U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne relieved 70 years ago this hour (Dec 26 1944)

Video: 'WW2: The Battle of the Bulge' (Dec. 26, 1944, at 33:34)

(Tuesday, December 26, 1944, 5:15 p.m. local time; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — The embattled U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium, was relieved today by units of the 4th Armored Division.

Video: 'American Experience - Battle of the Bulge (PBS Documentary)' (Dec. 26, 1944, at 41:31)