My Dad was with Patton in the 94th 376 division he was a Sgt and drove a wrecker. He had scrap metal in his forehead to the day he died from the battle of Ardennes. He respected Patton he was always right there fighting with them. Patton was a great General.

@NoNameNo.5

7 ай бұрын

My grandfather was in the 317 infantry, outta Pennsylvania. He came home and had 8 children, I have his pocket bible, when my uncle passes on he will bequeath me a helmet my grandfather brought him. He lost his toes.

@johnwipf9499

7 ай бұрын

There are no generals like that now. We got soft kneed, hand-picked, drown nosed puppets.

@SamuelKinimi-cu7jb

6 ай бұрын

MP

@steveowens913

5 ай бұрын

PATTON was the best, hands down. He was like a great sports coach. He did his homework, had diligently studied wars and strategies. And he wasn't afraid to get dirty, leading the way.

@lawrencetomlinson761

5 ай бұрын

​@@johnwipf9499You go tell them, keyboard warrior.

I'm 66 years old and just saw a letter from my mother's "Beau" send the day before the end of the Battle of the bulge. I just learned it was the last day of his life. We can never take anything for granted and learning history ways to ensure that. Rest in peace Sydney.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

my uncle was in the 28th...basically a National Guard outfit the Germans labeled "the bloody buckets" because of the red Keystone patch they wore...got wounded and was taken in and hidden by a local woman...since he was a bit of a ladies man...thin little mustache, and all...he got a good deal of teasing from us as to just how much of an ordeal that really was....

@tonyromano6220

Жыл бұрын

Awww

@cfierle

5 ай бұрын

What is a "Beau"

@jessicamartinez3613

3 ай бұрын

​@@cfierle A boyfriend

I had an uncle who was in the 101st who died at Bastogne. This documentary gives me more of an idea of what he might have gone through. I wish my mom was still around to see this as it was her brother.

@TEXCAP

6 ай бұрын

I'm with you pal. I had an uncle that was killed outright at the Rhine River. He was in the Cobra King which was the first tank to relieve Bastogne at the Battle of the Bulge. It amazes me. These guys were over 5000 miles from home fighting for their lives as well as for the rest of us My mom is his last surviving sibling of 6. James G Murphy 3rd Army 4th Armored Division 37th Tank Battalion Texas.

@sdgakatbk

6 ай бұрын

@@TEXCAP How old's your mom? My mom died about 5 years ago. She was the last of her generation in the family. One thing that was very cool was getting her to talk about family and her memories.

@TEXCAP

4 ай бұрын

@@sdgakatbk She is 88 years old. I am the youngest nephew of his. Ironically, my brother was born in 61 in Germany and I was born in 65 in Japan. My father flew the F100 and F105 in the Cold War and then Vietnam.

@bobfranke2347

2 ай бұрын

My Dad's artillery battalion was absorbed into the Patton dash to Bastogne, and he related the severe cold, wrong clothing, severe frostbite and constant ice that slowed tank progress. Miserable.

@bobfranke2347

2 ай бұрын

Plus, he related German artillery chopped the tall tree cover which kept the ground warmer and better for defensive foxholes.

My father was in the all-Puerto Rican 65th Infantry regiment. They were assigned to the 7th Army that protected General Patton’s southern flank while he headed north towards Bastogne. He was in Germany when the war ended in 1945.

@anabe3785

4 ай бұрын

My grand grandfather fought with germans😆

@dante0817

3 ай бұрын

Extend my regards to your father.

@ramoneortiz

3 ай бұрын

@@dante0817 Thank you. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 91. He never spoke of his experience in WWII nor Vietnam. Most of the information I have was acquired by requesting his military records after his passing.

@patrickgrippo

2 ай бұрын

The 65th regiment ,fought in Korea as well .the dist rotation of that unit held off a Chinese rt. Army for three days in a man. Pass,I was told when I was stationed in that frozen place. .

@ramoneortiz

2 ай бұрын

@@patrickgrippo one of my uncles also fought in Korea with the 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers”. He shared many harrowing stories of their fighting there.

"Tell Grandpa I'm over here with Patton. He likes him so much." From my Dad, written from Bastogne, December 1944.

@Gmoon917

2 ай бұрын

Wow. Amazing history . Love listening to hero’s.

My father was a 1st Sargent in the 101st Airborne. He very seldom talked about the war, but the conditions warranted commentary. They were in a war zone they were not properly dressed for. He said many of his men were suffering from frost bite on their feet. The wind went right through their clothing. He said his men were incredibly strong fighters, and considering their circumstances they were unbelievable. Very proud that they held out!

@jamesmcgovern9096

Жыл бұрын

I’m 😮

@jamesmcgovern9096

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@allenasenero1807

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamesmcgovern9096 🎉qq As

@olliemck60

Жыл бұрын

Go airborne!!

@FullNelson007

Жыл бұрын

Respect to your father! The greatest generation ever lived.. my grandfather was in Pattons 3rd Army, feild artillery..

