Deuce of spades.

Worried about the threat to its left flank in Bastogne, it organized a major combined arms attack to seize Noville.

The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge.

With the 110th Infantry completely destroyed as an effective combat unit, it would be up to the rest of the Allied army to defend Bastogne.

Because all seven main roads in the Ardennes mountain range converged on the small town of Bastogne, control of its crossroads was vital to the German attack.

von Lüttwitz realized the importance of the road network of Bastogne he knew that the city had to be captured before his corps could venture too far westward.

The division service area to the west of Bastogne had been raided the first night, causing the loss of almost its entire medical company, and numerous service troops were used as infantry to reinforce the thin lines.

Flights on the Comet were about 50 percent faster than on advanced piston engined aircraft such as the Douglas DC 6 (490 mph for the Comet compared to the DC 6's 315 mph), and a faster rate of climb further cut flight times.