The siege of Bastogne will forever be remembered because of the staunch resistance by the men of the 101st Airborne, specifically the 2nd Battalion of the 506th - the Band of Brothers. But before ...
The town of Bastogne was surrounded by German troops, but American forces, including the 101st Airborne Division, held their ground despite harsh winter conditions and limited supplies.
With the Fifth Panzer Army fighting its way towards the River Meuse the cross roads town of Bastogne vital for ... rushed reinforcements to hold it 101st US Airborne Division was resting in ...
1944, the Germans launch a massive attack on the poorly defended Allied front in the Ardennes. The 101st Airborne Division hole up near the city of Bastogne to stop the advance of the Wehrmacht.