As my last official setup, I present the Siege of Bastogne, December 1944
Siege of Bastogne (from
Wikipedia)
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. Because all seven main roads in the Ardennes mountain range converged on the small town of Bastogne, control of its crossroads was vital to the German attack. The siege lasted from December 20–27 when the besieged American forces were relieved by elements of General George Patton's Third Army.BelligerentsGermany - 5th Panzer Army and XLVII Panzer Corps
Tiger I/II
Jagdpanzer IV
Jagdpanther
Panther G
Panzer IV F/H
Sdkfz 251
Allied Forces - 101st Airborne, 10th Armoured Division, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armoured Division
M-3
M-16
M-18
Sherman VC
M4A1
M4A3
Pershing (sub Panther)
AirLW: Fw-190F-8
USAAF: P-47D25
Both: Storch
