Siege of Bastogne
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siege-of-bastogne-208-4180122
title:
Siege of Bastogne
text:
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 harbor 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. Because all seven main roads in the densely wooded Ardennes highlands converged on Bastogne, just a
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description:
American/German engagement December 1944
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne
date created:
2004-08-08T21:17:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T08:26:23Z
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