When I was in bootcamp I heard about the Screaming Eagles. They are to be respected. They were/ are the proof for the need of special forces. I admire them because they do what I dont think I can. Our armed forces of WWII are the reason we are not speaking German nor Japanese. We need to give them thanks as well as those in service now. This Memorial Day give that thanks.

@bleepbleep5245

Жыл бұрын

no no no ... Jesus is the reason you're not speaking German , Japanese or Ebonics

@brianwarden7250

11 ай бұрын

@@bleepbleep5245 It's the Russians who won the war in the west and the China was the end of Japan. Too bad common sense and childish evangelism has replaced historical fact and common sense.

@brianwarden7250

11 ай бұрын

Russia were the victors. They sacrificed 20 million and took 11 million germans with them. It's sad that common sense is an uncommon virtue.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

@@bleepbleep5245 I thought God was on the German's side - I even read it on their belts! (Got Mitt Uns)

@stevenm3823

7 ай бұрын

You can thank the Red Army for inflicting 85% of all the casualties suffered by the German Army in all of WWII....the Bulge battle was a mere skirmish compared to the titanic bloody battles on the Eastern Front...and Germany and Japan had zero ability to cross either the Atlantic or the vast Pacific and attack and occupy the U.S. so our English language was never under threat.

The Greatest Generation!!! I miss them. Until KZread I never realized this and as a young man I missed talking WW2 with them and missed my chance to tell them THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE.

@cfierle

5 ай бұрын

You are a good person.

As a Belgian citizen the battle of the bulge always fascinated me because of the bravery from the Americans standing there ground even if they were outnumered and in poor conditions the weather the poor clothing the low amunition and the digging in fox holes while there battered by shelling its a miracle they won with alot of heart and courage RIP to the fallen soldiers after seeing what they went trough we shouln'dt complaint about anything and cherish our freedom

@gredw6733

11 ай бұрын

American soldiers said the people of Belgium were the best they encountered. My father-in-law was in the 28th Division artillery.

@stevek8829

10 ай бұрын

It's a shame the Germans behaved so beastly to Belgian civilians, even with their end so near.

@stevetravis5418

9 ай бұрын

AMEN

@kystars

9 ай бұрын

I'm American and I also have always been intrigued by history. The Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne was one battle that the 101st was not really prepared for at the time. I remember my dad worked with a former member of the 101st that was there. He said for one thing, they were TRAINED to be surrounded. So to them it was not a frightening thing. My uncle was in the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. They are the US Army's elite unit. They did have some tanks, but not near enough from surrounding area's. They had some tank destroyers also that helped during the battle and confused the Germans. Yes they were outnumbered at all times. Patton meant well and did his very best to get there in time. My dad's friend who was in the 101st during that battle said, WE APPRECIATED Patton trying to get to us, but as it turned out we held our own. The weather broke just in time. You are a Belgian citizen, have you seen the movie BATTLEGROUND? This movie is black and white and was made with real members of the 101st Airborne that had been in that battle. It's a really very good movie and makes you even realize just how desperate the situation really was. The tragic massacre at Malmedy also took place during this time when the German commander Peiper shot US Prisoners. They hung him at the end of the war. But Watch BATTLEGROUND Great movie. Its available for purchase at some streaming sites.

@NoNameNo.5

8 ай бұрын

That’s what we do!

My dad was in 101st airborne. Sergeant in Bastone. He never talked about it. He brought a brass plack back from Bastone that showed a schoolhouse with a bell tower in the background showing a paratrooper landing on the roof. And a German general and a American general and the American general saying nuts. My dad said the people of Bastone was so grateful to be liberated that they took shell casings and melted them down a made small placks about 7 inches round and gave them to the men.

@lanpartyanimal5215

4 ай бұрын

@jimmeblue6262 the image on the plaque with the paratrooper hanging from the tower is actually commemorating the 101st's drop into Normandy in the early morning hours of D-Day on June 6th, 1944. It is of the paratrooper that got his parachute stuck on the church spire in the town of St. Marie Egliese and he was killed as a sitting duck by the Germans. If you go there today, there is a dummy dressed as a 101st paratrooper hanging from the church spire in remembrance.

@user-mp5zt7qj5h

Ай бұрын

Plaque not plack

My uncle was with 101st at Bastogne, never talked much about the war. One of the few things I remember him saying about it was "you'd be surprised how fast you can dig a fox hole in frozen ground when someone is shooting at you".

@theflorgeormix

Жыл бұрын

Adrenaline

@edgarvalderrama1143

Жыл бұрын

All I got was sparks when I tried to dig a foxhole in the frozen ground!

@bigwoody4704

Жыл бұрын

that's what shifty powers said in the BoB docu

@edgarvalderrama1143

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwoody4704 I assume I wasn't the only one. I didn't notice any "shifty powers." What's that?

@bigwoody4704

Жыл бұрын

@@edgarvalderrama1143 I was talking to the O.P. who said "you'd be surprised how fast you can dig a fox hole in frozen ground when someone is shooting at you". I saw an interview with Shfty Powers from the Band of Brothers years ago and that is what he said

What a honor to be a part of Pattons war machine. My uncle was an engineer is Pattons 3rd. My uncle was wounded just prior to the bulge. He lost an eye from an exploded hand grenade spending 2 years in Belgium recovering. Like so many he kept his role to himself until just before his passing.

