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By the end of the second day of battle, it became apparent that the 28th Infantry was near collapse. To assist in the defense of Bastogne, Major General Troy H. Middleton, already commander of VIII Corps, was given Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division. CCB consisted of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, C Company ...
In early February 1945, the 10th reassembled at Metz and was able to rest briefly after rejoining the XX Corps. On 20 February 1945, the 10th again attacked the German defenses. In one day, they broke the German lines, and after 48 hours, the division advanced 85 miles, overran the Saar-Moselle Triangle, and reached the Saar River.
The battalions were limited to 250 rounds a day because of limited supplies. The Germans staged an attack on 16 December against the position of VIII Corp's 333rd Field Artillery Group in Bleialf . This ambush proved deadly to the 333rd Field Artillery Group, and because of need of support in the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion , on 18 December ...
Bastogne is the halfway point of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic bicycle race, one of the oldest and most prestigious one-day events in the professional road cycling calendar, dating back to the late 19th century.
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]
Augusta Marie Chiwy (6 June 1921 [a] – 23 August 2015) was a Belgian nurse who was a volunteer during the Siege of Bastogne in 1944. She worked with the U.S. Army physician John Prior and with fellow Belgian nurse Renée Lemaire, treating injured soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge.
the fighting was within twenty miles of liege. the race to bastogne was won by the american column. it closed in just in time. the fighting began before defenders could take position. they organized under fire from enemy guns. in this way began the siege now famed in history. the lines of bastogne held firm, though the storm beat all around.
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