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.

What followed became one of the greatest military maneuvers of World War II: a full 90° pivot, three divisions disengaged in record time, a 100-mile march through a blizzard, and a Christmas assault that stunned both Allied and German commanders.
On December 26th at 16:50 hours, Patton sent the message Eisenhower had prayed for: “We’re through to Bastogne.”

This video reveals:
– The legendary promise Patton made at Verdun
– Eisenhower’s private doubts and hidden hopes
– How Third Army moved faster than any Allied unit in the war
– The relief of the 101st Airborne under impossible conditions
– What Eisenhower REALLY said—publicly, privately, and in his own diary
– How Bastogne permanently reshaped their relationship and the outcome of the Battle of the Bulge

This is the story of the phone call that changed the war—and the words that defined two of America’s greatest commanders.

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