I'm friends with the great grandson 💙 of Patton. He was just as crazy as the Great General was. I respect the entire Patton line and feel privileged to know him. Thank you 💛 for this excellent documentary.

@JimboTheMick

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 shut up

THANK YOU, TO THE GREATEST GENERATION.

@user-kx8iq2rh2x

Ай бұрын

WITHOUT A FREAKING DOUBT

@badwizard1312

7 күн бұрын

I agree but those who serve are the greatest of every generation.

My Uncle was 82nd Airborne in D-Day and the Bulge...they were thrown in as well as the 101st! How he managed to survive both and get home defies imagination.

@kennethcurtis1856

4 ай бұрын

Dad was in the 7thAD as member of an 81mm crew. His brother was in the 82ndAB. They did not realize they were only a few miles apart until they traded 'war stories' after the war.

Relying solely on THE movie, (which I've seen probably 25 times), you gotta believe that, (just as depicted), Patton rather smugly said, what was it, "I can attack with 3 divisions in 48 hours, my staff are drawing plans as we speak". What a badass.

My grandfather was a Sargeant in the battle of the bulge. He was in a tank division. He told my brothers and I some really crazy stories when we were young. I respect these men so much even the axis powers. They were all fighters.

It's a blessing we have commenters who were actually at the battlefield. Amazing generation.

My dad , Master SGT. 4th Armored division, bronze star, as Daniel said, my dad told me that he could the shoot the enemy but not the weather. God Bless all that were there.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

Some "authority" said you could always manage to dig in the ground. One time, I swear I remember getting sparks trying to dig in on a frozen hill.

40:30 Look at how old some of these German soldiers have become; a few look to be between 60-70 years old! I’m 70 and can’t imagine me marching out there!! My father was a B-17 bombardier; his plane was shot down on 12/24/1944. He parachuted from around 30,000 feet and he landed on a frozen field in Belgium; he couldn’t walk without crutches for 2 years due to injury to his left leg! This is a great documentary about the great American soldiers and their defeat of the nasty Nazis!! Thank God for all of their saving actions!!

@bleepbleep5245

Жыл бұрын

legend has it your big mouth father shoot himself in a left leg for obvious reason ... dig him out and thank him for his service

@bleepbleep5245

Жыл бұрын

"great American soldiers" haven't defeat a "nasty Nazis" you brainwashed burgerfoker

My relatives from North Dakota and Wisconsin were in Bastogne and they told me growing up with -40 at night and walking to school in -20 and wind made it possible for them to prevail in the fight, but it was so very difficult. Yes, it does get that cold and brutal in those states. All of my dear ones are now buried in veterans cemeteries. I miss them very much-they had so much courage and perseverance. When we talked they told me the Europeans were so courageous and the soldiers believed they were fighting for freedom.

@gregginter5867

11 ай бұрын

My SW Wisconsin grand-father spent 3 days w/others in a bomb crater near Bastogne! He woke for yrs after the war screaming as he relived those harrowing moments in his nightmares!

@johnlawler4241

10 ай бұрын

My mother’s uncle once read a book about Germany.

@DouglasRichardson-er4ky

4 ай бұрын

... I grew up in Madison WI, I moved AWAY from the Midwest as soon as I could that weather made me tough but not stupid 😉 RIP 🥀 to your tough as nails relatives 🫡💜🇺🇸 ... best wishes from warm, sunny, arid Sonoran desert Buckeye Arizona 🌵🤠🐎🇺🇸

I had the privilege to know a tank commander under Patton . He was a life long member of our American Legion and even though I was previously military his stories were so life like it made the hair on your neck stand up.

@boomerrocksUSA

10 ай бұрын

I live just two blocks from an Army surgeon who was airdropped behind Allied lines to assist Patton in his move to relieve the 101st. The story he told me about being airdropped, raiding the liquor supply of an abandoned French town, swapping some of that liquor for boneless steak and turkey to take along to Patton's forward position headquarters, meeting Patton and being invited to dine with him BECAUSE he had brought all that meat was so vivid, it gave me chills. I had never heard a story so vivid, so real (complete with expletives) and so compelling - off the top of a 96 year old man. His memory was razor sharp of those experiences.

Best documentary I have ever seen about this battle. My father was with Patton. He was in a anti aircraft half track division.

@unitedwestand5100

Жыл бұрын

LOL This is a terrible documentary. Possibly one of the worst, and inaccurate, I've ever seen

@JohnDavis-yz9nq

Жыл бұрын

@@unitedwestand5100 most accurate and the best one that I have ever seen. I saved it so that I can watch it again.

@unitedwestand5100

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDavis-yz9nq ,. Parts of both the 10th, and 9th ADs, the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion 35th and 158th Combat Engineer Battalions 58th and 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalions 755th and 969th Field Artillery Battalions of 8th Corps, were fighting in and around Bastogne before the 101st got there. Also, the 101st was not then, or now, an elite division.

