Gallery: Remembering the Men and Guns of the Battle of the Bulge

An M1 Thompson-armed G.I. is but one of dozens of figures in the massive display of the January night assault across the Sauer River at the National Museum of Military History of Luxembourg.

During the Battle of the Bulge, American troops encountered large numbers of MP44s.

A Remington M1903A4 sniper rifle at Musée December 1944—found between Stoumont and Targnon after the battle—has “W. Faucett” carved into its stock.

This Type 2 Fallschirmjäger- gewehr 42 with its ZF-4 scope is on display at the Musée December 1944.

In somewhat rougher shape is this S&W Victory Model found on the battlefield.

The nickname “Scottie” has been carefully carved into the stock of a Springfield M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle on display at Musée December 1944 in La Gleize, Belgium.

An exhibit at the Baugnez 44 Historical Center depicts Germans armed with an MP44 and a kar.98k.

A lone soldier from the 410th Infantry Regiment/103rd Infantry Division mans his wintry fighting position with an M1917A1 .30-cal. water-cooled heavy machine gun on Dec. 31, 1944.