How 18 American Soldiers’ “Impossible” Stand Held Off 500 Elite Germans for Almost 20 Hours

How 18 American Soldiers’ “Impossible” Stand Held Off 500 Elite Germans for Almost 20 Hours

In December 1944, just 18 American soldiers faced impossible odds when 500 elite German paratroopers launched Hitler’s final desperate offensive at Lanzerath Ridge, Belgium. Using brilliant tactics, deception, and incredible courage, this small unit held their frozen position for nearly 20 hours against overwhelming enemy forces during the opening of the Battle of the Bulge. Their heroic stand, though it cost them everything, disrupted the German advance schedule so severely that it helped turn the tide of one of WWII’s most critical battles. Credit to : Untold War Archives