81 Years Later, General Anthony McAuliffe’s 1-Word Reply to a German Surrender Demand Is Still the Greatest Answer in US Army History

The ultimatum gave Bastogne two hours; the reply was typed, centered, and one word long. The full story of December 22, 1944 — the general who never cursed, the staff officer who suggested using his own remark, the baffled German envoys, and the barrage that never came. Eighty-one years later, still unbeaten.