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Battle of the Bulge: Surrounded and Freezing – They Said ‘Nuts!’

December 1944. Bastogne, Belgium. The 101st Airborne Division—18,000 paratroopers rushed from rest—were completely surrounded by 45,000 German troops in Hitler's desperate winter offensive. Temperatures plunged to -20°F. They wore summer uniforms. Ammunition was down to 10 rounds per artillery gun. When the Germans demanded surrender, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe replied with one word: "NUTS!" They held the frozen crossroads town for seven days against impossible odds. No resupply. No reinforcements. No hope—until Patton's tanks smashed through on December 26th. This is the story of how surrounded American soldiers turned defiance into victory and broke the back of Germany's last major offensive of World War II. 🎖️ KEY FACTS: 18,000 Americans vs 45,000 Germans (2.5-to-1 odds) Held for 7 days in -20°F temperatures 241 C-47 aircraft dropped 241 tons of supplies on Dec 23 482 killed, 2,449 wounded, 214 missing (101st Airborne) Relief arrived Dec 26 at 4:50 PM by 4th Armored Division Earned Presidential Unit Citation for the entire division Hastened war's end by an estimated 6 months "NUTS!" — Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, December 22, 1944 "Come on in and let me shake hands with the most welcome man I have ever met!" — General McAuliffe to Lt. Boggess, December 26, 1944, 4:50 PM 📚 SOURCES: National Archives Foundation Imperial War Museums Airborne and Special Operations Museum US Army Center of Military History War on the Rocks Britannica Military History #BattleOfTheBulge #Bastogne #WWII #MilitaryHistory #Documentary