On December 19th, 1944, two regiments of the US 106th Infantry Division were captured by Hitler's surprise winter offensive. But not all of the men in those units surrendered. A month later, with the Battle of the Bulge winding down and the Nazis pushed back into Germany, GIs began hearing stories. Weeks after the main fighting pushed west of the area of St. Vith, Belgium, battles continues in the nearby forest.
Civilians insisted that in the midst of the German army, some American soldiers carried on the war behind enemy lines.