As German forces encircle Bastogne and sever all roads, General McAuliffe faces a siege without mercy and without ...

As Christmas approaches, the quiet western sector turns deadly. German tanks burst from the tree line in coordinated waves, ...

Nicknamed the “Bloody Bucket” by the Germans, the 28th Infantry Division played a major role during the Battle of the Bulge.

The siege of Bastogne was lifted on Dec. 26, 1944, when a tank column from the 4th Armored Division of then-Lt. Gen. George Patton's Third Army reached the city led by a Sherman tank nicknamed the ...

The German divisions pounded the outnumbered defenders of Bastogne with tanks and artillery. On Dec. 22, the German command, believing the Americans had had enough, sent a formal message to the ...

But he needed Bastogne, a crossroads that General Dwight Eisenhower quickly decided must be held. The American general rushed the 101st Airborne (the “Screaming Eagles”) to the town, together ...

Bastogne Soldiers from across 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), competed in a weeklong competition across warfighting functions for several accolades, but ultimately ...

And Bastogne had to be relieved quickly. The man for the relief mission was George Patton, probably the single most aggressive commander on either side during the war.

He was describing May 8, when Bastogne celebrates Victory in Europe Day, with ceremonies held in honor of its American saviors. The day falls on May 9 in Russia, because of the time zone difference.

Bearing down on Bastogne were General Hasso von Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army, General Heinrich von Luttwitz’s 47th Panzerkorps, General Fritz Bayerlein’s Panzer Lehr Division, the 26th ...