Nicknamed the “Bloody Bucket” by the Germans, the 28th Infantry Division played a major role during the Battle of the Bulge.

Initiated on December 15 1944, the German offensive, known as "Watch on the Rhine" and later referred to by the Americans as the Battle of the Bulge, saw the 5th and 6th Panzer Armies breaking through ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- For the senior leaders of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, gaining a better understanding of the conflicts of the past can help shape the way they conduct ...

Almost 75 years after the Battle of the Bulge, people observed Memorial Day on June 1 in Bastogne, Belgium, during events remembering and honoring those who gave their lives in World War II. This ...

The siege was finally broken on Dec. 26 after elements of Gen. George Patton’s Third Army arrived in Bastogne from the southwest, though the 101st wasn’t pulled from the front until mid-January.

The siege of Bastogne was lifted on Dec. 26, 1944, when a tank column from the 4th Armored Division of then-Lt. Gen. George Patton's Third Army reached the city led by a Sherman tank nicknamed the ...

On Dec. 26, the vanguard of Patton’s 3rd Army reached Bastogne, breaking the encirclement. Though the fighting in the Ardennes would continue for weeks, ...

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division conduct air assault training with their Iraqi partners in Mosul, Iraq. (Maj. Vonnie Wright/Army) Soldiers from the 101st Airborne ...

McAuliffe's actions at Bastogne helped assure the final defeat of the Germans. Gen. McAuliffe continued to serve on active duty, including assignments as Head of the Army Chemical Corps, Commander ...

Bearing down on Bastogne were General Hasso von Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army, General Heinrich von Luttwitz’s 47th Panzerkorps, General Fritz Bayerlein’s Panzer Lehr Division, the 26th ...

When the American troops surrounded by Germans in the Battle of the Bulge needed a Christmas miracle, George Patton delivered one with great leadership and sheer aggression.