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101st Airborne Division's defense of Bastogne.
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| Collection | World War II Operational Documents
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| Title | 101st Airborne Division's defense of Bastogne. |
| Author | Mitchell, Ralph M. |
| Abstract | This study reveals how a light infantry division, complemented by key attachments, stopped an armor-heavy German corps. Using original documents and reports, Colonel Mitchell traces the fight at Bastogne with emphasis on the organization, movement and, employment of the 101st Airborne Division. Although a variety of factors influenced the outcome at Bastogne, the flexibility of the 101st to reconfigure for sustained operations and to defeat strong opposition forces even when surrounded shows how properly augmented light infantry can fight and win. |
| Keyword | World War, 1939-1945; World War II; WWII; Battle of the Ardennes; Battle of the Bulge; Light infantry; 101st Airborne; Combat Studies Institute (CSI); CSI Special Studies |
| Publisher | Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute, US Army Command and General Staff College, |
| Date, Original | 1986 |
| Call number | http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/mitchell.pdf |
| Release statement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| Library | Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library |
| Date created | 2006-02-03 |
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