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 ...
As his troops entered Bastogne, Patton wrote in his diary: "What a glorious day for killing Germans!" Then-Lt. Gen. George S. Patton pins an award on a 101st Airborne Division soldier in Bastogne ...
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, more than 100 troops from the Fort Campbell, Kentucky, base of the 101st Airborne Division were in Bastogne for a series of events that ...
(WKRN) — More than 100 soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division helped honor the ... an “Angels of Bastogne” ceremony and another military memorial ceremony at ...
101st Airborne Division) In addition to the parade, soldiers participated in a military memorial ceremony at the Battle of the Bulge monument, an “Angels of Bastogne” ceremony and another ...
Bastogne was the base of the 101st Airborne Division during the brutal battle. At one point, the besieged acting commander, US Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe, was handed a German ultimatum to ...
In 1944, ordered to surrender by Nazi troops who had his unit trapped south of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the ...
Designers placed the word “Bastogne” under the right shoulder pad, with the 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagle” and the “Airborne” tab located under the left shoulder pad.