The 101st Airborne, n'ihi na ọ bụ ike ịhapụ ngwa ngwa, gara Werbomont igbochi oké egwu ọganihu nke Kampfgruppe Peiper ("Combat Group Peiper"). The 705th Destroyer Tank Battalion <unk>in reserve 60 miles (97 km) to the north <unk>e nyere iwu ka Bastogne iji nye mgbochi tank nkwado na-armorless 101st Airborne na December 18 na rutere na-esote mgbede. The mbụ ọcha nke 501st PIR nkewa banyere nzukọ ebe nso 4 miles (6.4 km) n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ nke Bastogne obere oge mgbe etiti abalị nke December 19, na site 09:00 elekere, dum nkewa rutere obodo. Ajụjụ: Gịnị bụ nzukọ akara?
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