It was waged in harsh, wintry conditions — about 8 inches of snow on the ground and an average temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit (about minus 7 C.) U.S. forces and their allies spent that Christmas fighting the Nazis during a battle that would last until mid-January.

How cold does Bastogne get?

In Bastogne, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 29°F to 69°F and is rarely below 18°F or above 80°F.

How cold was Bastogne Band of Brothers?

They show the hard fighting conditions around Bastogne from December 1944 to January 1945. The winter was harsh and the cold intense, with sometimes temperatures below 28 Celsius at night.