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70 Years Ago today: US Brig Gen McAuliffe Said to the Germans "NUTS!"
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:56 am
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:56 am
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Bastogne was selected as a central logistical location; neither the Americans nor the Germans viewed it with much importance even days before the Ardennes Offensive was launched. However, as the German troops failed to reach the Meuse River as quickly as they originally wished, the German focus turned to the east side of the river to consolidate their gains thus far. Bastogne, a crossroads city, suddenly became strategically important. Hitler himself viewed the town as a threat to German communications, and ordered a concentrated attack to take the town. The American 101st Airborne Division and part of the 10th Armored Division, totalling 18,000 troops, garrisoned the town as 45,000 Germans in three divisions surrounded the area on 21 Dec. On 22 Dec, German officers delivered a message from General von Luttwitz of the XLVII Panzerhops demanding the "honorable surrender" of Bastogne to save from "total annihilation". This demand was actually against Hitler's orders, as the German leader did not wish to allow the Americans to surrender. Brigadier General McAuliffe, commanding the troops at Bastogne in place of General Maxwell Taylor who was in Washington, responded:
To the German Commander:
NUTS!
The American Commander
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:59 am to Darth_Vader
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"How do I feel about being rescued by Patton? Well I feel pretty peachy about it except for one thing, we didn't need to be fricking rescued by Patton." - Joe Toye, 101st Airborne
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 10:59 am
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:59 am to Darth_Vader
bastogne.... Nicknamed the octopus by the germans
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:59 am to Darth_Vader
Would have been cooler if he would have said DEEZ NUTZ. fwiw imho
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:02 am to DrTyger
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"How do I feel about being rescued by Patton? Well I feel pretty peachy about it except for one thing, we didn't need to be fricking rescued by Patton." - Joe Toye, 101st Airborne
One personal aspect of this for me at least is that my grandfather served as a tanker in the 4th Armored Division which was the spearhead of Patton's drive north to relieve the American forces encircled in Bastogne.
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:07 am to Darth_Vader
Damn, downvote me all you want but it takes a special kid of chicken shite to downvote my dead grandfather.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:08 am to Darth_Vader
its the ot. one day maybe chicken will make available who is doing the up/down votes and call out the rat
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:12 am to Darth_Vader
I find it very brilliant of Patton to see history repeating itself in Europe and have several divisions preparing for a counter attack before the Germans even began. He was able to attack with two divisions in 48 hours and that likely was what lead to the Allies winning the Battle of the Bulge.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:12 am to CAD703X
Looks like it might be time for another Band of Brothers rewatch.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:14 am to Darth_Vader
quote:Two things.
Damn, downvote me all you want but it takes a special kid of chicken shite to downvote my dead grandfather.
This thread was about
1. Bostogne
2. Gen. McAullife
Where in your post is one meant to infer that your grandfather was there let alone passed?
note: I didn't downvote anything... I don't vote for shite even when I joke that I do... it's pointless
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:15 am to Darth_Vader
McCauliffe was a Divison commander at 46 years old.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:16 am to CocomoLSU
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Looks like it might be time for another Band of Brothers rewatch.
I've got the box set and a week and half off work to watch em all.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:20 am to Darth_Vader
You do know who ordered the 101st into Bastonge?
none other than the VIII Corps commander, Troy Middleton (yes the guy that the LSU Library is named after)
none other than the VIII Corps commander, Troy Middleton (yes the guy that the LSU Library is named after)
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:20 am to DrTyger
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I find it very brilliant of Patton to see history repeating itself in Europe and have several divisions preparing for a counter attack before the Germans even began. He was able to attack with two divisions in 48 hours and that likely was what lead to the Allies winning the Battle of the Bulge.
Technically it was seen by Patton's G2 oscar koch first but it was wise of patton to acknowledge that koch was apparently on to something.
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 11:21 am
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:25 am to yankeeundercover
quote:
Two things.
This thread was about
1. Bostogne
2. Gen. McAullife
Where in your post is one meant to infer that your grandfather was there let alone passed?
Excuse the frick out of me for sharing a personal connection I have through my grandfather to the Battle of the Bulge in my own fricking thread.
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 11:26 am
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:27 am to Darth_Vader
The story of the NUTS! reply
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 11:28 am
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:27 am to Darth_Vader
Watched Band of Brothers series a few weeks ago. Then had some time to reflect on the amazing WWII memorial in DC. Fantastic series of events and perspective.
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