Although outnumbered 10-1 and cut off from resupply amid snow and record freezing winter temperatures, the 'Battered Bastards of Bastogne' beat back the German offensive for ten days until General Patton arrived with reinforcements the day after Christmas.
Although he served with the unit more than five decades after the Battle of Bastogne, he (like all Screaming Eagles since) continues to draw inspiration from the men whose bravery remains a foundation of the 101st's standing among the finest military units in the world.Ġn 16 December 1944, General Eisenhower ordered elements of the 101st Airborne and 10th Armor Divisions along with associated units to move forward and reinforce the 28th Infantry in the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium. BDP's founder Dave Foster is a veteran of the U.S.
