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The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge THE ARDENNES CAMPAIGN: BATTLE OF THE BULGE Bull, Harold R.: Papers, 1943-1968 Box 1 Miscellaneous Military Letters, 1 June-20 December 1944 (1) Box 2 Additional Papers, 1944-1948 Collins, J. Lawton: Papers, 1896-1975 Box 3 201 File--Personal Letter File--1944 (1) 201 File--Personal Letter File--1945 (4) Box 5 History of VII Corps, December 1944 History of VII Corps, January 1945 Box 68 Cole, Hugh M. The Ardennes Offensive, Critique and Correspondence re Cook, Gilbert R.: Papers, 1908-1959 Box 4 Correspondence, Cook-Patton, 1944-1945 (2) Box 7 7th Armored Division, Defense of St. Vith, Belgium, December 1944 Box 8 XII Corps, Headquarters, Report of Operations, December 1944 (1)-(4) XII Corps, Headquarters, Report of Operations, January 1945 (1) Box 9 XII Corps, Headquarters, Report of Operations, January 1945 (2) Cota, Norman D.: Papers, 1912-1961 Box 2 Fourteenth Cavalry Group And Its Work In The Counteroffensive December 16-31, 1944 German Counteroffensive, December 16, 1944 – January 1, 1945 (1) Box 3 German Counteroffensive December 16, 1944 – January 1, 1945 (2) (3) (4) (5) Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Post-Presidential Papers, 1961-1969 1965 Principal File Series Box 18 AR (1) [clipping re movie, “Ardennes”-DDE-Montgomery relationship] Box 21 Brown (3) [re: Gen. Von Manteuffel and Battle of Bulge] Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Pre-Presidential Papers, 1916-52 Principal File Series Box 13 Bradley, Omar N. (5) Box 34 De Gaulle, Charles Devers, Jacob L. (1) Box 57 Hodges, Courtney H. Box 80 Marshall, George C. (7) Box 83 Montgomery, Bernard (10) (11) Box 98 Robb, James M. Box 130 Cables – (C.C.S. October 1943-July 1945) (1) (2) Box 133 Cables, Off. (GCM/DDE -Oct. 20, 1944-April 20, 1945) (3) (4) Box 140 Diary - Summersby Box 149 Messages, July 1944-December 1945 Box 158 Report by the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the AEF, 6/6/44-5/8/45 Box 169 Diary - Butcher (October 16-December 31, 1944) Diary - Butcher (Jan. 1-28, 1945) Eisenhower, John S. D.: Drafts and Other Materials from The Bitter Woods, 1944-68 Boxes 1-19 See finding aid; entire collection focuses on the Ardennes Campaign Hodges, Courtney H.: Papers, 1904-1965 Box 8 1945 Correspondence, Military File Box 9 1946 "Ardennes Campaign" (article) Box 25 First U.S. Army Headquarters, War Diary Box 26 First U.S. Army, G-2 Periodic Reports, Dec. 11, 1944-Jan. 6, 1945 Box 27 G-2 Estimates, Dec. 20, 1944-April 28, 1945 G-2 Sitreps, Dec. 18, 1944-April 2, 1945 Box 28 First U.S. Army After Action Report, Dec. 1-31, 1944 First U.S. Army After Action Report, Jan. 1-13, 1945 G-3 Summaries, Dec. 1944-May 1945 Smith, Walter Bedell: Collection of WWII Documents, 1941-1945 Box 23 Cable Log – In [December 1944] (2)(3) Box 25 Cable Log – Out [December 1944] (1)(2) Cable Log – In [January 1945] (1)(2) Box 26 Cable Log – Out [January 1945] (1)(2) Box 27 Eyes Only Cables, 1944 (incoming) (5) Box 28 Eyes Only Cables, 1944 (outgoing) (9) Eyes Only Cables, 1945 (incoming) (1) Eyes Only Cables, 1945 (outgoing) (1)(2) Box 31 Weekly Intelligence Summaries IV [3-31 Dec. 1944] Weekly Intelligence Summaries V [Jan. 7-Feb. 4, 1945] Box 36 Air Attack on Enemy Armour in the Ardennes Salient Box 41 Interviews with High-Ranking German Officers (1)-(5) The Siege of Bastogne (1)-(4) Box 42 The Siege of Bastogne (5)-(7) Box 46 The Story of the 82nd Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force: Communiqués, 1944-45 (Microfilm) Box 1, Reel 1 Special Communiqués, June 17, 