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re: The Battle of the Bulge began on this day 81 years ago...
Posted on 12/16/25 at 10:37 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Posted on 12/16/25 at 10:37 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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ETA: I just found the 24th AAA Group which sounds a lot like what my uncle did. I think he was a gunner on a 90mm.
Just as the German army adapted the 8.8 Cm. Anti-aircraft gun to use as a tank gun on the Tiger family, etc., the US Army later adapted its 90mm anti-aircraft gun to use on the M26 Pershing, which saw action in the closing months of the war.
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Posted on 12/16/25 at 11:16 am to LSUbub12
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Those 2 episodes of Band of Brothers featuring Bastogne show exactly how hellish the conditions were.
Caught those 2 episodes on tv on Veteran's Day. Some of the most intense film ever. Conditions and circumstances must have been miserable beyond belief. Spears mad dash will always give me chills. Those men were something else.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 11:35 am to VolsOut4Harambe
You bring up a good point honestly. This is a result of living in a country with so many benefits.
Sometimes it’s good to do something that’s hard to keep you settled straight.
Sometimes it’s good to do something that’s hard to keep you settled straight.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 11:37 am to RollTide1987
My great grandfather fought in the Bulge.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 11:45 am to RollTide1987
Grandmothers brother was killed in the battle 12/31/44.
6th Armored Divison
6th Armored Divison
Posted on 12/16/25 at 11:48 am to Darth_Vader
quote:Well said, but don’t you think Stalin would’ve been super pissed after hearing that the Americans took Berlin? If I remember correctly, wasn’t there a handshake deal or something that we’d let the Soviets take Berlin even if we got there first?
I do think the most likely outcome would be the Americans taking Berlin due to the points I laid out in my previous post
As a result of Berlin being in American hands, would the Soviets have retaliated against the Americans in any way?
Posted on 12/16/25 at 11:50 am to Higgysmalls
My wife had a battle of the lack of bulge
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:34 pm to YouKnowImRight
My grandfather was at Battle of Bulge (and landed at Normandy as well). He was in an Army infantry unit (I am not sure which one). He didn't discuss it much.
All I know is info from his medal citations. He carried a baw out of line of fire who was wounded. And on another occasion he killed a German sniper who had his platoon pinned down.
That generation were different kind of guys. As a kid I remember being around him some and just noticing how hard he was. He didn't have any money, but didn't care.
All I know is info from his medal citations. He carried a baw out of line of fire who was wounded. And on another occasion he killed a German sniper who had his platoon pinned down.
That generation were different kind of guys. As a kid I remember being around him some and just noticing how hard he was. He didn't have any money, but didn't care.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:40 pm to geauxtigers87
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nd we bitch when starbucks doesn't have a blueberry muffin. we suck compared to them
My Grandad somehow survived his B25 being shot down in the pacific ocean and floated in Jap waters for hours before being rescued. He would tell the story like he was just going to buy some cigarettes. Indeed that generation were unbelievably TOUGH good men.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:46 pm to AUstar
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That generation were different kind of guys.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:59 pm to WWII Collector
The French put some of those quad-.50s to good use at Dien Bien Phu
Posted on 12/16/25 at 1:03 pm to RollTide1987
I remember my grandfather used to drink near boiling hot coffee. Like right off the burner and into his mouth. I asked him how he could do that, and he said it came from that winter in Belgium. To stay warm, they'd drink whatever hot liquid they could, no matter how hot.
I also remember his response anytime one of us said it's cold: "Ha! Not as cold as Belgium." He said his favorite thing in the world was to slip into a warm bed. He said it sure beat the hell out of a cold foxhole.
I also remember his response anytime one of us said it's cold: "Ha! Not as cold as Belgium." He said his favorite thing in the world was to slip into a warm bed. He said it sure beat the hell out of a cold foxhole.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 2:56 pm to RollTide1987
Thanks for the post RollTide1987
My grandfather was an LSU grad and artillery officer in Battle of the Bulge. He had quite a few stories that he shared with me after I returned from OIF that I had never heard before. Hell, he never spoke of the war until I shared some of my own experiences and war stories. He was the patriarch of my family and his birthday has been and always be our family's reunion. Many thanks to that great man and to the rest of those great men/women who sacrificed so much towards the war effort where winning was the only option.
My grandfather was an LSU grad and artillery officer in Battle of the Bulge. He had quite a few stories that he shared with me after I returned from OIF that I had never heard before. Hell, he never spoke of the war until I shared some of my own experiences and war stories. He was the patriarch of my family and his birthday has been and always be our family's reunion. Many thanks to that great man and to the rest of those great men/women who sacrificed so much towards the war effort where winning was the only option.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 2:58 pm to RollTide1987
Patton saves the day at Bastogne on the day after Christmas.
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