During World War II, the Army’s Information & Historical personnel conducted hundreds of interviews of troops immediately after significant combat events. The selected records included here pertain to the 7th Armored Division and to some of the units that were allied with them.

The following records and interviews were created in December 1944 - February 1945, May 1945, and later, covering the Battle of the Bulge (the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign) actions of the units shown below in

• the defense east of St. Vith, Belgium (16-20 December)
• the defense of St. Vith, Belgium (17-21 December)
• the defense of Baraque du Fraiture (known as “Parker’s Crossroads) (17-22 December)
• the defense of Krombach, Belgium (22-23 December)
• the defense of Manhay, Malempré, and Grandmenil, Belgium (23-30 December)

The actions in the St. Vith Salient include Vielsalm, Poteau, Rodt, Recht, and other towns within the “fortified goose egg” defense. Some of the records also relate to Stavelot and to towns to the west of the Salm River.

The units included thus far are shown below. Click on a unit to see the interviews for that unit.

• 7th Armored Division
• 14th Cavalry Group

All of these records are now available, many on Amazon.com.

• Battle of the Bulge (the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign)
  • 7th Armored Division Presidential Unit Citation, St. Vith, Belgium, December 1944: Recommendation, Supporting Documents, Combat Command "B" Citation (Click here for information about this book.)

  • Boyer, Donald P. Boyer at St. Vith: Major Donald P. Boyer's "Personal Report: Narrative Account of Action of 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944" and "Notes - The Battle of St. Vith, 17-22 December 1944" (Click here for information about this book.)

  • US Army Armor School Research and Evaluation Division. The Defense of St. Vith, Belgium 17-23 December 1944: An historical example of armor in the defense. Fort Knox: Armored School. (Click here for information about this book.)