@TheDoctor1225

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDavis-yz9nq Good for you. It's amazing that someone who hated this "inaccurate" documentary had to take the time to post the same thing over and over and over ad nauseum instead of just posting their opinions once and moving on. Must REALLY be bored, or a troll.

@JohnDavis-yz9nq

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDoctor1225 i really enjoyed this documentary because it showed the everyday life of the men that were there. This person that posted about the inaccuracies doesn’t really know because this person was not there. I will believe the inaccuracies when I hear it from a combat veteran that was there. Thanks for your comment.

One week ago i went to the war museum in Bastogne. Goosebumps from the beginning to the end.

I visited the Battle of the Bulge museum in Bastogne recently well worth visiting. My uncle was in this battle as an artilliary officer with Patton.

Fresh snow absorbs sound too. Cuts your warning time of hearing an attack in half or more. Standing in a forest after fresh snowfall is weird. It’s like being in an isolation chamber

@MrReymoclif714

11 ай бұрын

I live in Vermont! Yup!!

@frankkolton1780

6 сағат бұрын

"My" deer hunting grounds are in the middle of 1.5 million acre, thick boreal forest. After big snowstorms the forest looks like a wedding cake, all the trees heavy with snow. One morning like that I took three shots at a buck, instead the ear ringing "BOOM, BOOM, BOOM of the high powered hunting rifle, it sounded like a hushed "foot, foot, foot. My hunting buddy who was a couple of hundred of yards away said my shots sounded like misfires. I did get my deer and was able to put meat in the freezer.

Once again Montgomery nearly loses the war only to be saved by Patton.

My uncle was wounded in this battle by a German mortar round. He survived and lived a long life.

The 101st were and are Badasses! God Bless you boys!

@joshpitts7256

Ай бұрын

👍

Great video. My dad was a US Army infantry PFC and fought in Okinawa and the Philippines, not at the Bulge. This story of the valor of these fighting men has always fascinated me. What pops out at me here is the breakdown of the intel guys and the army brass in lack of any preparation or awareness. Wreaks of egos of generals and commanders in the S2and G2 shops, who cling to pre conceived notions and because of their rank, they stick to it. And don’t encourage anyone below them to think outside the box. The Krauts already attacked through the Ardennes 4 years prior. And just a shoutout to our great combat engineers who figured the routes of attack and moved around blowing bridges which caused no end of frustration and delay to the Hun.

@marrenrue7731

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget 1914 and i believe 1870 too

@olliemck60

11 ай бұрын

war is hell wherever it is, hope your dad made it through! mine did thankfully.

@shepherdgirl9397

10 ай бұрын

My father was one of those brave combat engineers - he commanded a bridge building and blowing up unit who entered the war in Belgium and helped create a way for Patton’s tanks to get out of the Battle of the Bulge and get to Germany. Sadly , he never once discussed the war . I learned these things from my mother after his death. Okinawa and Philippines were hell. Here’s to our fathers !🍻

I think that Gen. Anthony ''Irish'' Mc Auliffe should have been awarded the Medal of Honor. His famous ''nuts'' reply is still very well known throughout the entire nation. His gallant remark has past the ''test of time'' in every sense of the term.

My father was in the artillery during the bulge. He had the greatest respect for the members of the 101st and the others there.

@user-oh9nt5zg9m

3 ай бұрын

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Ike never panicked. He dispatched the 101st Airborne on trucks from their R&R Reims , France rest camps in the rear. Trucks were dispatched from terminals all the way back to Paris. When he met with the generals in Verdun he told them ''no long faces''. Be optimistic. Let's organize and beat the enemy who is ''out in the open''. Gen Patton quickly commented that he could be in position to attack in 48 hrs. His staff was already planning the attack. This scene is shown in the classic movie PATTON (1970). It's no doubt that this battle is a crucial part of American history. I was reading about it in my grammar school history books back in the 50s. I love Gen. McAullife's Irish moxie. He commented ''nuts'' when he heard about the German attack. Later his staff told him to use the word ''nuts'' to reply to a fugazy German surrender demand. That's how ''nuts'' became part of American military history.

Patton was so brilliant!!!

@user-fd6fl1vu8v

7 ай бұрын

Bruce Best.

Bastogne was the Gettysburg of this fight. The 1st Brit Parachute, the 82nd & 101st American Airborne had to hold that critical town until relief could arrive. They were like Gen. Buford's Union cavalry waiting for General Reynolds (Patton). This was Hitler's last gasp so everything banked on this thrust into Belgium. At the Verdun meeting Patton said he could have 3 armored divisions up there in 2 days. Everyone there knew that it was a 4-day trek in that winter weather. What Patton told nobody was that he had started those divisions 2 days before. Two days later they entered the Bastogne perimeter. My father was a lieutenant with an armored infantry unit of the 4th Armored Division. Patton remembered history.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

I remember the 5th Div. thought of the 4th Armored as incomparable; in a class of its own.

@kennethcurtis1856

3 ай бұрын

Have you read the complete battle for St. Vith? St. Vith took the brunt of the initial German onslaught.

