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	Battle of Bastogne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Bastogne was a smaller battle in and around the Belgian town of Bastogne, during the larger Battle of the Bulge.
		During the battle, German divisions surrounded and attempted to capture Bastogne.
		The Battle of the Bulge, which was mainly tank-based for the Germans, was fuel intensive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Bastogne (494 words)

	Bastogne (Municipality, Province of Luxembourg, Belgium)
		Bastogne is mostly known for the cyclist race Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest of the "classic" races, and the terrible battle which took place there in 1944-1945.
		Bastogne and its region were then very wealthy: oak bark was exported to England, wood from the forests was shipped to the collieries.
		In 2002, Joël Robert, from Bastogne, proposed to erect a commemorative monument in the former cemetary.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-wlxba.html (2195 words)

	Chapter 19-THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
		The battles already described were now coming to a close on the roads, in the villages, and through the woods east of the town as the 101st was taking its stance.
		The enemy drive across the south face of Bastogne and on to the west during the night of 20 December did not immediately jolt McAuliffe's command; it was rather a disparate series of clashes with scattered and unsuspecting units of the VIII Corps.
		Bastogne was sizable enough to have some reserve civilian stocks, and the melange of armor, engineers, and artillery units around the city had-supplies and ammunition in their own vehicles.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_19.htm (15040 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Fortunes of War - Battle of Bastogne
		Bastogne was the headquarters of General Troy Middleton's VIII Corps and was a major objective from the start of the offensive, containing as it did, the junction of no less than seven major roads communicating with all parts of the area.
		The 101st Airborne column arrived in Bastogne by 0900 Dec 19th, due largely to a fortuitous decision made by Col. Sherburne, the Division Artillery commander, who was in charge of, and leading the column, which was heading for the town of Werbomont, north of Bastogne.
		As the leading elements of the 101 Airborne moved into Bastogne, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division was also arriving, and survivors of the 110th Infantry and some combat Engineers and Combat Command R of the 9th Armored Division were being forced west into the outskirts of the town as well.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii/articles/bastogne.aspx (2773 words)

	Belgium Guide - Province of Luxembourg : Bastogne
		The 'Battle of the Bulge', as it is known, started on 16th December 1944 when 250,000 German soldiers, and 1.000 tanks re-invaded Belgium in a desperate attempt to reverse the tide of the war.
		Belgium had already been lilberated by the U.S. forces and Bastogne was defended by the 101st Airborn Division under the command of General A.C. McAuliffe.
		Bastogne is not unlike Ypres at the opposite end of the country, in that it is famous for its war memorials.
	www.eupedia.com /belgium/bastogne.shtml (372 words)

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		But once the defense of St. Vith was set up, that defense also bolstered the defense of the northern shoulder, as both defenses forced the German columns off of their planned routes and led to considerable congestion as the German columns were then funneled in between the northern shoulder and the St. Vith salient.
		Bastogne did not become surrounded by forces intent on taking it until the night of December 21, Day 6 of the Battle of the Bulge.
		Heroic as the deeds of the defenders of Bastogne were, the defense of Bastogne is a very important secondary element but not one of the true strategic keys to the German failure.
	www.battleofthebulge.org /IV/bulgeoverview.htm (1486 words)

	Bastogne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bastogne municipality and district in the province Luxembourg
		Bastogne (Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes.
		Bastogne is the midpoint of the famous Liège-Bastogne-Liège classic bicycle race, one of the biggest events in the professional cycling calendar, dating from the end of the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bastogne (774 words)

	The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge - Wikisource
		But most of all it is the story of the American fighting man and the manner in which he fought a myriad of small defensive battles until the torrent of the German attack was slowed and diverted, its force dissipated and finally spent.
		Thus the reader is introduced on 16 December 1944 to battles fought by companies and platoons because they are meaningful and because the relative importance of these actions is as great as operations conducted by regiments or even divisions later in the story.
		The Ardennes battle normally was "fought," in the sense of exercising decisive command and directing operations, by the corps commander.
	en.wikisource.org /wiki/The_Ardennes:_Battle_of_the_Bulge (2400 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Battle of Leyte Gulf Revisited
		And because "The Battle for Leyte Gulf" didn’t change the situation on the ground in any important way, it can’t go down as a major victory unless the largely unknown fifth battle is included as part of it.
		It was that battle that determined the final fate of the Japanese in the central Philippines.
		Since the purpose of the Battle for/of Leyte Gulf was to secure the Gulf area, any fair-minded assessment has to include the contributions of Army land forces—particularly the 77th Division, destroyer squadrons that raided enemy re-supply bases on the island, and Marine Fighter-Bomber groups that dealt heavy blows to Japanese shipping.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii/articles/leytegulfrevisited.aspx (648 words)

