The 101st Airborne Division's casualties from 19 December 1944 to 6 January 1945 were 341 killed, 1,691 wounded, and 516 missing. Several regiments within the 101st were nicknamed " …

Apr 17, 2021 · The Battle of Bastogne was a battle between American and German forces at the town of Bastogne in Belgium from 20th to the 27th December 1944, it was part of a bigger …

A total of 708 black Americans were killed in combat during World War II. [186] The Germans officially referred to the offensive by the codename Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein 'Operation …

• Remember the sacrifices of the more than 800,000 killed, wounded, or captured during the fighting of World War II. • Honor the service of more than 11 million American

Casualties included 81,000 U.S. soldiers with 19,000 killed, 1400 British soldiers with 200 killed (no Canadians killed), and 220,000 German combatants killed, wounded or captured. Hitler’s …

Dec 3, 2014 · In the harsh winter of 1944-45, the month-long battle for Bastogne, a town with a peacetime population of 4,000 and seven roads, claimed 23,000 American and 25,000 …

Apr 19, 2014 · Bastogne was going to be completely destroyed by an air raid. On December 23rd the weather cleared. At 09:00 am teams of scouts were dropped in order to mark drop zones …

The 82nd Airborne was directed to hold St. Vith and the 101st Airborne Division headed to Bastogne. The 17th Division was ordered from England to Belgium. Soon, St. Vith and …

Feb 15, 2021 · Casualties (killed, wounded, missing, captured) included 89.500 US personnel, 1.408 British personnel and 63.222 – 98.000 German personnel. During the Battle of the …

Dec 15, 2024 · Members of the 101st Airborne Division move out of Bastogne, Belgium, to drive the Germans, who have besieged them for 10 days, out of a neighboring town on Dec. 29, …