![]() So much so that von Manteuffel decided to go personally and see its commander, General von Waldenburg, to roust him into renewed efforts to get the job done. They had come up against defences of the newly arrived American 84th Infantry Division and had stalled. To the north, the 116th Panzer Division was finding the going tough trying to cut the main Marche-Hotton highway. There were no units to guard its flanks: Panzer Lehr to its south had just secured the town of Rochefort, and General Bayerlein had decided to rest his exhausted troops for a time before pressing on. ![]() ![]() Its column stretching back just over seven miles and with its lead units being probed all the time by Allied patrols. The division was now just like a finger protruding in a northwestward direction. It was however, caught a few times by Allied air strikes, which were beginning to take their toll. ![]() It had avoided any American strong-points on its high speed dash to its assigned objective. By 22 December, the 2nd Panzer Division was well on its way to the Meuse. ![]()
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