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What Eisenhower Said When George S. Patton Reached Bastogne First
December 1944. The German Ardennes Offensive smashed into the Allied lines, surrounding the 101st Airborne at Bastogne and threatening to split the Western Front in two. As chaos spread across Europe, Eisenhower summoned his commanders and asked the impossible: “How soon can you reach Bastogne?” Only one general answered without hesitation—George S. Patton.
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By Echoes PattonDecember 1944. The German Ardennes Offensive smashed into the Allied lines, surrounding the 101st Airborne at Bastogne and threatening to split the Western Front in two. As chaos spread across Europe, Eisenhower summoned his commanders and asked the impossible: “How soon can you reach Bastogne?” Only one general answered without hesitation—George S. Patton.