For nearly 30 years, students of military history have studied and debated the battle at St. Vith, Belgium, in December 1944. Details have slowly been unfolding, and now the Battle of the Bulge is understood much better. The importance of this battle is that, today, about five U.S. ...
After the initial confusion following the German assault into the Ardennes, allied forces quickly consolidated, setting up strong defensive positions around important crossroads and villages. One of these strongpoints was the Belgian town of St. Vith...
The formerly serene, wooded region of Ardennes was hacked into chaos by fighting as the Americans dug in against the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and, later, Bastogne, which was defended by the 101st Airborne Division. “Did you ever see land when a tornado’s...
Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the BulgeUrwin reviews Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge by Gregory Fontenot.Urwin, Gregory J W
Battle of the Bulge: St Vith - 18 Volks-Grenadier Division V US 106 Division (Battleground Europe)This book is an account of one of the opening actions of the Battle of the Bulge. It describes the tragedy that overtook the newly arrived US 106th Infantry Division on the Schnee Eifel in...
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