Sorry dear, the 9th were indeed in the Ardennes/Alsace Campaign. Please see their various sites for this campaign credit.

In fact it was after the divisions performance during the Battle of the Bulge that it was nicknamed 'Old Reliables'.No offense meant, and this is where the confusion may lie, but the Battle of the Bulge doesn't just mean Bastogne, but refers to entire areas of Alsace and the Ardennes. For instance, The 540th were not in Bastogne, but further south and given credit for the BOB. The area and time period are quite extensive.The 5th Armored entered the Hurtgen Forest area in late November and pushed the enemy back to the banks of the Roer River in very heavy fighting. On 22 December it was withdrawn to Verviers and placed in 12th Army Group reserve, but earned the Ardennes/Alsace Campaign ribbon, but were technically not part of the Bulge. Though I have this listed elsewhere, it's nice to give it mention again. If you participated in the Battle of the Bulge, you can obtain a copy.The Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Assn.

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Is proud to offer a full color 11' by 17' certificate, which may be ordered by any veteran who received credit for the Ardennes Campaign. It attests that you participated in, endured, and survived the greatest land battle ever fought by the US Army You do not have to be a member of the VBOB Assn. In order to order one, but you must have received the Ardennes credit. This beautiful certificate is produced on parchment-like stock and is outlined by the full color WWII insignias of the major units that fought in the Battle of the Bulge starting with the 12th Army Group followed numerically with Armies, Corps, and Divisions and the two Army Air Forces. We wished that each unit insignia could have been shown but with approximately 2000 units that participated in the Bulge it was impossible. However any unit which served in the Bulge would have been attached to or reported through one of the unit insignia depicted.

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You may want to add one of your original patches to the certificate, when you receive it. Units were researched in the Official General Order No. 114 for Units Entitled to the ARDENNES Battle Credit and will be the basis for sale of this certificate. The unit insignias shown are also those used in the design of the Battle of the Bulge Memorial Conference Table dedicated and on view in the Garrison Library at Ft Meade, MD (open Men & Wed 12:30-3 00 PM. Marion, that's where the confusion starts. I know you have extensive knowledge of the area and the battle and I hope my words didn't come across harshly for that is not how I meant for it all. You are very knowledgable and that's one of the reasons I enjoy your presence here on our forum.Sometimes when I am speaking I am doing so for the benefit of all reading, so thus when I say, '.but the Battle of the Bulge doesn't just mean Bastogne, but refers to entire areas of Alsace and the Ardennes.'

, it's for everyone who may not know much about BOB.As far as the campaigns, the two are inter-mixed many times when credits were given to the units. If you look on various documents such as my dad's discharge papers, or read through army archives, it will simply state Ardennes/Alsace Campaign. That's throwing a lot in there hey?

It is what the Campaign ribbon states too: Ardennes - Alsace.So I guess the US Army cut corners and did not make two separate Campaign credits but only one.When I speak about the Battle of The Bulge, I do mean the area of the Belgian and Luxembourg Ardennes.The other operations is simply known to me as the Alsace Campaign.Just wanted to make this clear.For the 'ordinary' soldier it didn't give a damm in what Campaign he was in.He just tried to survive the horrors of war and get it all over with so he could go home. Hopefully in one piece.Heck, if I was freezing my tail off, trying to avoid some Kraut putting a hole in me. I wouldn't start wondering 'now, in what glorious Campaign am I participating in now?'

I bet those guys 'on the other side' thought the same thing (unless they were a brain-washed ardent nazi).Btw, I am not easily offended and did not take your replies the wrong way.Erwin. It is what the Campaign ribbon states too: Ardennes - Alsace.So I guess the US Army cut corners and did not make two separate Campaign credits but only one.When I speak about the Battle of The Bulge, I do mean the area of the Belgian and Luxembourg Ardennes.The other operations is simply known to me as the Alsace Campaign.Just wanted to make this clear.For the 'ordinary' soldier it didn't give a damm in what Campaign he was in.He just tried to survive the horrors of war and get it all over with so he could go home. Hopefully in one piece.Heck, if I was freezing my tail off, trying to avoid some Kraut putting a hole in me. I wouldn't start wondering 'now, in what glorious Campaign am I participating in now?' I bet those guys 'on the other side' thought the same thing (unless they were a brain-washed ardent nazi).Btw, I am not easily offended and did not take your replies the wrong way.ErwinIndeed. The Battles of the Ardennes and Alsace are entirely different. Emily is away too secret icons codes. It is a shame the US Army chose to lump them together as a single campaign credit.

Regardless, from a historical standpoint it is a mistake to treat these major two battles as connected. They were separated by territory and involved different American and German armies and army groups.The Battle of Alsace is in fact a misnomer. While it might correctly be referred to as the Second Battle of Alsace, the initial attacks and a fair share of the fighting occured in Eastern Lorraine.Although some tend think Operation Nordwind was over by the first week of January, the number of German units engaged with Seventh Army actually increased. At least one German source treats Operation Nordwind as lasting until 25 January 1945.Most importantly, Operation Nordwind, which precipitated the Battle of Alsace, was the last major German offensive of the war, not the Battle of the Ardennes. This is an important distinction that has been lost over the years due to the inaccurate reporting of, and continuing focus on the Battle of the Ardennes as the last major German offensive of the war. Hence the tendency for those veterans who stopped the last major German offensive of the war to identify with the Battle of the Ardennes/Bulge.From a military history perspective it seems a disservice to the veterans of Seventh Army, and in particular, VI Corps, to lump their sacrifices and accomplishments in under the Battle of the Ardennes/Bulge.

Instead, we should be working to set the record straight at every possible opportunity.Well, that's my two cents on the subject.Jim. Yes, this is the same certificate and your dad is entitled to it, since he took part in the Ardennes/Alsace Campaign. I am proud to have my dad's on the wall in my office.The certificate only lists the major units who fought there. As stated on their site, they said we can add to the certificate if you wish.The cert will print your dad's name, along with his unit.The first one they sent me was wrong, but they corrected it and apologized and re-issued a new one. I have it posted on the forum somewhere. Busy this morning, so have to run.

Your first task is to deliver an ammo crate. Just follow the mission marker.

Deliver the ammo and report back to Pierson. Prepare for some action.

You need to reach the radio to call reinforcements. Head for the hut with the Get to the Radio marker. Get ready to hold your position.

Defend Howard, who will try to repair the radio. Watch out for grenades, snipers and soldiers with flamethrowers - kill them as quickly as possible. The enemy can throw some grenades inside the hut, so run away if that happens. Hold your position successfully, and you will be switched to another character and fly a plane.

While in the air, you will have to destroy many German aircrafts. Your targets will be marked for you (see the icon in the screenshot), so you will easily distinguish between foes and allies.

As soon as you switch back to the previous character, head for the middle part of the trenches. Here, you will need to hold many enemy troops at bay. If you feel overwhelmed, use smoke grenades - the enemy will stop firing, and you can shoot blindly at your opponents with the powerful M1919 machine gun.

Move to the left flank. This time you will need to cover friendly tanks. Thus, kill soldiers with rocket launchers. Their location will be marked automatically.

Kill unmarked soldiers until the mission objective takes you back to the middle part of the trenches. Keep firing at incoming enemies and throw flares at enemy tanks to mark their locations. Your air forces will destroy the vehicles.

Once the tanks are destroyed, go back to Pierson. Follow the Rally on Pierson marker, and watch the short cut scene. You successfully completed mission Battle of the Bulge.