Battle Of The Bulge Bastogne

It would open up a valuable pathway further north for german expansion.

Battle of the bulge bastogne. Army m36 jackson tank destroyers preparing to engage german armour near werbomont belgium during the battle of the bulge december 20 1944. The belgian town was defended by the u s. We had an awesome morning with roby touring the main areas of interest in the bastogne foy area. The goal of the german offensive was the harbor at antwerp.

The capture of bastogne was the ultimate goal of the battle of the bulge the german offensive through the ardennes forest. Battle of the bulge. Bastogne provided a road junction in rough terrain where few roads existed. Roby was extremely honest when telling the stories of the.

The battle is also known as the siege of bastogne. Bastogne is a town in belgium that was the site of major fighting in the battle of bulge in december 1944. The siege of bastogne was an engagement in december 1944 between american and german forces at the belgian town of bastogne as part of the larger battle of the bulge. Patton s third army relieved bastogne on the 26th and on january 3 1945 the u s.

It was an extremely personal tour and he is outrageously knowledgeable about every aspect of the battle of the bulge.