Reg Jans

Reg Jans is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Reg Jans:

101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Booby Trapped Coffins

Battlefield guide Reg Jans tells the story of a lady who was killed by a shell. After the battle, the coffins were found booby trapped…

Abandoned Rear – George S. Patton – By Battlefield Guide Reg Jans

Recognized for his bravery, leadership and tactical skills ‘Old Blood ‘n Guts’ has secured a well-earned place in the annals of WWII History. In 1944 according…

For Individual Acts of Valor During the Battle of the Bulge, 20 US Soldiers Were Awarded the Medal of Honor

War History Online proudly presents this article from Guest Blogger Reg Jans, www.regjans.com. Reg Jans’ deep passion for WWII began as a boy after talking…

101st Airborne – Siege Of Bastogne – The Aid Station Massacre (Watch)

Battlefield guide Reg Jans talks about the murder of between eight and 15 wounded Americans in an aid station in the village of Foy near…

Abandoned Rear – George S. Patton – By Battlefield Guide Reg Jans

Recognized for his bravery, leadership and tactical skills ‘Old Blood ‘n Guts’ has secured a well-earned place in the annals of WWII History. In 1944 according…

101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Booby Trapped Coffins

Battlefield guide Reg Jans tells the story of a lady who was killed by a shell. After the battle, the coffins were found booby trapped…

In WW2, Peter Rupp Saved 14 American Soldiers from Certain Death at the Hands of the Nazis

Twenty-four hours after the start of the Battle of the Bulge, a horrific chain of events began to unfold in the tiny Belgian town of…

101st Airborne – Bastogne in WW2 – The Belt That Saved A Life

Battlefield guide Reg Jans tells the story about two paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion 506th who went looking for food outside their lines. A mortar…

For Individual Acts of Valor During the Battle of the Bulge, 20 US Soldiers Were Awarded the Medal of Honor

War History Online proudly presents this article from Guest Blogger Reg Jans, www.regjans.com. Reg Jans’ deep passion for WWII began as a boy after talking…

101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Aid Station Massacre (Watch)

Battlefield guide Reg Jans talks about the murder of between 8 and 15 wounded Americans in an aid station in the village of Foy near…

64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne

With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered bastion instinctively searched for alternatives to fill their aching stomachs.  However,…

Band of Brothers – Easy Company – The Real Story Of The Attack On Foy

Battlefield guide Reg Jans takes us to Foy (near Bastogne) and tells us about the January 13th, 1945 attack. Reg shows us the locations where…