Thus began a Christmas Eve message from General Anthony McAuliffe to his troops besieged at the Belgium town of Bastogne. Adolf Hitler had launched a desperate counteroffensive against the allies ...

This is the full story of the missions flown into Bastogne by the men of the IX Troop Carrier Command. WW2 Wayfinder Posted: December 16, 2024 | Last updated: December 23, 2024 ...

With the Fifth Panzer Army fighting its way towards the River Meuse the cross roads town of Bastogne vital for the success of Hitlers last attempt to check the Allies in the west the Americans ...

1944, the Germans launch a massive attack on the poorly defended Allied front in the Ardennes. The 101st Airborne Division hole up near the city of Bastogne to stop the advance of the Wehrmacht.

The siege of Bastogne will forever be remembered because of the staunch resistance by the men of the 101st Airborne, specifically the 2nd Battalion of the 506th - the Band of Brothers. But before ...