“Nuts” at Bastogne: How Airborne Troops Held the Line in the Ardennes
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“Nuts” at Bastogne: How Airborne Troops Held the Line in the Ardennes
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Headline Wednesday: Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge follows the story of a snowbound crossroads town that refused to yield under fire. Surrounded by German armor and infantry in December 1944, American airborne troops, tankers, artillerymen, and support units turned Bastogne into a ring of frozen foxholes and gun positions. This episode walks through the encirclement, the “Nuts” reply to a surrender demand, and the life-or-death importance of a single road junction in the Ardennes. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com.
From rushed truck convoys leaving rest camps in France to the hard fighting at Noville, Foy, and the other villages around Bastogne, you will hear how a patchwork force held the line. The episode traces the tightening German ring, the brutal winter conditions, the air drops that kept the garrison alive, and the armored relief that finally punched through from the south. Along the way, it highlights tactical choices on both sides and the wider impact of saving the town’s road net on the Battle of the Bulge as a whole. Use it as a clear, narrative refresher for your own reading, study plans, or staff ride preparations.