@lawrencemyers3623

17 күн бұрын

I'm sorry, but you're confusing Operation Market-Garden with the Bulge. The British 1st Airborne was decimated at Arnhem and wouldn't go on another operation til the Spring of 1945, going to Norway to disarm and round up surrendering German troops. The 82nd wasn't at Bastogne, but was miles to the north around Werbomont taking on the 1st SS and 2nd SS Panzer Divisions. The 101st of course was at Bastogne, but they were far from alone. Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division, CCR 9th Armored, 705th TD Battalion, Team Snafu (remnants of the 28th Infantry Division) plus numerous artillery units were also part of the garrison. Great book to read on the Bulge: "A Time For Trumpets" by Charles MacDonald. MacDonald was there as an infantry company commander with the 2nd Division, was later the Army's Deputy Chief Historian and wrote a number of books on WW2, including a memoir which is considered a classic.

@lawrencemyers3623

17 күн бұрын

​@@kennethcurtis1856: I agree. The fighting around St. Vith is definitely overlooked. All most folks remember (if they remember at all) is the surrender of the 422nd and 423rd IRs on December 19th, giving the impression that the defense collapsed like the proverbial house of cards. There's far more to the story than that.

@JCaroleClarke

17 күн бұрын

I know about Market Garden - one lone road from bridge to bridge. When writing the above I trusted my memory of a map I'd seen. It's possible I put the 82nd too close to Bastogne to be considered as being part of that fight. But I do still feel there are comparisons to the expectations felt at Gettysburg. Nothing is ever exact. But thank you for being so exact.@@lawrencemyers3623

My Godfather was a Sniper in Patton's fighting 45th Division. He fought at the Bulge. His Division and Tank Army were sent from Southern France up to the Bulge to rescue the 101st Division.

all heroes , as a belgian I'm fascinated about the courage of all these men

"We fought the wrong enemy". -General Patton.

@wethecaptainnow8111

29 күн бұрын

So true

Visited Fort Clark, Texas (1.5 hours West from San Antonio. Patton was Stationed there. Fascinating insights into his younger years. Fort is in Bracketville, Texas.

Very interesting, credible documentary of this substantial and savage battle. A huge "Thank you" to all who were present and did their bit.

My uncle was on a howitzer during the Battle of the Bulge. He said that they went through mountains of shells.

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

singular probing attacks by the Germans was their undoing as the artillery just shifted to meet the threat...tanks don't like to be on the receiving end of plunging fire....

@brianfitzpatrick1183

Жыл бұрын

My father was on a 155mm howitzer during the battle. He said pretty much the same thing. Plus the cold, he talked about the cold

My great uncle was in this battle, Last name Vest lived into his 90s

The entrenching tool could be used as a shovel or a pick but it was also handy for braining someone if you are out of ammo or in hand-to-hand combat.

They are great Heroes thank you for telling their story it's well worth hearing

@joflory133

7 ай бұрын

My dad was at the bulge he even mentioned a frozen cow

Patton was the best General the US Army ever had..

@rpbajb

Ай бұрын

Hard to decide between him and Curtis LeMay.

My father was not there, not even my grandfather. I was there ! (last 7 months all over Europe but starting with Von Rundstedt in the Ardennes. 5th Div Patton's 3rd Army. Was lucky in never having to retreat but did suffer a hairy German counterattack after a river crossing. Hard for me to believe and I've had doubters of my comments, too. It doesn't make me sore, as I can't believe my own life. (I can't even believe "reality" After the war I experienced two years of "Wild Westing" in Mexico's "Hot Country." (Daily trash truck pickup of previous night's casualties in communal farm) 97 yrs

@parsnip82

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, Edgar Valderrama. Congratulations on being part of the Greatest Generation.

@stevek8829

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you came home. Thank you for commenting. As a young grunt in VN, I used to think are least I'm not at Iwo, Dday, Bulge or Chosin, so I felt lucky.

@edgarvalderrama1143

Жыл бұрын

@@stevek8829 "War is (always) hell!"

@richardjohnson1261

Жыл бұрын

God bless you, sir. And thank you for your service.

@edgarvalderrama1143

Жыл бұрын

@@richardjohnson1261 Thanks.

PATTON WAS AN AMAZING MAN AND GENERAL AMEN 🙏

@felixmbandandayitabi4536

Жыл бұрын

Patton was a racist and anti sémite psychopath. He was a good, not a great, general.

@curtblake5219

11 ай бұрын

He was a No Bullshit General!!!

@cameronkedas3375

10 ай бұрын

@kevinkranz9156 Yes he was, no doubt about it. But the few things that tainted his reputation and career in the military which is when he hit two soldiers at Sicily. Look it up if you want more information or don’t believe me.

@allencollins6031

8 ай бұрын

​@@cameronkedas3375yes that was unfortunate. Maybe he had a little fatigue going on himself. Who knows.

Even i am too young those time: But they give me a life in Freedom thanks too who where so brave we will never forget them, thanks too the US and their forces.

