loaderXI Posted December 15, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6418 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6495 Achievement Points: 54343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:32 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted December 15, 2015 Let us Remember The 71st Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge 12/16/1944 to 01/25/1945 In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s successful maneuvering of the Third Army to Bastogne proved vital to the Allied defense, leading to the neutralization of the German counteroffensive despite heavy casualties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge The Germans' initial attack included 200,000 men, 340 tanks and 280 other tracked vehicles. Between 67,200 and 125,000 of their men were killed, missing or wounded. For the Americans, 610,000 men were involved in the battle,of whom 89,000 were casualties, including up to 19,000 killed. Along with the Battle of Okinawa and the Battle of Luzon, it was one of the largest and bloodiest battles fought by the United States in World War II All gave some ...Some gave all The forces at work here were as follows Belligerents United States United Kingdom France Canada Belgium Luxembourgish resistance The debt that we owe can never be repayed but our thanks and gratefulness shall live forever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge#/media/File:117th_Infantry_North_Carolina_NG_at_St._Vith_1945.jpg Spartacus, JohnnyDos, Leadfinger and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted December 15, 2015 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Great post Loader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
bds1961 Posted December 15, 2015 Member ID: 1213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5349 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 13963 Achievement Points: 47132 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 174 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 10/11/1961 Device: iPad Share Posted December 15, 2015 I just found out about 4 years ago that a uncle of mine was there, growing up we always new he had foot problems but he never said how are why he had the problems. A few years ago he was invited with a group of other veterans to go back to Washington for a service remembering what they had done. It was only then that it was discussed as to what he had been through. Both of his feet had been partially frozen. That was a tough generation of men that gave a lot and never complained. He is in his 90s now and going strong even being diagnosed with lymphoma over 20 years ago. Great men Spartacus, Blackbart, little_old_man and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted December 15, 2015 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted December 15, 2015 Unbelievable Men Fighting in Unbelievable Times... Hard to contemplate the sacrifice for both sides... Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Thank you @@loaderXI No one in my family participated in WWI or WWII but my father served in the Navy in the Korean conflict and as a youngster I was fascinated and scared shitless over the atrocities of war. The men who gave their lives in the Pacific and the battle against the Nazis in Europe had a set of balls that we will never know. The tasks their commanding officer ordered them to do would send modern men under the coffee table with their tail between their legs. Our troops fought under extreme adversity and triumphed . . . . . we shall never forget their sacrifice. (Don't misinterpret what I'm saying here Our Modern Troops are tough as nails and I am very proud of our military.) I find it appalling that the current generation does not show the respect that the men of these conflicts deserve and and it angers me that people who have immigrated here to this country either are ignorant of the sacrifices or just plain don't give a shit about the hell these men went through so that they could drive a nice car and text on a cell phone. Without the service of these men we all would be speaking a very different language and living a nightmare. God Bless our Troops God Bless America Edited December 16, 2015 by Leadfinger loaderXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 129 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 14885 Content Per Day: 2.78 Reputation: 7825 Achievement Points: 91081 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 52 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Share Posted December 16, 2015 Great post loader, thanks loaderXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
codpiece Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 371 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 2482 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 3552 Achievement Points: 22894 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 05:32 PM Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted December 16, 2015 My grandfather was there. He was in the first division and got stuck behind the lines while on patrol. A German column came around the corner and he and the other guys could only throw themselves to the ground and play dead. There was no time to hide. The Germans rolled past and my grandpa hid out in a Belgian barn for a couple of weeks until the Germans retreated. For the rest of his life he could not listen to the song White Christmas. It was the hit song at the time. He hated it because he was crapping his pants about getting caught as well as freezing his balls off. Leadfinger and loaderXI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Evil-Monkey Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 221 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 85 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1864 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 745 Achievement Points: 12302 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 17, 2023 Birthday: 06/10/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted December 16, 2015 Great post . Thanks for sharing loaderXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
AyaqGuyaq Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 3773 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 39 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3138 Content Per Day: 0.74 Reputation: 2983 Achievement Points: 24456 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/06/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 29, 2022 Birthday: 11/03/1966 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Loader, that is indeed an excellent post, sir. Hitler was delusional. I'm a fan of the American Hero's Channel, and have seen many documentaries about many conflicts, and have read about many, as well. Much has been made about the Nazi's ultimate defeat because Hitler was fighting a war on two fronts. The narrators often fail to mention that the Americans and its stalwart allies were also fighting on two fronts: one in Europe and one in the Pacific, whereby all the materiel ("material," for us English-speaking folk) had to be shipped via marine transport in both directions. Hats off the "The Greatest Generation." Ayaq Spartacus and Leadfinger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6418 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6495 Achievement Points: 54343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:32 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Loader, that is indeed an excellent post, sir. Hitler was delusional. I'm a fan of the American Hero's Channel, and have seen many documentaries about many conflicts, and have read about many, as well. Much has been made about the Nazi's ultimate defeat because Hitler was fighting a war on two fronts. The narrators often fail to mention that the Americans and its stalwart allies were also fighting on two fronts: one in Europe and one in the Pacific, whereby all the materiel ("material," for us English-speaking folk) had to be shipped via marine transport in both directions. Hats off the "The Greatest Generation." Ayaq My Gradfather was a Merchant Marine and he help move the supllies on the steamer MS East Indian and missed being sunk by 6 months as he was doing trial runs on other ships they were being refitted https://www.xtremeidiots.com/topic/58172-dec-7th-a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy/ Evil-Monkey , Leadfinger and codpiece 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Loader, that is indeed an excellent post, sir. Hitler was delusional. I'm a fan of the American Hero's Channel, and have seen many documentaries about many conflicts, and have read about many, as well. Much has been made about the Nazi's ultimate defeat because Hitler was fighting a war on two fronts. The narrators often fail to mention that the Americans and its stalwart allies were also fighting on two fronts: one in Europe and one in the Pacific, whereby all the materiel ("material," for us English-speaking folk) had to be shipped via marine transport in both directions. Hats off the "The Greatest Generation." Ayaq I think the point was Hitler was Fighting a Two Front war including the Russians (Who had Way more Equipment and not to mention Fighting Men). For every ONE German Soldier that Died Fighting, FOUR to FIVE Russians would die (Including Civilian Casualties) Total German losses: 5 790 459 killed, wounded, missing Total Soviet losses: 26 579 242 killed, wounded, missing The other front included the Americans whom where and enemy that could produce weapons and manpower that could not be Bombed or Matched by Germany... Point being, Declaring the War was suicide by Hitler due to the fact he could not match his enemies manpower in the long run... Edited December 16, 2015 by Spartacus Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted December 16, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6418 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6495 Achievement Points: 54343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:32 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 True story @@Spartacus Russia lost more then every Country combined in WWII Spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
codpiece Posted December 17, 2015 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 371 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 2482 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 3552 Achievement Points: 22894 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 05:32 PM Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted December 17, 2015 Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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