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re: 70 Years Ago today: US Brig Gen McAuliffe Said to the Germans "NUTS!"
Posted on 12/22/14 at 4:39 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 12/22/14 at 4:39 pm to Darth_Vader
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I was looking forward to a good thread discussing the Battle of the Bulge
Darth, based on my own study over the years, IMHO, the German request to surrender was a bluff.
The reason why it was a bluff is because, at the moment the surrender request was submitted, the German forces around Bastogne were too weak to either attack and capture Bastogne or blast Bastogne into rubble with artillery fire.
Once the Germans by-passed Bastogne, they never marshaled sufficient force to overrun the 101st ABN defending the perimeter.
Is this in line with your thinking and conclusions?
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 4:41 pm to Champagne
It was because they didn't have enough supplies to sustain the resistance and then make an advancement. They had enough guns, tanks and people.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 4:43 pm to Champagne
Obviously. They were getting stopped by infantry who had no supplies. They never had a chance
Posted on 12/22/14 at 5:10 pm to Champagne
I don't know if it was an all out bluff or not, but Wolfhound's link goes into this a bit. The threatened artillery barrage never took place because the guns had been moved with the advancing front and some of the encircling units also moved west. (The Luftwaffe bombed the city that night.)
McAuliffe was sleeping when the "surrender, or else" letter got to Division HQ. He initially misunderstood what he was being told and asked, "The Germans want to surrender?"
McAuliffe was sleeping when the "surrender, or else" letter got to Division HQ. He initially misunderstood what he was being told and asked, "The Germans want to surrender?"
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