This was a great documentary on this battle. Thank you so much. 💯👍🇺🇸

I still have my great grandpa's machete and shovel from WW2 and I also have I believe it's a 72mm tank shell I also wore his long johns from the war and let me tell you, those cotton long johns were the best I've ever wore. Honored to call him family. Went into France, Italy and North Africa and was hit by friendly fire and had shrapnel in his back until he died in 2016 at the age of 99 and a day before his 100th bday. Miss ya poppy. "Sure shot" is what his military badge said.

@marsdenk.6162

10 ай бұрын

🙏🙏

@cameronkedas3375

10 ай бұрын

my great grandpa was a paratrooper in World War II. He was in the 82nd Airborne and parachuted into Sicily and the Salerno Beachhead. He was transferred from the 82nd to the 101st Airborne after his unit was withdrawn from Italy and jumped into Normandy on D-Day and Market Garden in Holland. He also served at Bastogne. After the war had ended, he volunteered for railway service in Europe until 1947 in the Army Service Forces. I am also in the same Native American tribe (Choctaw) as 1Sgt. Jake McNiece who was the leader of the “Filthy Thirteen”/ 1st demolition section of the HQ company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Regiment, 101st division. They were the 101st troopers who wore warpaint and Mohawks on Normandy. He jumped into Normandy and Holland until he voluntarily joined the pathfinders where he jumped into Bastogne and as an observer with the 17th Airborne in Operation Varsity

Remember no 101st veteran ever said they needed to be " rescued" by Patton. Being a retired Paratrooper myself, I am reminded of the WW2 paratrooper saying. "We're surrounded. Those poor bastards".

@nicoleking772

11 ай бұрын

Paratroopers are supposed to be surrounded. Patton relieved the 101st. They dint need no rescuing

@josephmclaughlin9404

10 ай бұрын

Troopers have a job to do but so did the infantry. Patton’s great strength in my opinion, was preparation and total commitment although I was not there I am sure that the 101st welcomed the presence of 3rd Army troops. One outfit did not win the war.

Patton saw it coming.

My father was there with the Big Red One. Was wounded, but survived and went on as far as Czechslovachia.

My father was with Patton, my uncle with Hodges, both in the Battle of the Bulge all they said is it was cold as hell, and the Germans were good soldiers and they sent them to hell.

My Dad was there, these guys are heroes, freedom is not cheap. Now look what this generation has done

@jdlamb4212

4 ай бұрын

What did you do??

Jim “Pee Wee” Martin….what a soldier and hero!! Rest easy Jim…

What the historian said is true, but the Panzer Lehr division commander, listening to a local farmer, led his main unit down a paved toad towards Bastogne. Unfortunately for him, that road became dirt , which quickly became almost impassibly under all of that German traffic. That delay gave the Americans the extra day or so they needed to prepare Bastogne’s defenses. The German division cdr, a bachelor, was charmed for several hours by a captured American Army nurse, diverting his attention at a time when he needed to be moving his division along.

This is a good documentary, but it focuses on the 101st Airborne troops and fails to mention the other units that were also there and that were so key to the defense of Bastogne, in part because they had artillery and tanks, which the 101st did not. They were: Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division CCR of the 9th Armored Division 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion 35th and 158th Combat Engineer Battalions 58th and 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalions 755th and 969th Field Artillery Battalions of 8th Corps The 101st were amazing, of course, and had already distinguished themselves at D-Day and Market Garden. They accomplished a miracle at Bastogne, and General McAuliffe of the 101st was in command, But the soldiers of the 101st were not alone in that victory. Almost half of the 23,000 American defenders of Bastogne were from the other 8 units involved in the defense of Bastogne.

@bigwoody4704

Жыл бұрын

Yes i forget the artillary unit but they played their hand magnificently.Kept moving around from the center and any lines getting attacked could be reached quickly. Any where jerry attacked could be met with shelling. The Germans later said they thought there was much more Artillary than there really was. Had the Wehrmacht bought an attack on all fronts @ Bastogne instead of one sector at a time things may have been different

@gregmiell3037

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I did not know this.

@jeffenglish9344

7 ай бұрын

6th Armored Division…..

@reidvanness5429

4 ай бұрын

My father was in the ninth armoured

My dad was drafted but had a was decorved to have a heart condition , Making him unsuitable for service ,and he was sent back home .and about every other one of his Sr year class mates that were drafted with my dad died in the battle of the bulge ..This bothered my dad all his life ..💔

Stop saying no-one saw it coming: Patton saw days ahead of time. That's why he was prepared to march up there. These type of situations always involve the bad choices of a few leaders, not conventional wisdom.

@johncarpenter3801

Жыл бұрын

Ike recognized the counter-offensive immediately.

@GatorNick

Жыл бұрын

🎯

@NicJackson83

Жыл бұрын

What was the bad decision?

@paulcombee2209

Жыл бұрын

My uncle Leroy was General Pattons mail carrier He served in the Generals 3Rd Army .After Pattons untimely death My uncle was detailed to serve as security police officer at the Nuremberg Trials ..He was only 17 in the beginning and 19 years old going on 40 when he was transferred .

@stevek8829

Жыл бұрын

What did paton have, a crystal ball? He didn't "see" anything.

