Seige of Bastogne lifted!

[techs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne

The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge.

The siege lasted from December 20 to December 27 when the besieged American forces were relieved by elements of General Patton's Third Army.

The most famous quote of the battle came from the 101st’s acting commander, Brigadier General McAuliffe. When confronted with a written request from German General Luttwitz for surrender of Bastogne, he replied “NUTS!” (the commander of the 327th GIR interpreted it to the German truce party as “Go to hell!&#8221. After the battle, newspapers referred to the division as the "battered bastards of Bastogne". No member of the 101st has ever agreed that the division needed rescuing by General Patton and his 3rd Army.






65th anniversary.
Just a shout out to all those who survived, and remembrance for those who didn't.

 

[waggy]

yeap. amazing battle.

 

[HannibalX]

Too bad they needed Patton's tanks to live. What did the 101st think it was going to do against advancing German armor?

 

[ChanHo78]

watched this countless times through 'band of brothers' The greatest generation!

 

[JEDI]

Too bad they needed Patton's tanks to live. What did the 101st think it was going to do against advancing German armor?

exactly... what's airbone going to do vs armor?

 

[BurnItDwn]

Too bad they needed Patton's tanks to live. What did the 101st think it was going to do against advancing German armor?

So, what you are saying is that the 101st were not superhuman with powerful abilities? I heard Winters stood 10 feet tall and rode a blue oxe. He could disable a Tiger tank with one swing of his Axe. Also, I heard he could kill NAZI's just by lookin at em funny.

 

[techs]

So, what you are saying is that the 101st were not superhuman with powerful abilities? I heard Winters stood 10 feet tall and rode a blue oxe. He could disable a Tiger tank with one swing of his Axe. Also, I heard he could kill NAZI's just by lookin at em funny.

"Winters was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his leadership at Brécourt Manor, but due to the quota system which limited the distribution of the award to only one per division, and since one Medal of Honor had already been awarded—to Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Cole—the recommendation was downgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second highest award for combat valor.
After the release of the Band of Brothers television miniseries, a letter-writing campaign to have Winters awarded the Medal of Honor retroactively was started, but so far without success."

Apparently he can't do everything.