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The siege of Bastogne (French pronunciation: ⓘ) was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp .
Bastogne (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Dutch: Bastenaken [ˈbɑstəˌnaːkə(n)] ⓘ; German: Bastnach/Bastenach [ˈbast(ə)nax]; Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech [ˈbaːʃtnəɕ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium.
The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) [1] is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During World War II , the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
The Bastogne War Museum is a World War II museum focusing on the Battle of the Bulge. It is located a few kilometers northeast of the Bastogne city center in the Belgian province of Luxembourg . The museum is located on the former Bastogne Historical Centre site and was opened on March 21, 2014 after four years of work.
The battalion was formally attached to the 101st Airborne Division, the formation holding Bastogne, on 20 December, [4] and was engaged throughout the siege, fighting a number of small actions. [1] It provided a major part of the 101st's combat capabilities; on the 21st, the total armoured reserve available other than the 705th amounted to ...
For its relief of Bastogne, the 37th was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (4th AD cited). On 10 January 1945, the 37th was attacking east of Bastogne when the order came to halt. After a masterful disengagement and an icy road march south to Luxembourg , the 37th again found itself in the Third Army reserve, ready to answer a fire call.
General Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (2 July 1898 – 10 August 1975) was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Along with survivors of the 333rd Artillery Battalion, it gave fire support to the 101st Airborne Division during the siege of Bastogne. [3] Battle of the Bulge ) Because of the heavy losses suffered by the 333rd, some of its remaining members were reassigned to the 969th Field Artillery Battalion after the Battle of the Bulge.