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    The Siege of Bastogne (French pronunciation: [bas.tɔɲ] ) was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of...
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    Bastogne (French pronunciation: [bas.tɔɲ] ; Dutch: Bastenaken [ˈbɑstəˌnaːkə(n)] ; German: Bastnach/Bastenach [ˈbast(ə)nax]; Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech...
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    23 August 2015) was a Belgian nurse who was a volunteer during the Siege of Bastogne in 1944. She worked with the U.S. Army physician John Prior and with...
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    volunteered her service at an American military aid station during the Siege of Bastogne in December 1944. She was killed during a German air raid on Christmas...
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    fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He is celebrated...
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    Battle of the Bulge (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    December the lead element of Patton's U.S. Third Army reached Bastogne from the south ending the siege. Although the offensive was effectively broken by 27 December...
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  • featured in the book (and subsequent film) A Bridge Too Far, and at the Siege of Bastogne, part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. During fighting in the Netherlands...
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    Vincent Speranza (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France))
    His first engagement was in the Siege of Bastogne, where he operated a machine gun from a foxhole. During the siege, he visited a wounded comrade at...
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  • the series, Roe is nevertheless the protagonist of the sixth episode, "Bastogne", which follows his struggles to help the men as they endure frigid conditions...
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  • Siege of Hengyang (1944) – World War II Siege of La Rochelle (1944–1945) – World War II Siege of Dunkirk (1944–1945) – World War II Siege of Bastogne...
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    Battle of the Admin Box (5 – 23 February 1944) and, during the short Siege of Bastogne (December 1944). The logistics of strategic airbridge operations were...
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    Netherlands; and its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belgium. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in...
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  • Netherlands and its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belgium. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in...
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    The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During...
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    commander of E Company during an assault on Foy, Belgium, after the siege of Bastogne was broken during the Battle of the Bulge. He finished the war in...
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    Allies to protect Bastogne, Belgium from the German Army. The field of Gutte de Sang symbolizes the Battle of Ardennes, Siege of Bastogne, one of the bloodiest...
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    and third at the E3 Saxo Classic. A crash and subsequent injury at Liège–Bastogne–Liège then interrupted his season. Behind Vingegaard and Pogačar, the best...
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    October 1944. Took over as acting battalion commander during the siege of Bastogne. Became permanent 2nd Battalion commander in March 1945, and stayed...
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  • American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne, the invasion of Germany, the liberation of the Kaufering concentration...
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    fight at Bastogne when one of its battalions ran into the enemy near Neffe, a few kilometers out of Bastogne. During the defense of Bastogne, the 501st...
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  • Harold Cohen (soldier) (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France))
    fought in the Battle of Arracourt, clashes at Lezey and Juvelize, the siege of Bastogne, the Lorraine campaign, and Operation Plunder. On February 25, 1945...
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    during the Battle of the Bulge, German forces surrounded the town of Bastogne, a town in Belgium then held by the U.S. 101st Airborne Division and located...
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    wrote in his autobiography, "...although I was affected by the horrors of Bastogne, I do not believe I was clinically shell shocked, as the series portrays...
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    George S. Patton (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
    the Third Army took the lead in relieving beleaguered American troops at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, after which his forces drove deep into...
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    historic response to an offer of surrender from Nazi Germany at the Siege of Bastogne (1944) Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, a painting by Ilya Repin...
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    as a green replacement in the 101st Airborne Division during the Siege of Bastogne. At the age of 24, Thompson narrated the storyline in Stars in My...
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    Michael J. Galvin (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France))
    Normandy on D-Day and at the Siege of Bastogne and was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, the Legion of Merit, and the Croix de Guerre. He was wounded...
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    Belgium (redirect from Royaume de Belgique)
    a number of classic cycle races such as the Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. The 1920 Summer Olympics were held in Antwerp. The 1977 European...
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  • Barrier Treaty - Basilica of the Sacred Heart - Basketball League Belgium - Bastogne - Batetela Rebellions - Battle of Benevento - Battle of Beverhoutsveld...
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    Herbert L. Earnest (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France))
    A of the 4th Armored Division, which led the breaking of the Nazi siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. He was promoted to major general as...
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