18 American Heroes Stop the Entire 1st SS Panzer Division - The Battle of Lanzerath Ridge - WWII on TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi0bGGtvXGs
This was actually the decisive encounter of the Battle of the Bulge. The delay of the 1st SS prevented them from seizing the fuel stores that they needed (had operationally planned on seizing) to reach the channel coast. While Bastogne got a lot of attention (and rightly so), this encounter battle was the single biggest factor in preventing the ...
Germans from executing a rapid breakthrough, seizing Allied fuel supplies and driving on to the coast. These men were heroes. As a combat veteran, I've faced bad odds before, but never anything even close to this. These men chose to stand their ground and fight when the easier and instinctive option would have been to run. Every single one was a hero that day.