Marvie — Southern Perimeter

Marvie, BE

Marvie anchored the southern defensive perimeter of Bastogne during the siege of December 1944, held by elements of the **327th Glider Infantry Regiment** (101st Airborne) and teams from the **10th Armoured Division**. The village was close to the sector where German forces made some of their most dangerous penetrations of the American perimeter, and tank-infantry fighting in the area's confined road network and farm buildings was among the most intense of the entire siege. On the night of December 23–24, German armour from the **15th Panzergrenadier Division** briefly penetrated the American lines near Marvie before being driven back by a combination of anti-tank guns, tank destroyers, and bazooka teams. The southern perimeter around Marvie was also the sector where **Patton's 4th Armoured Division** would eventually break through from the south on December 26, ending the siege. From Marvie, the line of advance of the 4th Armoured can be traced south through Assenois to the relief corridor.