General Troy Middleton, defending Bastogne, had a Very long and Brilliant career! From fighting and commanding from Mexico, to WW1 France, North Africa, Sicilly, Italy, Normandy, Germany. Nowadays, little noticed. One the US best. He ended up a four star! Same as Patton.

Hands down the greatest purest military man in American History. Truly a reborn hero of the past.

"No member of the 101st has ever said they needed to be rescued..." Resupplied, certainly but they held the line. 10th Armored and subordinate units included, yes, but that line didn't break despite the odds. That, my friends, is the United States Army.

@DonMeaker

Жыл бұрын

Airborne units are trained to be surrounded. If anything, it must have been a comfort to have armor and more than usual amount of artillery.

@mudcatz3564

Жыл бұрын

DonMeaker, agreed. Definitely agreed. And they pulled this off woefully short of supplies going in. The right stuff indeed!

@andyboog2010

Жыл бұрын

Finally someone mentioned the 10th armored. They do not get enough credit for their role in this battle. My grandpa was in the 10th and it always pissed him off that they are rarely mentioned. He was a machinist and had a mobile shop that drove right there with the movement.

@mudcatz3564

Жыл бұрын

Richard Anderson, I wholeheartedly agree.10th Armored was vital to the defense and, yes, the 101st got all the press. The more I've studied this engagement, the more I've become convinced that the miracle of Bastogne lay in that disparate units were thrown into the cauldron and worked as a unified unit despite what their shoulder patches said. All respect and salutes to your grandfather. Such us the stuff that unsung heroes are made.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

@@andyboog2010 If I remember correctly, the 5th Div. collective opinion was that the Tenth Armored was second only to our favorite Fourth Armored.

Brings a tear to the eye.

This is a great body of historical information. It is very significant and depicts the amount of everything significant to what America truly is.

Patton ) was one of the best generals in history) America needs another general like patton) a WINNER)

@richardmyers5035

11 ай бұрын

I think we had one. Stormin Norman,

@DouglasRichardson-er4ky

4 ай бұрын

... our armed forces are still the best in the world the tip of the spear 🫡💜🇺🇸

By far the greatest depiction movie I've seen is "band of brothers" staring Tom Hanks. 101 st. airborne stood their ground and fought with bravery, courage, and pure guts. I am a veteran of 101 st light infantry (PP1) .I am proud of them and my regiment .

My Father was part of the Airgroup that participated on Christmas Day. From what I can tell, the Germans inflicted severe damage, with a high American death toll. A very nasty couple of weeks....

That's why they are called the greatest generation. I had two uncle's who fought in WW2 they were tough tough men.

Overall excellent Documentary with one glaring inconsistency. My Dad was in 35th Tank Battalion, Combat Command A, 4th Armored Division. First contact with the 101st Airborne was made by Combat Command R's Lt. Boggess in the Sherman Tank named Cobra King. This is what REALLY happened; 4th Armored Combat Commands A,B, and R for reserve, were fighting north in a trident with CCB on the left, CCA in the center and CCR under Col. Creighton Abrams on the far right. They were all stuck by heavy, dug in German resistance. CCB and CCA attacked to fix the enemy in place while CCR on the far right disengaged suddenly and swung around all the way to the left of CCB, like in a sweep around the left end in Football. They were able to find the southern road into Bastogne and relieve the town. That particular tactical maneuver was an extremely complicated move of genius and skill rarely if ever equaled before or since. The 4th Armored was trained by General John 'Tiger Jack' Wood, whom Gen. Patton always said could "out Patton, Patton".

Thank you for this superb account of the Battle of Bastogne. The one dissonant chord in this wonderful documentary is the very last remark "and by some the greatest of all time." That is sadly a remark that does disservice to all of the other utterly heroic American military campaigns in its illustrious history. Consider for example the heroic self-sacrificial charge of the 1st Minnesota on the second day at Gettysburg. All 262 men of the 1st Minnesota executed a bayonet charge against 1,500 Confederate troops of Wilcox's Alabama brigade. Recognizing that the Union center was about to be broken at Cemetery Ridge, and knowing he needed time to bring up reserves, Major General Winfield commanded the 1st Minnesota's Colonel William Colvill "Colonel! Do you see those colors? Take them!" The 1st Minnesota charged and bought Winfield time to bring up the reserves. Their sacrifice? Only 47 men of the 1st Minnesota (and Colonel Colvill was not one of them) were alive to hear the command "Fall Back!" Are then not as heroic as the brave men of the 101st?

Why does everyone seem to think the 101st Airborne Division was rescued? They consider themselves relieved, as they called themselves," The Battered Bastards of the Bastion of Bastogne!"

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

matter of semantics...101 was a prideful bunch...still are....

@jimreilly917

Жыл бұрын

Patton’s ego.

That was very near the best presentation of the battle of the bulge, with one critical point. Early on the existence of the 10th Armor units functioning in the area was of critical importance and McAuliffe was very aware of this, and utilized this weapon very effectively to blunt the German and then use his artillery. Of the 101st was what held up the attacking German troops. The point is this was more complex than the impression this makes.

