An exhibit of photographs and artifacts will mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest American land battle in World War IL beginning Friday, Dec. 12, at the Westchester Veterans Museum at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial in Somers.
The exhibit will be open 2 to 7 p.m. weekends, Dec. 13,14,20,21, 27 and 28, and 4 to 7 p jn. weekdays Dec. 12,17,18,19,29 and 30.
The exhibit features dozens of photographs of the intense battle during which the outcome of the war was in the balance. The array of images captures the essence of the period, from soldiers’ day-to-day routines to their experiences on the front lines, and includes images of the allies, aggressors and civilians as well.
The conflict began in the Ardennes forest in Belgium at 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1944, when top Nazi divisions attacked and pushed back a thinly held American line, thus forming a bulge in the front line, which gave this massive encounter its name. The allies scrambled, rallied and pushed back the Germans and by the end of January the battle was over and the Nazi armies destroyed.
The exhibit will run concurrently with the month-long Lasdon Holiday on the Hill event
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial is a Westchester County Park that is located on Route 35 in Somers.
For more information call 914-864-7268.