69 years outnumbered and outgunned GIs in the Ardennes awoke to attacks across all of the VIII Corps front. It was the opening of the Battle of the Bulge the largest land battle in American history. Some broke, some retreated under orders. But many stood firm over the coming weeks much as their forebears at Brandywine, New Orleans, and Gettysburg.
THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE (Contents)
As I do with the ACW daily updates, I will try to do the same for The Bulge.
Tonight I begin my annual ritual to commemorate.
I open a fresh bottle of Jack Daniels and reread A Time For Trumpets by Charles B. MacDonald.
Some highlights
16 DEC
35 tough bastids hold up an panzer army. Battle of Lanzerath Ridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Skyline Drive Wrote a paper in the Advanced Course about the 110th INF REGT's stand before Bastogne. Battle of the Bulge: U.S. Army 28th Infantry Division's 110th Regimental Combat Team Upset the German Timetable
THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE (Contents)
As I do with the ACW daily updates, I will try to do the same for The Bulge.
Tonight I begin my annual ritual to commemorate.
I open a fresh bottle of Jack Daniels and reread A Time For Trumpets by Charles B. MacDonald.
Some highlights
16 DEC
35 tough bastids hold up an panzer army. Battle of Lanzerath Ridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Skyline Drive Wrote a paper in the Advanced Course about the 110th INF REGT's stand before Bastogne. Battle of the Bulge: U.S. Army 28th Infantry Division's 110th Regimental Combat Team Upset the German Timetable
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