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    The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition]
    The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition]
    The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition]
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    The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition]

    By Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell

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    [Includes 53 photos/illustrations and 11 maps]
    The defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II is one of the supreme achievements of American arms. Bastogne is deservedly identified with the finest characteristics of the American soldier, and the name Bastogne symbolizes a heroic battle. Bastogne has long held the attention of students of war, yet the battle offers new insights for soldiers with modern concerns.
    Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell’s study, The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense of Bastogne, reveals how a light infantry division, complemented by key attachments, stopped an armor-heavy German corps. Using original documents and reports, Colonel Mitchell traces the fight at Bastogne with emphasis on the organization, movement and, employment of the 101st Airborne Division. Although a variety of factors influenced the outcome at Bastogne, the flexibility of the 101st to reconfigure for sustained operations and to defeat strong opposition forces even when surrounded shows how properly augmented light infantry can fight and win.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucknow Books
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782893790
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      The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition] - Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell

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      Text originally published in 1986 under the same title.

      © Pickle Partners Publishing 2013, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

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      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      The 101st Airborne Division's Defense of Bastogne

      by Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell

      September 1986

      FOREWORD

      The defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II is one of the supreme achievements of American arms. Bastogne is deservedly identified with the finest characteristics of the American soldier, and the name Bastogne symbolizes a heroic battle. Bastogne has long held the attention of students of war, yet the battle offers new insights for soldiers with modern concerns.

      Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell's study, The 101st Airborne Division's Defense of Bastogne, reveals how a light infantry division, complemented by key attachments, stopped an armor-heavy German corps. Using original documents and reports, Colonel Mitchell traces the fight at Bastogne with emphasis on the organization, movement and, employment of the 101st Airborne Division. Although a variety of factors influenced the outcome at Bastogne, the flexibility of the 101st to reconfigure for sustained operations and to defeat strong opposition forces even when surrounded shows how properly augmented light infantry can fight and win.

      LOUIS D. F. FRASCHÉ

      Colonel, Infantry

      Director, Combat Studies Institute

      CSI publications cover a variety of military history topics. The views expressed herein are those, of the author and not necessarily those of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      FOREWORD 2

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

      MAPS 4

      I. BASTOGNE: THE CONTEXT  OF THE BATTLE 5

      II. ORGANIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF UNITS 9

      III. SAVING BASTOGNE: A CHRONOLOGY 14

      IV. APPLICATIONS OF FORCE 25

      V. COMBAT SUPPORT 31

      VI. CONCLUSIONS 34

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 36

      ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS 37

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 77

      National Archives Documents 77

      MAPS

      1. Troop dispositions before the German advance

      2. The road and rail configuration, Bastogne area

      3. The German plan for the Ardennes offensive, December 1944

      4. Situation, 19 December 1944

      5. Situation, 20 December 1944

      6. Situation, 21 December 1944

      7. Situation, 22 December 1944

      8. Situation, 23 December 1944

      9. Situation, 24 December 1944

      10. Situation, 25 December 1944

      11. Situation, 26 December 1944

      I. BASTOGNE: THE CONTEXT  OF THE BATTLE

      By October 1944, the rapid Allied advance

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