Battle of the Bulge: The Combat Photographer Who Was Killed After He Took This Last Photograph
The Battle of the Bulge started on December 16, 1944 and lasted until January 25, 1945. On the very last the of this battle, US Army Signal Corps Camerman, Hugh F. McHugh followed the US 7th Armored Division outside the city of Saint Vith, Belgium to photograph its activities. McHugh took several photographs as the troops attacked the village of Wallerode. At one point he was on top of a hill overlooking to town, when he took a photograph of some troops. Seconds after, McHugh was shot by a German sniper and died instantly. He was the only photographer to be killed during the Battle of the Bulge.
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