The 110th Holds in the Ardennes: The Blunting of Hitler’s Last Gamble and the Invasion of the Reich

ISBN: 9781781556054
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The story of the heroic actions of the 110th Regimental Combat Team during the Battle of the Bulge.
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  • Previously unpublished accounts of the last stand of the 110th Regimental Combat Team

  • Many previously unpublished personal accounts and stories

  • Includes unpublished eyewitness accounts of Luxembourg residents

  • This comprehensive work will appeal to historians and readers of all levels interested in militaria and the Battle of the Bulge


In the early hours of 16 December 1944, the 28th Division received a message from headquarters informing them to ‘Hold at all costs’. From 05.30 that morning until 18 December, the men of the 110th Infantry Regiment fought and held, giving ground only when forced out, but buying precious time for General Dwight D. Eisenhower to find and move reserves from France.

That these scattered and battered 110th units could hold at all against such odds, delaying the Germans as long as they did, was by any standard an incredible feat. The 110th Regiment alone fought elements of three German divisions.

Early on, the force ratios reached ten to one in favour of the Germans, and still the 110th held on. The toll on the Germans was so costly in men, equipment and time that the race for Bastogne was lost where it began, among the widely-scattered outposts of the 110th Infantry Regiment.

The 110th Holds in the Ardennes: The Blunting of Hitler’s Last Gamble and the Invasion of the Reich details the heroic combat actions of 110th Infantry units in eight Luxembourg villages.




BOOK ISBN 9781781556054
FORMAT 234 x 156 mm
BINDING Hardback
PAGES 214 pages
PUBLICATION DATE 15 May 2017
TERRITORY World
ILLUSTRATIONS 33 black-and-white photographs

 

 





Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr. is an award-winning writer/editor with over 25 years’ experience and is the author of over 150 published articles and three books. Zapotoczny Jr. is a contributing writer and reviewer for several international publications and is a former historian with the US Army, specialising in military history and Holocaust studies. A native of Pennsylvania, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in world military history and a Master of Arts with honours in global history from the American Public University.

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