He later wrote that the relief of Bastogne was "the most brilliant operation we have thus far performed, and it is in my opinion the outstanding achievement of the war.
他之后写道，解救巴斯托涅是“我们迄今为止所进行的最辉煌的行动，而且在我看来也是这场战争中最杰出的成就，这是我最大的一战”。