ETE4860043: Second World War (1939-1945): Battle of the Bulge. Soy, Belgium, 26 December 1944. Elements of Lieutenant Colonel Hogan's Task Force of 3rd US DB. It was surrounded on 22 December 1944 in Marcouray and then was able to exfiltrate German lines on the night of 25 to 26 December by abandoning all their heavy equipment and joining the Allied lines. Photography / Bridgeman Images