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Bastogne Remembers Christmas Siege and Airborne Heroes
In Bastogne Belgium residents recall the 1944 siege when 2 000 to 3 000 civilians hid in cellars without water or electricity for three weeks while American 101st Airborne forces fought off German attackers. Citizens describe courage and humor amid fear, and the first parachute drops during the siege are remembered as a stark Christmas memory.
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Bastogne
Belgium
101St Airborne Division
Charles Govaerts
U.S
Maurice Nizet
Nizet
Yvonne Philippart