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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. The goal of the German offensive was the harbour at Antwerp. In order to reach it before the Allies could regroup and bring their superior air power to bear, German mechanized forces had to seize the roadways through eastern Belgium.

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  • 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. The goal of the German offensive was the harbour at Antwerp. In order to reach it before the Allies could regroup and bring their superior air power to bear, German mechanized forces had to seize the roadways through eastern Belgium.
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  • Siege of Bastogne
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  • 3,000+ total casualties (2,000 in the101st)
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  • United States
  • Nazi Germany
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  • American victory
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  • 101st: 11,000 enlisted + 800 officers
  • 54,000+ men
  • Remaining units: 11,000+
  • Total: 22,800+ men
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