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re: 70 Years Ago today: US Brig Gen McAuliffe Said to the Germans "NUTS!"

Posted on 12/22/14 at 5:12 pm to
Posted by Champagne
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 5:12 pm to
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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


This supports my contention that it was a bluff. The main body headed West for the Meuse River. A masking force was left behind to contain Bastogne.

The Germans did mount an attack on Bastogne perimeter on Christmas Day, but, this was three days after the Bluff.

The Germans again mounted an attack on Bastogne perimeter on January 3rd, 1945, with some Waffen SS forces that had earlier in the battle fought on the north face of the Bulge.
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 5:33 pm
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