	The Siege and Relief of Bastogne During the Battle of the Bulge
		The immediate mission, assigned by the higher command after the Verdun meeting, was the "relief" of Bastogne and the use of its road net as a sally port for a drive by the Third Army to St. Vith in the larger Allied offensive.
		Bastogne, with seven entrant roads, naturally dominates the road complex in this area whether movement be from east to west, as attempted by the XLVII Panzer Corps, or from south to north, as planned for the American III Corps.
		The Bastogne garrison knew little of the German deployment beyond the encircling units in direct contact, while the VIII Corps' screen, behind which the III Corps was forming, had been too weak to fight for information.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/Bastogne.html (22658 words)

	Bastogne
		The 101st is most famous for their participation in the Battle of the Bulge.
		He told the MP that there would be a convoy headed his way from Mourmelon-le-Grande to tell all members of the 101st to go to Bastogne.
		The 101st went from Bastogne and moved north to meet the Germans at Noville.
	members.tripod.com /screamingeagles__10/bastogne.htm (672 words)

	Tourism Wallonia - Brussels (Belgium) : LA BATAILLE DES ARDENNES - BASTOGNE - ROUTE 2
		Bastogne - In their rest area near Reims, that December 17th 1944, the paratroopers of the US 101st Airborne Division were put in a state of alert.
		They were rushed by road to the Ardennes battle zone to stop the advance of the German troops towards Bastogne, and to defend the main routes leading to the town.
		Bastogne is also the starting point of this route.
	www.opt.be /informations/wallonia_walk/EN/A/AP/41981.html (393 words)

	Battle of Bastogne - FileFront Gaming Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bastogne no pleas, make the spearhead of the battle of bulge, the way that followed Kampfgruppe Peiper from the LSSAH.
		Battle of Beda Fomm- Italians versus British in North Africa.
		Bastogne should be drastically reworked to reflect the latest mapping concepts.
	www.gamingforums.com /showthread.php?t=93776 (1522 words)

	'A Duty to Memory': Bastogne Remembers the Battle of the Bulge - Stephen Osmond
		German troops surrounded Bastogne, and enemy marksmen could have been as close as the woods less than a hundred yards away.
		The fight for the town, and the victory there of American troops against overwhelming odds, was arguably the turning point of the greatest land battle fought in World War II: the Battle of the Bulge.
		Of course, British and other Allied forces fought in different theaters of the battle, but the defense of Bastogne must be attributed to American soldiers.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/2003/december/Sa23496.htm (332 words)

	Amazon.com: Battleground: DVD: Van Johnson,John Hodiak,Ricardo Montalban,George Murphy,Marshall Thompson,Jerome ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In a battle that served to show the surprised world just how formidable and ferocious the American army could be, the soldiers beat back and defeat the vastly larger, better equipped, and more experienced German attackers.
		This is not the typical gung-ho Hollywood take on battle, but is rather a thoughtfully scripted look at the range of emotions and experiences of a group of young men faced with the brutalizing and surreal situation of day-to-day life in combat.
		The setting for "Battleground" is the besieged city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge and focuses on I Company of the 101st Airborne.
	www.amazon.com /Battleground-Van-Johnson/dp/B0007TKNLU (2690 words)

	Belgian Tourist Office - official website - your definitive source of travel information on Belgium
		Previously known as the Streekmuseum, it gives an oversight of the five battles of Ypres by means of authentic photographic material, a wide collection of historical artifacts and several life-like dioramas.
		Exhibition 'I was 20 in '45 in Bastogne Bastogne
		This is why, within the context of the sixtieth anniversary of the famous Battle of the Ardennes, the organizers are proposing an exhibition focused on memories.
	www.visitbelgium.com /worldwar.htm (1119 words)

	Bastogne - Dec. 1944, a journal
		Of all his combat time (four major campaigns) Ed's experience at Bastogne is one that affected him the most because of the freezing weather which terrified and tortured the soldier day and night.
		Bastogne was relieved the next day, Tuesday, December 26th by the 4th Armored Division of General Patton's Third U. Army.
		The siege of Bastogne, Belgium was a frightful experience never to be forgotten; and hopefully, never to be repeated again.
	kclibrary.nhmccd.edu /peniche.html (3465 words)

	Battle of the Bulge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The one standing order that General Middleton gave General McAuliffe before leaving Bastogne on the morning of 19 December was: "Hold Bastogne." * Both generals felt that the enemy needed Bastogne and the entrance it afforded to a wider complex of roads leading west.
		The then Colonel Marshall was on the scene, had complete access to the daily record entries, and was persona grata to the entire command, this happy circumstance resulting in the fine collection of combat interviews which formed the basis for this interesting and graphic account.
		It is worth noting that the authors of the official history of the 101st did not write a chapter on Bastogne but simply introduced an abridged version of Marshall's book.
	ehistory.osu.edu /wwii/books/bulge2/0445.cfm (524 words)

