Bastogne: The Story of the First Eight Days - US Army Center Of ...
Bastogne: The Story of the First Eight Days - US Army Center Of ...
Bastogne: The Story of the First Eight Days - US Army Center Of ...
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98 BASTOGNE<br />
aged or destroyed many more. Headquarters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 506th estimated<br />
that <strong>the</strong> assaults <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> German infantry had cost <strong>the</strong><br />
enemy <strong>the</strong> equivalent <strong>of</strong> half a regiment. 68<br />
Yet all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se material measurements <strong>of</strong> what had been<br />
achieved were mean and meager weighed against <strong>the</strong> fact that<br />
<strong>the</strong> men <strong>of</strong> Noville had held <strong>the</strong>ir ground for a decisive 48<br />
hours during which time <strong>the</strong> defense <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bastogne</strong> had opportunity<br />
to organize and grow confident <strong>of</strong> its own strength. M
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