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Summary of the battle; The Battle of the Bulge – Fortunes of War; Battle of the Bulge – 4th Armored Division Help End the Siege of Bastogne; The Battle of Bastogne on YouTube; Map: The Western Front – 3 January 1945 "The Ardennes Offensive: Air resupply by paradrops and gliders (23–27 Dec. 1944)". National WWII Glider Pilots Association ...
While the Siege of Bastogne is often credited as the central point where the German offensive was stopped, [59] the battle for Elsenborn Ridge was actually the decisive component of the Battle of the Bulge. Untested troops of the 99th Infantry Division prevented the best equipped armored units of the German army from advancing and forced them ...
A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge. New York: Perennial. ISBN 0-688-15157-4. Tucker-Jones, Anthony (2022). Hitler's Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge. Oxford, UK: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-4728-4739-3. "Units Entitled to Battle Credits" (PDF). General Orders. US War Department
In 1969, shortly after forming Poultron Press, the predecessor of SPI, Jim Dunnigan published a complex "Battle of the Bulge" wargame called Bastogne.Critic Martin Campion made special note of the movement system "that is brilliant in its reflection of reality – it is so accurate that each game general needs a staff of two in order to keep track of movement and supply."
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. The 969th was equipped with the M1 155 mm howitzer , the primary medium field howitzer in use by U.S. forces during World War II.
Relieved on 9 January 1945, of the 643 men who entered the battle on 3 January, only 14 officers and 96 men remained. "Nowhere were casualties higher than in Wood Joerg's 551st Battalion." [ 3 ] : xiv [ 9 ] Like the independent 509th Infantry Battalion , the unit's strength had been overwhelmed by battle, and paratrooper replacements were not ...
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. He is celebrated for his one-word reply to a German surrender ultimatum: "Nuts!"
The tank Cobra King, which was operated by Company C of the 37th Tank Battalion during the Battle of the Bulge, and was the first tank to enter the Bastogne perimeter On 16 December 1944, Sherman tanks of Company A, 37th Tank Battalion were the first 4th Armored Division vehicles to enter Germany when they chased several German tanks back into ...