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From Neufchâteau against the German
left flank.
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We've identified four German armies:
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The 7th, the 5th Panzer,
6th SS Panzer and the 1 5th.
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They've hit us with 26 divisions.
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They've overran two regimens
of the 1 06th Division.
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And 7500 of our men
were forced to surrender.
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Our concern is that von Rundstedt. . .
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. . .has the 1 01 st Airborne trapped
here at Bastogne.
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Bastogne, by the way, is the key
to this entire area.
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lf we can hold it, we can break up
the entire German offensive.
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lf they take it,
we're in serious trouble.
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Ike wants to know if anybody can go. . .
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. . .and relieve the 1 01 st
before they're torn to pieces.
:59:09
There's nothing Montgomery can do.
:59:12
At any rate, not for some weeks.
:59:15
What about you, George?
:59:17
I can attack with three divisions
in 48 hours.
:59:24
I'd give myself some leeway.
:59:26
Ike wants a realistic estimate,
George.
:59:28
You're in the middle of a fight now.
It's over a hundred miles to Bastogne.
:59:32
My staff's already working
out the details.
:59:37
Frankly, I don't see how
it's possible.
:59:40
Not in this kind of weather.
:59:43
I should have thought you'd want
to fall back and regroup.
:59:45
Not me. I don't like to pay
for the same real estate twice.
:59:48
TEDDER:
But what about your men?
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You can't cart them off 1 00 miles,
expecting them to attack without rest.
:59:54
I trained these men.
:59:56
They'll do what I tell them to do.
:59:58
We hadn't realized you were
so popular with your troops, general.