1944-May 8, 1945 [2-6] Communiqués, June 6, 1944-May 7, 1945 [8-497] Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of Secretary, General Staff: Records, 1943-45 [copies printed from microfilm] Box 110 381/2 Germany Vol. II German Counter-Offensive [167-427] 381/2 Germany Vol. I German Counter-Offensive [428-554] Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force: Selected Records, 1943-45 Box 3 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #189-194 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #195-200 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #201-205 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #206-210 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #211-215 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #216-221 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #222-226 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #227-230 SHAEF G-2 Digest, #231-237 Box 6 SHAEF G-2 Digest, December, 1944 SHAEF G-2 Digest, January, 1945 Box 18 SHAEF G-2 Weekly Intelligence Notes No. 40, 16 Dec. 1944 SHAEF G-2 Weekly Intelligence Notes No. 41, 23 Dec. 1944 SHAEF G-2 Weekly Intelligence Notes No. 42, 30 Dec. 1944 Box 19 SHAEF G-2 Weekly Intelligence Notes No. 43, 6 Jan. 1945 SHAEF G-2 Weekly Intelligence Notes No. 44, 13 Jan. 1945 SHAEF G-2 Weekly Intelligence Notes No. 45, 20 Jan. 1945 Box 32 G-3 SHAEF War Room Summaries, October - December, 1944 G-3 SHAEF War Room Summaries, January - March, 1945 Box 34 SHAEF G-3 War Diary, December 1944 Box 35 SHAEF G-3 War Diary, January 1945 Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force: Selected Records, 1943-45, 12th Army Group Box 1 Weekly Intelligence Summary #19, 16 Dec.1944 Weekly Intelligence Summary #22, 9 Jan. 1945 Weekly Intelligence Summary #24, 23 Jan. 1945 G-2 Periodic Reports #211-240 (2-31 Jan. 1945) U.S.ARMY, 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION: After action reports, 1943 - 46 (Microfilm) Box 1, Reel 1 Narrative Central Europe, 12 Dec 1944-21 Feb 1945 Battle of Belgian Bulge in Siegfried Line & on Roer River 17 Dec 1944-31 Jan 1945 Box 3, Reel 15 G-2 Journal & Message File, 19-22 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal & Message File, 23-25 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal & Message File, 26-28 Dec 1944 Reel 16 G-2 Journal & Message File, 29-31 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal & Message File, 1-2 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal & Message File, 3-4 Jan 1945 Reel 17 G-2 Journal & Message File, 5-7 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal & Message File, 8-13 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal & Message File, 14-20 Jan 1945 Box 4, Reel 22 G-3 Periodic Reports, 19 Dec 1944-21 Feb 1945 Box 5, Reel 25 Lower HQ S-3 Periodic Reports, 20-31 Dec 1944 Lower HQ S-3 Periodic Reports, 31 Dec 1944-6 Jan 1945 Lower HQ S-3 Periodic Reports, 6-14 Jan 1945 Box 6, Reel 34 G-3 Journal, 18-31 Dec 1944 G-3 Journal, Jan 1945 Reel 35 G-3 Message File, 17-24 Dec 1944 G-3 Message File, 24-29 Dec 1944 G-3 Message File. 29 Dec 1944-1 Jan 1945 G-3 Message File, 1-12 Jan 1945 Reel 36 G-3 Message File, 12-17 Jan 1945 Reel 45 80th A/B AA Battalion Unit History, 18 Dec 1944-May 1945 Box 9, Reel 49 319th Glider Field Artillery Unit History, 17 Dec 1944-23 Feb 1945 Reel 50 320th Glider Field Artillery Unit History, 17 Dec 1944-4 Feb 1945 Reel 51 376th Parachute Field Artillery History, 17 Dec 1944-28 Feb 1945 Reel 54 456th Parachute Field Artillery History, 17-31 Dec 1944 456th Parachute Field Artillery History, Jan 1945 Box 10, Reel 56 325th Glider