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re: 70 Years Ago today: US Brig Gen McAuliffe Said to the Germans "NUTS!"
Posted on 12/22/14 at 4:41 pm to Champagne
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.
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 5:11 pm to OhFace55
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They had enough guns, tanks and people.
I agree that they had insufficient supplies of ammo and fuel to overrun Bastogne.
But, I disagree that they had enough "guns, tanks and people."
You say that the Germans had enough tanks to take Bastogne. The German armor headed West and by-passed Bastogne. The Germans didn't leave a bunch of tanks sitting in defensive positions surrounding Bastogne.
The elements of Panzer Lehr left to mask Bastogne didn't have a bunch of tanks.
Now, if you are talking about whether the Germans had enough men, guns and tanks in the whole Ardennes forest to overrun Bastogne, then, yes, I agree with that.
They masked Bastogne and moved the main body west.
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 7:11 pm
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