ETE4862497: Second World War (1939-1945): Battle of the Ardennes. Trois Ponts (Trois-Ponts) (Belgium) 26 January 1945. A Thunderbold P47 fighter-bomber pilot belonging to the 11th Tactical Air Command (9th USAF) inspects a German self-propelled gun destroyed by his unit during the German counter-attack begun on 16 December 1944. Photography / Bridgeman Images