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UNITS, COMMANDERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF UNITS MENTIONED IN THIS NARRATIVE HIGHER UNITS SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces) Commanding General: General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower Chief of Staff: Lt. Gen. Walter B. Smith A. C. of S., G-3: Maj. Gen. J. F. M. Whiteley 12TH ARMY GROUP Commanding General: Gen. Omar N. Bradley FmsTARMy Commanding General: Gen. Courtney H. Hodges THIRD ARMy Commanding General: Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. VIII CORPS Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton XVIII CoRPS (Airborne) Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway Acting Commander at the beginning of the Bastogne concentration: Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin Chief of Staff: Colonel Ralph D. Eaton THE BASTOGNE FORCES 101sT AnmORNB DIVISION Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor Acting Division Commander during the first phase of Bastogne operations: Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe Assistant Division Commander: Brig. Gen. Gerald J. Higgins A. C. of S., G-l, and Acting Chief of Staff: Lt. Col. Ned D. Moore A. C. of S.> G-2: Lt. Col. Paul A. Danahy A. C. of S., G-3: Lt. Col. H. W. O. Kinnard A. C. ofS., G-4: Lt. Col. Carl W. Kohls Surgeon: Lt. Col. David Gold Civil Affairs Officer: Capt. Robert S. Sniith Aide to the Commanding General: Lt. Frederic D. Starrett vii
Page 1: ASTOGNE THEFIRST EIGHTDAYS S. L. A.
Page 8 and 9: RUNNING BA'ITLE FmsT ACTION AT MARV
Page 12 and 13: Division Artillery Commander: Col.
Page 14 and 15: 463D PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY BATI
Page 16 and 17: ONE PLATOON, COMPANY C, 55TH ARMORE
Page 18 and 19: [ 2] Map 1: Total Extent 01
Page 20 and 21: 4 BASTOGNE sent to VIII Corps for r
Page 23: THE SITUATION 7 gap was created thr
Page 27: THE CONCENTRATION ON BASTOGNE 11 bo
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Page 34 and 35: 18 BASTOGNE some 25 miles of distan
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Page 38: CHAPTER 3 TEAM CHERRY ON THE EVENIN
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Page 45: TEAM CHERRY 29 the roadblock, which
Page 49: FIRST MEETING WITH THE ENEMY 33 Col
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Page 55: CHAPTER 5 EAST OF BASTOGNE THE THIR
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44 BASTOGNE
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46 BASTOGNE from Company I who said
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48 BASTOGNE enemy was building up o
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CHAPTER 7 TEAM DESOBRY AT NOVILLE T
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54 BASTOGNE grenades and automatic
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56 BASTOGNE From Noville's main str
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TEAM DESOBRY AT NOVILLE 59 This was
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TEAM DESOBRY AT NOVILLE 61 to attac
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ATTACK AND WITHDRAWAL 63 Map 9 506-
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ATTACK AND WITHDRAWAL 65 quiet. The
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Y ET CHAPTER 9 DOUBTS AND DECISIONS
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DOUBTS AND DECISIONS 69 and he well
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72 BASTOGNE Mter being Bushed by th
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74 BASTOGNE selves a small task for
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THE REPULSE 79 Foy) but in fact the
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THE REPULSE 81 in the first wood an
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THE REPULSE 83 long burst of machin
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RUNNING BAITLE 87 Lesniak, a tank c
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90 BASTOGNE The Germans had already
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RUNNING BAITLE 93 who couldn't find
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RUNNING BATTLE 97 reap part of the
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100 BASTOGNE been told by Division
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FIRST ACTION AT MARVIE 105 it had c
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CHAPTER 13 THE RESPITE O N DECEMBER
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THE RESPITE 109 complete. Roberts,
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THE RESPITE 111 circle, appears in
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CHAPTER 14 uNUTSI" AT 1130 ON DECEM
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"NUTS!" 117 asked, "Is the reply ne
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THE SECOND MARVIE ATTACK 121 the en
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THE SECOND MARVIE ATTACK 123 the dr
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THE SECOND MARVIE A1T ACK 129 Butle
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THE SECOND MARVIE ATTACK 131 the ho
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134 BASTOGNE talions on that day, C
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THE SITUATION IMPROVES 143 to feel
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THE SITUATION IMPROVES 145 the sect
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148 BASTOGNE side of the St. Hubert
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WEST OF BASTOGNE 151 just beyond th
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WEST OF BASTOGNE 153 American artil
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156 BASTOGNE Map 18: Christmas Eve
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CHRISTMAS EVE 159 tinguish friend f
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CHRISTMAS EVE 161 Colonel Harper ha
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BATTLE AT CHAMPS 2S DECEMBER I PHAS
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166 BASTOGNE 67 German dead and 35
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168 BASTOGNE' Situation 25 De Map 2
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CHAPTER 21 THE RELIEF ON THE MORNIN
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I N APPENDIX THE ENEMY STORY ONE RE
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.... "" 00 ....... Map 25: Bastogne
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THE ENEMY STORY 181 tack by airborn
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THE ENEMY STORY 185 passed through
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THE ENEMY STORY 187 Bizory (by the
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190 BASTOGNE lein's attack and its
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192 BASTOGNE command reacted gloomi
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196 BASTOGNE was a near crisis when
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200 BASTOGNE ABl6-Annex 16, 101st A
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NOTES Interviews and other source m
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KEY TO NOTES 211 18 M34, M44; 19 M4
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J. Major General Troy H. Middleton,
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3. Major General Maxwell D. Taylor
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5. Brigadier General Gerald J. Higg
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7. Lieutenant Colonel (now Colonell
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11 . The main street of Bastogne fr
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[ 228 ] ai c en o -til o co ,E c o
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J 7. A column of men marching in th
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J 9. The village of Neffe. Early in
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20. The Bastogne road entering the
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tv lJ.) -....J 22. A 10Smm. M3 howi
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25. A 7Smm. M 1 A 1 howitzer being
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26. On the night of December 20, th
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30. Paratroopers entrucking at Camp
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36. Bazooka position in the 502d Pa
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41. Security guard of the 1015t Air
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43. General George S. Patton, Jr.,
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