On the freezing night of December 20th 1944 men of the US 82nd Airborne, 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment fought head-on with a deadly SS Panzer Group that vastly outgunned them.&nbsp;This little known battle, which raged for nearly 2 days, would prove to be a pivotal turning point in the Second World War.&nbsp;This is the story of just 5 soldiers from a company of over 100 men, all of them heroes, all of them prepared to pay the ultimate sacrifice. Let us know what you think of this week's episode- use&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f68633d49beb76322f49078/episodes/5f6b841093f94b4c441a6010?page=1#AmazingWarStories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmazingWarStories</a>&nbsp;to join the conversation Contributors--Davis Smith former US Marine weaponry &amp; tactics specialist advisor-December 44 Historical Museum La Gleize Website <a href="http://www.december44.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dec44.com</a> and on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/December44Museum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">/Dec44Museum</a> With special thanks to author Frank van Lunteren -Website <a href="http://www.frankvanlunteren.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.frankvanlunteren.com</a>&nbsp;For more about this episode and all of the incredible stories we have in store this series, follow us on your favourite social media platform on-Facebook.com<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmazingWarStories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">/Amazingwarstories</a>Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/amazingwarstories/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amazingwarstories</a>Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/amazewarstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amazewarstories</a> Episode Credits-Written &amp; Produced by Ed SayerExecutive producer Paul WoodingAssociate Producer Lois CromptonSound design &amp; 3D mastering by Vaudeville Sound Group <a href="http://www.amazingwarstories.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.amazingwarstories.com</a> <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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