Why Did the 101st Say they Didn't Need Rescuing by Patton at Bastogne?

Despite being completely surrounded at Bastogne, no member of the 101st Airborne Division ever agreed that they needed rescuing by Patton's Army. Why? Bibliography Beevor, Antony. Ardennes, 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble. London, UK: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016. Caddick-Adams, Peter. Snow & Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017. Chamberlain, Peter. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two. London, UK: Arms and Armour Press, 1978. Chamberlain, Peter. British and American Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks, 1939-1945. London, UK: Cassell & Co., 2000. Cole, Hugh M. The Ardennes: The Official History of the Battle of the Bulge. St. Petersburg, FL: Red and Black Publishers, 2011. Holland, James. Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2019. Schneider, Wolfgang. Tigers in Combat. 1. Vol. 1. Winnipeg, Man.: J.J. Fedorowicz, 1994.

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