The 7th Armored Division prepare to move up after having given artillery support to the infantry in their battle for high ground near St. Vith. (U.S. Army/National Archives) Even before Allied ...
Brig. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke should have been on leave in Paris, enjoying a well-earned break from the nearly constant combat ...
The battle that ensued is known historically as ... At the critical road junctions of St. Vith and Bastogne, American tankers and paratroopers fought off repeated attacks, and when the acting ...
As the Soldiers boarded trucks for the front lines, they heard Axis Sally on the radio, naming them “Roosevelt’s SS” — a moniker that reflected the division’s ferocity in battle.
And along a road running from St. Vith to Dykirch that the soldiers called ... you will be in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle. We mentioned you served in the 28th at one time.