David Watts, Jr.

Photographer - Filmmaker - Historian

CF-AHM Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge became the Collings Foundation's newest re-enactment event in 2024 on the 80th anniversary of the penultimate battle in the western european area of the European Theater. Two encampments were set up in the woods beyond the grass airstrip - German and American. Visitors were ferried out and back in WWII halftracks and a command car. It was photographed to mimic the films generally used by military and civilian combat photographers of the day.

Allied encampment

German encampment

Re-enactment of the German surrender demand to the forces in Bastogne