The siege of Bastogne will forever be remembered because of the staunch resistance by the men of the 101st Airborne, specifically the 2nd Battalion of the 506th - the Band of Brothers. But before the ...

Patches on the uniform reflect the experience of the battle hardened 101st Airborne Division during World War II, from road signs to brass trinkets. The Detailing "Bastogne Road Sign" on the top ...

But he needed Bastogne, a crossroads that General Dwight Eisenhower quickly decided must be held. The American general rushed the 101st Airborne (the “Screaming Eagles”) to the town ...

That region of Belgium and Luxembourg became the scene of heavy fighting that left tens of thousands dead. Within the Battle of the Bulge, the Belgian town of Bastogne was the center of an ...

To the editor — December 1944. Elements of 101st Airborne and armored infantry forces were trapped in the Belgian town of Bastogne. The Germans sent a surrender demand to the American commander ...

With the Fifth Panzer Army fighting its way towards the River Meuse the cross roads town of Bastogne vital for the ... rushed reinforcements to hold it 101st US Airborne Division was resting ...

1944, the Germans launch a massive attack on the poorly defended Allied front in the Ardennes. The 101st Airborne Division hole up near the city of Bastogne to stop the advance of the Wehrmacht.