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Crossfire: Foy-Noville (1945)

The 101st Airborne stubbornly refused to yield the critical
road nexus of Bastogne during the German surprise
offensive through the Ardennes known at the Battle of
the Bulge. Fighting around the outskirts of the town
continued through December and into January as various
German divisions navigated their way around Bastogne,
seeking to drive west.
The 506th Regiment—which famously included Easy
Company—counter-attacked north of Bastogne in
January 1945 to secure Foy, Noville, and a series of
hamlets occupied by the Germans. Combat strength on
both sides was precariously thin. I Company of the 506th
was down to just 22 men by January 14th
.

At 0900 hours, January 14, Easy Company launched an
attack from Jack’s Woods into Foy. The Germans
defended from stone buildings with heavy machineguns
and at least one Panzer IV. But the exact formation is
unclear, as multiple German divisions (reduced now to
understrength regiments) filtered through Foy in the
preceding weeks.