10117 - U.S. General McAuliffe 101st Airborne, 1944-45 increasing sustained battlefield output

increasing sustained battlefield output

This regiment saw significant service in colonial warfare

1st American Regiment

This enabled sustained volleys while maintaining formation density and firepower

A typical 24th Foot soldier would have worn a red coat with regimental facings

10117 - U.S. General McAuliffe 101st Airborne, 1944-45 increasing sustained battlefield outputBrigadier General Anthony McAuliffe (18981975) was a U. S. Army officer who served as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. He is best known for defending Bastogne, Belgium, and responding "Nuts!" to a German ultimatum to surrender on December 22, 1944.