George Smith Patton16 December 1944
16 Dec-28 Jan, leads the 3rd Army across France & into Germany
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16 Dec-28 Jan, leads the 3rd Army across France & into Germany
Commands US 101 Airborne Div & Combat Command B US 10th Armoured Division at Bastogne
The Allies are take by surprise, Eisenhower commits the 82nd & 101st Airborne Divs
Arrives with the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne to check the 5th Panzer Army
Turns 90 degrees north to attack the German southern flank. Halts the 3rd Armys advance into the Saar
Sent as a reinforcement to bolster the northern flank
Launches an attack on Bastogne
The Germans breach the defences of Bastogne
The US 4th Armored Division turns the Germans back at Bastogne
The 3rd Army break through Manteufells troops & reach Baston
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