Eighty years ago today, on New Year’s Day 1945, Third Army continued to fight the Battle of the Bulge. 突出部战役80周年

Third Army G2 (Intelligence) confirmed evidence of the enemy's determination to wipe out the Bastogne wedge, which remained a menace to the tactical security of his salient.

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Continuing to reinforce his forces around the Bastogne perimeter, the enemy apparently appreciated that unless he could destroy the wedge he was faced with the alternative of attempting a break-through in another direction or withdrawing from the salient completely.