30 December 1944 A.D. GEN George Patton’s 8th Corp (Part of 3rd Army) Launches North from Bastogne Against German 5th Panzer Army

30 December 1944 A.D. GEN George Patton’s 8^th Corp (Part of 3^rd Army) Launches North from Bastogne Against German 5^th Panzer Army

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1944 – The US 8th Corps (part of US 3rd Army) launches attacks northward, against the German 5th Panzer Army, from a line between Bastogne and St. Hubert with Houffalize as the objective. Meanwhile, elements of German 5th Panzer Army launch another unsuccessful attempt at cutting the American corridor into Bastogne and capture the town.