A German Panzer IV lies in ruin outside Bastogne. The German mainstay tank had its numbers greatly reduced even before the Battle of the Bulge began. NATIONAL ARCHIVES. (A German Panzer IV lies in ruin outside Bastogne. The German mainstay tank had its numbers greatly reduced even before the Battle of the Bulge began. NATIONAL ARCHIVES. )

A German Panzer IV lies in ruin outside Bastogne. The German mainstay tank had its numbers greatly reduced even before the Battle of the Bulge began. NATIONAL ARCHIVES.