Facts
The General Who Led From the Front - Patton at Bastogne
When Bastogne was surrounded in the Battle of the Bulge, Patton promised to relieve the siege in 4 days. He turned his entire Third Army 90 degrees north - an unprecedented maneuver for an army of 600...
Read MoreThe Christmas Truce of 1944 - Bastogne
During the Battle of the Bulge, a brief unofficial cease-fire occurred on Christmas Eve 1944 near Bastogne. German and American medics met in no-man's-land to exchange wounded prisoners. Both sides ag...
Read MoreThe Tank That Survived D-Day AND Atomic Bombs
A British M4 Sherman tank named "Bomb" survived D-Day, fought across Europe, and was later shipped to the Pacific. It was present at Hiroshima when the atomic bomb fell - inside a reinforced warehouse...
Read MoreThe Battle No One Remembered - Kasserine Pass
America's first major battle in Europe was a disaster at Kasserine Pass. German General Rommel exploited American inexperience. 6,000 Americans were killed or captured in 3 days. This defeat led to Pa...
Read MoreThe Rats of Tobruk - Australian Defenders
Australian soldiers defending Tobruk were nicknamed "Rats of Tobruk" by Nazi broadcaster Lord Haw-Haw. They embraced the name. They held the port for 242 days against Rommel, preventing him from reach...
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