Infantry Regt Action Report, 12 Dec 1944-10 Jan 1945 Reel 57 504th Parachute Infantry Regt History, 17 Dec 1944-1 Mar 1945 Reel 60 505th Parachute Infantry Regt History of Operations, 17-31 Dec 1944 505th Parachute Infantry Regt History of Operations, Jan 1945 U.S. Army, 1st Army Headquarters: Records, 1943-1955 Box 1 After Action Report, December 1944 Ninth Tactical Air Command Summary of Operations, December 1944 Box 3 Summary of Operations, December 1944 Summary of Operations, January 1945 U.S. Army, 1st Armored Division: After Action Reports, 1942-47 (Microfilm) Box 1, Reel 4 Report of Operations, December 1944 Reel 5 Report of Operations, January 1945 Box 2, Reel 7 G-3 Periodic Reports, 31 Dec 1944-15 Oct 1945 Reel 9 Artillery Headquarters Battery Monthly Operations Reports, 7/44-4/45 Reel 10 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron History, Oct-Dec 1944 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron History, Jan-Feb 1945 Box 3, Reel 15 27th Armored Field Artillery History, July-Dec 1944 27th Armored Field Artillery History, Jan- Aug 1945 Reel 17 68th Armored Field Artillery History, Nov-Dec 1944 68th Armored Field Artillery History Jan-Mar 1945 Reel 18 91st Armored Field Artillery Historical Record, July-Dec 1944 Box 4, Reel 22 6th Armored Infantry Battalion Journal & File, Oct-Dec 1944 Reel 23 6th Armored Infantry Battalion Journal & File, Jan-Feb 1945 Reel 24 11th Armored Infantry Battalion History, Oct-Dec. 1944 Box 5, Reel 25 14th Armored Infantry Battalion Historical Record, Nov-Dec 1944 Reel 26 14th Armored Infantry Battalion Historical Record, Jan-Feb 1945 Box 7, Reel 38 1st Tank Battalion Historical Record, Nov-Dec 1944 1st Tank Battalion Historical Record, Jan-Feb 1945 Reel 39 4th Tank Battalion History, 20 July-31 Dec 1944 4th Tank Battalion History, Jan-June 1945 U. S. Army, 4th Infantry Division: After Action Reports, 1940-46 (Microfilm) Box 1, Reel 4 Special Operation Report: The Defense of Luxembourg City, Dec 1944 Box 2, Reel 8 G-2 Periodic Reports, Oct-Dec 1944 G-2 Periodic Reports, Jan-Mar 1945 Reel 9 G-2 Journal, Oct-Dec 1944 G-2 Journal, Jan-May 1945 Box 4, Reel 24 G-2 Journal File, 14-16 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal File, 16-19 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal File, 19-22 Dec 1944 Box 5, Reel 25 G-2 Journal File, 22-24 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal File, 24-26 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal File, 26-28 Dec 1944 G-2 Journal File, 28-31 Dec 1944 Reel 26 G-2 Journal File, 31 Dec 1944-2 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal File, 3-5 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal File, 5-8 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal File, 8-11 Jan 1945 Reel 27 G-2 Journal File, 11-13 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal File, 13-16 Jan 1945 G-2 Journal File, 16-19 Jan 1945 Box 6, Reel 36 G-3 Periodic Reports, Aug-Dec 1944 G-3 Periodic Reports, Jan-Feb 1945 Box 7, Reel 37 G-3 Journal, G-3 Journal, Sept-Dec 1944 G-3 Journal, Jan-Mar 1945 Box 10, Reel 55 G-3 Journal File, 13-16 Dec 1944 G-3 Journal File, 17-18 Dec 1944 G-3 Journal File, 19-20 Dec 1944 Reel 56 G-3 Journal File, 21-22 Dec 1944 G-3 Journal File, 23-25 Dec 1944 G-3 Journal File, 26-28 Dec 1944 G-3 Journal File, 29-31 Dec 1944 Reel 57 G-3 Journal File, 1-5 Jan 1945 G-3 Journal File, 6-11 Jan 1945 G-3 Journal File, 12-16 1945 Reel 58 G-3 Journal File, 17-20 Jan 1945 Box 20, Reel 115 12th Infantry Regt History of Operations Battle of Luxembourg, 16-24 Dec 1944 U.S.
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