Osprey Campaign 145 - Battle Of Bulge the 1944 (2) Bastogne

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. When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army failed, Hitler switched the focus of the offensive to General Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army farther south. Overwhelming the green US 106th Division, German Panzers flooded towards the River Meuse. 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. Osprey's second title examining the Battle of the Bulge, whichwas the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army failed, Hitler switched the focus of the offensive to General Manteuffels 5th Panzer Army farther south. Overwhelming the green US 106th Division, German Panzers flooded towards the River Meuse. 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. 2. Verdenskrig. Ardenneroffensiven 1944-1945. Beskrivelse af forberedelserne til og slaget om Bastogne december 1944, hvor byen blev belejret af tyske enheder og forsvaret af 101 US faldskærmsdivision. Byen blev senere befriet af enheder af general Pattons 3. armé. I bogen gennemgås såvel den tyske som amerikanske planlægning af operationerne, troppeinddelingerne over de tyske- og amerikanske enheder samt en beskrivelse af kampene The German Ardennes offensive was conducted by three armies along a 37-mile (60km) front, aimed at splitting the Allied armies by driving all the way to Antwerp.