17, 1944, Clarke was on the top floor room of a school in St. Vith, Belgium, a town controlling a vitally important crossroads in the northern sector of the Ardennes Forest region of France ...
17, 1944, Clarke was on the top floor room of a school in St. Vith, Belgium, a town controlling a vitally important crossroads in the northern sector of the Ardennes Forest region of France ...
Clarke’s defense of St. Vith blunted and delayed the surge of enemy forces which formed the Germans’ main attack strength. (Salis/National Archives) Brig. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke should have been ...
While he covers the entire history of the division, Fontenot concentrates his account on the unit's stand at St. Vith (Dec. 16-22). Fontenot explains why and how the Germans achieved nearly total ...