Bastogne - WWII

Bastogne - world war two. Airborne. The 327th Glider Infantry Regiment earned its nickname, "The Battling Bastards of Bastogne" in December, 1944. The 101st Airborne Division was ordered to defend the town of Bastogne. On 19 December the 327th arrived with the Division and manned their positions. The 327th defended the southern half of the city. Over the next eight days the Regiment repulsed multiple German armor and infantry assaults. For their actions at Bastogne the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment earned the Presidential Unit Citation, the Belgian Croix de Guerre, 1940 with Palm, and the Belgian Fourragere, 1940. , Photo captions: , (left) A German MK4 tank, captured intact in Hemroulle, Belgium, was the only survivor of 18 such tanks which drove through the lines of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment on Christmas morning. , (left, center) Members of the 101st attend Christmas service in Bastogne while the city was under siege. The service was given by Chaplain Crosby of the 327 GIR. Many of the men here are wounded, but could not be evacuated. , (right, center) Two members of the 3d Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, retrieve medical supplies air-dropped to the surrounded 101st Airborne Division on 27 December 1944. , (right) Members of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment "pack-up" and move out of Bastogne, Belgium, shortly after being relieved on 18 January 1945.