This is original footage of the 101st Airborne Division moving up to the frontline near Bastogne. The division arrived west of the city during the night of 18–19 December 1944. Shown in this film are men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment advancing in the direction of Foy and Noville on the morning of the 19th. It should be noted that the 101st Airborne Division was not the first unit to arrive in Bastogne. In the days prior, the front held by the 28th Infantry Division had collapsed under

On December 17, 1944, the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were ordered to move toward Bastogne the following day, where they were to await further instructions. To make this rapid deployment possible, the Oise Base Section pulled every available vehicle off the roads to support both divisions. As reports of German activity near Stavelot intensified, the Commanding General of First U.S. Army redirected the 82nd Airborne Division to secure the area around Werbomont, while the 101st Airborne Divi