Siege of Bastogne

Cuándo

20 dic 1944 – 27 dic 1944

Tipo

Asedio

Coordenadas

50.00° N, 5.72° E

Description

engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces

War

World War II

American/German engagement December 1944

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.

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