Eisenhower tapped Patton's Third Army to relieve the surrounded 101st ... With the help of Allied units to the north, by the end of January, it had completely pushed back the Bulge and continued ...

Within days, Patton's Third Army had relieved Bastogne, and to the north, the 2nd U.S. Armored Division stopped enemy tanks short of the Meuse River on Christmas. Through January, American troops ...

Many units were overrun and a few fled in panic ... famously replied to a formal surrender request with one word: 'Nuts!' Patton's Third Army, advancing from the south, relieved Bastogne on ...