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2. Siege of Bastogne - Wikipedia

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   —Ralph M. Mitchell (1986), 101st Airborne Division's defense of Bastogne, p. 38 As a result of the powerful American defense to the north and east, XLVII Panzer Corps commander Gen. von Lüttwitz decided to encircle Bastogne and strike from the south and southwest, beginning on the winter solstice, the night of 20/21 December. German Panzer reconnaissance units had initial success, nearly ...

3. Battleground (film) - Wikipedia

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   Battleground is a 1949 American war film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, and James Whitmore.It follows a fictional company of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they fight in the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in World War II.

4. Renée Lemaire - Wikipedia

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   In December 1944, Renée Lemaire returned to Bastogne to visit her parents, and was trapped when the Germans launched their Ardennes offensive on 16 December 1944. [1] Along with nurse Augusta Chiwy , [ 3 ] she volunteered at an aid station for the American 20th Armored Infantry Battalion on 21 December 1944. [ 4 ]

5. Band of Brothers (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   Over the course of ten episodes, Band of Brothers depicts a dramatized account of Easy Company's exploits during World War II. [4]Episodes include their training at Camp Toccoa, the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne, the invasion of Germany, the liberation of the Kaufering concentration camp, the taking of the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) in ...

6. December 1944 - Wikipedia

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   U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe responded to a German command to surrender the besieged garrison at Bastogne with a brief reply centered on a full sheet of paper: "N U T S !" [30] President Roosevelt signed the Flood Control Act of 1944. A provisional national government separate from the Ferenc Szálasi regime was formed in Hungary. [31]

7. Silent Night (2002 film) - Wikipedia

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   A German mother, Elisabeth Vincken (Linda Hamilton), who had already lost her eldest son in the Battle of Stalingrad and whose husband is a cook serving in the German Army, and her younger son, Fritz, are seeking refuge in their family's hunting cabin near the front lines in the Ardennes forests region of western Europe.

8. Bastogne War Museum - Wikipedia

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   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.

9. Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads - Wikipedia

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   When the Germans launched a 90-minute artillery barrage on December 16, 1944, at 05:30, the Americans were only aware of what was happening in their sector. [12] General Hodges remained convinced throughout 16 December that the counter-attack was nothing more than a spoiling offensive, as did General Omar Bradley at Twelfth Army Group HQ .