Word: luxembourgers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ardennes. There were no military objectives in the region worth a really major effort, even if Rundstedt could spare the reserves to make one. It seemed more probable that the German was trying to draw off more strength from the Third Army's front between the Luxembourg border and Saarbrücken...
...Army's drive into Germany at Saarlautern, the U.S. lines were thinly held by divisions resting from combat. At the last minute, when ground reconnaissance finally picked up traces of a German concentration, the 101st Airborne Division was moved to Bastogne to strengthen the line along the German-Luxembourg frontier...
...night of Dec. 1.5 Rundstedt's guns began to hammer with deadly precision at the U.S. positions on the Belgium-Luxembourg front. His attack was swift and sure. Spearheaded by the 1st SS Panzer-the Adolf Hitler Division-his point rammed two U.S. divisions on the northern flank, overran a third like a tidal wave...
General Eisenhower started his counterattacks in motion within a few hours. He ordered Patton to attack in force from the south toward Bastogne and against the German flank in Luxembourg. Because of disrupted communication lines he switched command of the U.S. First and Ninth Armies from General Bradley's headquarters to the Twenty First Army Group commanded by Field Marshal Montgomery. Monty was to meet the German spearhead in the west and counterattack toward Patton from the north with British and U.S. divisions...
...this week to make the first moves in his countermeasures. Up from the Saar area came large forces of Lieut. General George S. Patton's tank-heavy Third Army to strike at the Germans' southernmost penetration at Arlon and to drive into the German flanks in northern Luxembourg. The Nazi drive slowed; Berlin said Patton's blow was in heavy force...