nothing stands in the way of another successful Crash Site tour.
You can join us here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3253799291581787/?ref=newsfeed
AFTER THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
March 1945 - Two GI's from the 4th Infantry Division (IVY) peer out the entrance of a barn as they wait for orders on their next objective near Prüm in Germany. (Photo: US Army)
THE DIORAMA OF CLERVAUX …
… is on display in the castle models museum right near CEBA’s Battle of the Bulge Museum in the medieval castle of Clervaux. It is a masterpiece, made by our friend Claude Joachim.
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Carving foxholes was necessary during the fighting and helped save the lives of many soldiers. (Photo: National Archives)
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The Clervaux Museum
The Battle of the Bulge was one of the most confusing battles of World War II.
The museum in the courtyard of Clervaux Castle illustrates the events of this dark period in the winter of 1944/45 using numerous documents as well as uniforms and weapons from this battle. The chronological sequence of the dramatic battles is illustrated using realistically designed dioramas. In display cases there are personal items from soldiers and civilians, which provide a touching testimony to the horrors of war through additional information.
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Hiding an American military truck (GMC) in the field from German Luftwaffe and German artillery. Photo: US Army
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January 1945. Crew of a Stuart M-5A1 cooking a meal in the Ardennes. (Photo: US Signal Corps)
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US Soldier keeps a look out for enemy activity from an observation post. (Photo: US Signal Corps)
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December 21, 1944, a GI prepares to bed down for the night in the Ardennes. (Photo: US Army Signal Corps)
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A welcome meal, hastily taken during a lull in combat.
(Photo: U.S. Army Signal Corps)
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Museum in Clervaux
Open to the public every weekend from
10.00 a.m. until 18.00 p.m.
In July this year our Battle of the Bulge museum will turn 50 years old. That's why we won't miss celebrating this event in the medieval castle of Clervaux soon. Let us share a few pictures with you, that have been taken after the recent and partial restoration process. Stay tuned, we will keep you updated here.
The board of Circle of Studies on the Battle of the Bulge - CEBA.
February 1945
A determined US-Infantryman walks into Germany. (Photo: Life Photographer)
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A German prisoner (front right) helps American GI's carry another wounded German prisoner of war to a jeep ambulance near Harlange, Luxembourg. January 1945. (Photo: US Signal Corps)
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January 12th, 1945 - Three infantrymen remove an American casualty from a wood near Berlé in Luxembourg (Photo: US Signal Corps).
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After the surprise attack by german armies on December 16th, 1944 over a length of almost 100 kilometers, the GI's dug in and held their positions and did exactly the opposite of what AH had predicted. The American resistance was so much tougher than the Germans anticipated when they launched their attack, which also resulted in their high losses. (Photo: NARA, SC 197682)
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Reconaissance patrol crossing a snow-covered field near Lellig, in Luxembourg on December 30th, 1944, wearing white bedsheets for camouflage, which were willingly and happily handed over by the Luxembourg civilian population. (Photo: US Signal Corps)
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A long-awaited break during the fighting to finally be able to read mail from home in a barn near the front lines. January, 9th, 1945. (Photo: US Signal Corps)
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The sky over the deep and snowy Ardennes forests is cross-streaked with v***r trails from high flying US-Bombers en route to Germany, while US-Soldiers are moving cautiously between the snow-covered fir trees, patrolling the area. (Photo: US Signal Corps)
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319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
American infantry on their way to reconnoiter the area. Wearing snowsuits and advancing over a small hill near Dahl in Luxembourg on January, 14th, 1945. (US Army Signal Corps)
Another remarkable find in the same woods. D.D. Eisenhower. Another arboglyph (By courtesy of Lex Elcheroth)
One of the few GI tree carvings left in the woods of Luxembourg, that we pictured today. Can you read this?
Not only did the GI's had to fight a stubborn enemy, they were also exposed to another equally dangerous foe during the Battle of the Bulge. It was certainly during a lull in the fighting when this picture was taken when an American artilleryman shaves in frigid cold, using his helmet for a shaving bowl, somewhere in the Ardennes in December 1944.
© John Florea The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
On December 16th, 2022, 78 years after the Ardennes offensive broke out, CEBA invited friends and honored guests to its traditional ceremony at the monument to the ordinary american soldier who brought back peace, freedom and democracy to the Luxembourg people in 1944-1945. The price these GI's paid for, was indescribably high. As one speaker aptly put it this evening: "This deep guilt that we Luxembourgers have to bear, can only be met with eternal gratitude." This is what CEBA stands for, now and in the future!
It's hard to believe, but CEBA has turned fifty now. That is half a century .. Wow! In order to celebrate this round birthday properly, the board invited to an academic session in the cultural center aka CUBE521 @ Marnach. Well over 100 honored guests responded to the call. It was a great evening. Thank you to all who were involved and to those who joined us during the celebration. More to come soon.
Burn the midnight oil…….
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