	Amazon.fr : Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne: Livres en anglais: Donald R. Burgett,David Guion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This is a memoir of Burgetts experiences during the momentous Battle of the Bulge.
		Burgetts story is not one that he lived through some distance from the lineshis division was right in the thick of battle.
		For much of the Battle of Bastogne, it was short of ammunition and medical supplies, without air cover, with little or no winter clothing, and with only a motley array of weapons, some of them captured from the Germans or borrowed from other American units.
	www.amazon.fr /Seven-Roads-Hell-Screaming-Bastogne/dp/0553528750 (605 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| World War II \| World War II: 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion in the Battle of Bastogne
		In stopping the last major German assault against Bastogne, the veteran gunners of the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion proved their skill to skeptical troops of the 101st Airborne Division.
		A machine gun crew from Company A, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, was within a stone's throw of the two men, and a third member of the 463rd, Corporal William Everhardt, was in a slit trench not far behind their position.
		Batteries C and D remained with the 82nd Airborne Division and transferred to England to prepare for the invasion of France.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/world_war_2/3033331.html (1090 words)

	Amazon.com: Noville Outpost of Bastogne: My Last Battle: Books: Don Addor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This book is an infantryman's memory of this terrible battle, including his close calls with death and the story of how he and his partner destroyed a Tiger tank from just a few feet away.
		Addor describes his struggle to stay alive while all alone on the foggy battle field, including how he invented a new type of tournequet to keep from bleeding to death, and his unbelievable rescue and escape from surrounded Bastogne.
		It is about his many battles including the Battle of the Bulge, with the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Division, General Patton's Third Army.
	www.amazon.com /Noville-Outpost-Bastogne-Last-Battle/dp/1412034000 (1613 words)

	Town of Bastogne gathers to remember its American liberators
		BASTOGNE, Belgium (AP) — Amid snow flurries and a chilling wind, Belgium's King Albert II honored U.S. soldiers who died fighting Nazi Germany 60 years ago in the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle for American forces in war.
		Veterans from across the United States returned Saturday to find this market town that was at the center of the fighting much as it was on that bitter cold December in 1944 —; covered in snow and buffeted by wind.
		And here is the Official US Army history of the Battle of the Bulge by Hugh M. Cole.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1304508/posts (1661 words)

	OPFOR: The Battle of An Nasiriyah
		I've been doing quite a bit of reading into the 2003 fight for An Nasiriyah, widely believed to be the toughest battle of the second Gulf War.
		This is the story of the battle for "The Nas," as seen through the eyes of the soldiers, sailors, Marines, and newsmen who made it through those terrible seven days, and would never forget what they experienced, what they learned-or those they lost in the name of freedom.
		I liken it to reading the journal of a soldier in the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of Bastogne.
	op-for.com /2006/10/the_battle_of_an_nasiriyah.html (596 words)

	Battle of the Bulge
		Elements of the 9th Armored Division Battle at the Sauer, 16-20 December.....................................227
		The Main Battle Is Joined, 24 and 25 December.................438
		The 80th Division Battle in the Woods, 25-26 December.........532
	home.wanadoo.nl /roel.versleijen/roel.versleijen/battleof.htm (280 words)

	FileFront - The Most Gaming Files on the Web
		This is the.99 BETA version of the Battle Of Bastogne Map This map is based on the Battle of Bastogne fought by the 101st Rangers Allies are to defend the city of Bastogne and the three Sherman tanks Azis are to take the coty and destroy the
		This map is "based" on the "Battle of Bastogne" fought by the 101st Rangers
		Allies are to defend the city of Bastogne and the three Sherman tanks
	files.filefront.com /1468262 (534 words)

	Osprey Publishing - Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2)
		The Ardennes offensive in December 1944, known to history as the “Battle of the Bulge”, was the decisive campaign of the war in North-West Europe.
		Barring their way was the crossroads town of Bastogne, reinforced at the last minute by the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne, the ‘Screaming Eagles”.
		The stage was set for one of the epic struggles of the war — the battle for Bastogne.
	www.ospreypublishing.com /title_detail.php/title=S8103 (199 words)

	HyperWar: The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Elements of the 9th Armored Division Battle at the Sauer, 16-20 December
		The 80th Division Battle in the Woods, 25-26 December
		Widening the Bastogne Corridor, 24 December 1944-2 January 1945
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-E-Ardennes (492 words)

	Battlefields of WW2 by Paul Reed
		Orders of battle, veterans stories and other information.
		Information on the Battle of the Bulge battlefields.
		Information on sites connected with Operation Market Garden.
	battlefieldsww2.50megs.com (243 words)

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