Duk da haka, bangarorin biyu na Panzer na XLVII Panzer Corps bayan sun yi amfani da motsin su don ware Bastogne, sun ci gaba da aikin su zuwa Meuse a ranar 22 ga Disamba, maimakon kai hari kan Bastogne tare da babbar runduna guda. Sun bar wani rukuni ne kawai a baya don taimakawa 26th Volksgrenadier Division wajen kama hanyar shiga. XLVII Panzer Corps ya bincika wurare daban-daban na kudancin kudancin da yammacin kariya a cikin echelon, inda Bastogne ya kare ta kawai wani rukuni na iska da kuma goyon bayan raka'a biyu a matsayin infantry. Wannan ya taka leda a cikin amfanin Amurka na sadarwa na sadarwa; masu karewa sun iya sauya wuta da kuma motsa wuta ta wuta ad hoc don saduwa da iyakance sojojin da aka yi wa makamai masu linzami. Tambaya: Shin kowane rukuni ya bar baya?
don taimaka wa rukunin 26 na Volksgrenadier a kama hanyar.