American troops re-enter Belgian town. U.S.

American troops re-enter Belgian town. U.S. troops, re-entering La Gleize, Belgium, pass a burning Nazi Tiger II tank, knocked out during the bitter fighting in the Stavelot area. American troops firmly held Stavelot December 23, 1944 at the close of the first week of the enemy's counter-offensive opened December 16. More than 70 German tanks, equivalent to half of a Nazi Panzer division's tank forces, were destroyed east of Malmedy, Belgium. 283 enemy planes and 261 armored vehicles were blasted by Ninth U.S. Air Force planes which also destroyed or damaged 1,874 enemy motor transport, 578 rail cars and 23 locomotives by December 23.