Exhausted GIs Adam Davis (left) & Milford Sillars of the 110th Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, take a break in Bastogne Belgium – December 1944 [1440×1168]

The 110th Infantry Regiment was positioned in the center of the defensive zone in the Ardennes, in the main attack path of the German LXVII Panzer Corps.

They held the line for nearly 96 hours without food, sleep, or reinforcements despite being outnumbered & outgunned by the attacking Germans, buying time for the 101st Airborne Division to be transported to Bastogne and consolidate their defenses.

LIFE Magazine photo- National Archives