To: OKSooner
I also read an article, again by Germans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
They said they were ultimately stopped by American Combat Engineers blowing bridges just as the got to them. No one ever hears about them but the enemy gave them credit.
24 posted on
12/24/2010 12:23:34 PM PST by
yarddog
To: yarddog
I believe McManus mentions some particulars about that in “Alamo in the Ardennes”.
25 posted on
12/24/2010 12:25:39 PM PST by
OKSooner
(Obama confessed "his muslim faith" on the George Stephanopolous show on September 7th, 2008.)
To: yarddog
Blowing the fuel dumps was as critical. Kampfgruppe Peiper literally ran out of gas. and that unit was the breakthrough spearhead of the 1st SS.
36 posted on
12/24/2010 2:08:42 PM PST by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: yarddog
Pick up your weapon and follow me, we lead the infantry!
46 posted on
12/25/2010 12:49:52 PM PST by
HenpeckedCon
(What pi$$es me off the most is that POS commie will get a State Funeral!)
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