@johnspurrell1200

Жыл бұрын

There was a lot of US artillery and ammunition in Bastogne that provided support to the Airborne units who had no artillery when they arrived. Great infantry but no assigned artillery organic to the airborne units carried in trucks. Present in Bastogne: CCB of the 10th Armored Division CCR of the 9th Armored Division 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion 35th and 158th Combat Engineer Battalions 58th and 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalions 755th and 969th Field Artillery Battalions of 8th Corps

@jerryware5749

Жыл бұрын

@@johnspurrell1200 Glad you pointed this out and one of the artillery units was an African-American unit that sang in rhythm as they operated their guns.

Both Americans and Germans fought in the WORSE conditions!! Unbelievable fighting will with LESS man power the Americans had! Brave men!

Patton was that type of a General, never give up, fight, go forward, don’t hesitate, and he led his army….other Generals are in the rear, cautious, undecided, that is why the battle of the bulge occurred…….

@brianwarden7250

11 ай бұрын

It was about an intel fracture and lack of supplies more than anything. This was about common sense becoming an uncommon virtue not at all about battleground leadership.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

"His guts, our blood" is what the infantry said - but more as a matter of fact than with resentment.

@joanmaccarone6061

10 ай бұрын

So very true, at one point Eisenhower held needed tires..

"They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards." Creighton Abrams.

No member of the 101st airborne to their dying days has ever said they needed Patton to relieve them from anything.

@gredw6733

11 ай бұрын

They said they appreciated being relieved, but that they NEVER needed to be rescued!

My uncle was at BotB, a truly great man and nice guy...miss you uncle Red !!!

My farther is doing main role this operation but he is none sung hero..💪

When asked "What unit?", soldier said ,"I'm with Patton!.

10th armored arrived in Bastogne 10 hours before Patton showed up.

My Dad served in Pattons 3rd Armor and I was born in Germany so I've had a love for the German people. I was taken in by this story and as stated about the bridge as I watched this documentary I felt too that the bridge took on a character and for me I wanted to see it stand and not be taken out. Amazing history I really enjoyed this story.

Blurring the atrocities of war is an insult to everyone that was wounded and/or killed.

@danahatch9140

Жыл бұрын

Blame KZread, not this channel. Because I'm sure this channel and all the others that constantly get bitched at for this horrible offense, are aiming to insult those who were killed or wounded. Geez.

@sethmorgan8258

Жыл бұрын

But KZread will show the murder of a police officer with no problem totally uncensored.

@davidb2206

Жыл бұрын

True. Especially the atrocities committed by Eisenhower (smothering to death German P.O.W.'s in train cars, TWICE!) and the Allies.

@soldier_of_yahusha4751

Жыл бұрын

Amen. Our generation and every generation needs to see the atrocities of total war. To realize what the men and women of the world were willing to sacrifice.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

If also strikes me as offensively stupid.

Very complete and accurate description of 101 strategy and tactics. Thank you

I always enjoy these . It lines up with my grandfather's stories and makes it so much better

This is a SPECTACULAR documentary! (big thanks for it!). How come I didn't see it before??

I can't imagine what those men endured in brutal, freezing conditions with no way to get warm and low on food, as well as ammo. I seriously wonder if the current generation of servicemen and women could face that challenge and prevail. The soldiers in WWII had grown up during the Great Depression and had known hardship their whole lives, and were just unbreakable.

@FT4Freedom

5 ай бұрын

Hard times bring up strong men.

The comment at 51:00 that the Germans had attacked through the Ardenne Forest once before neglects the fact the the road network runs NE to SW, which supported their attack into France but seriously hampered their attack into Belgium.

Danke für den Mut zum Kampf in den Ardennen Bastoine ich habe mich bei diesen Soldaten bedankt als ich 1984-1985 (habe das Datum vergessen) auf Einladung des Luxemburger Staates rumfahren durfte. Diese Soldaten haben die Baume wieder gefunden in die sie ihre Namen geritzt hatten Danke nochmal für die Befreiung von meinem Land. Ich war öfter am Grab von General Patton ,das war mir einer Ehre Diese Veteranen kennenzulernen ich war Tage lang ihr Busfahrer so habe sie kennengelernt 👍Danke

@allencollins6031

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@DouglasRichardson-er4ky

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing best wishes from Buckeye Arizona 🌵🤠🐎🇺🇸

My unit in Vietnam, the 3/506, was assigned a sector at Bastogne. The problems of course that we encountered in Vietnam were entirely different than Bastogne. Those guys were my antecedents, so to speak.

@tinali9200

11 ай бұрын

I’m confused. You were stationed close to Bastogne during Vietnam?

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

Explain, please, your statement doesn't make sense. Was there a sector in Vietnam labeled "Bastogne?" or were you trained there?

@tinali9200

11 ай бұрын

@@edgarvalderrama1143 I’m guessing a stolen valor type of dude

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

@@tinali9200 You are the second person to say that here. Somebody pissed me off saying that a long time ago and I foolishly posted my discharge - which I'm not going to do again. I'm afraid I'm going to have to let you live with your (natural) suspicions - at least it's no skin off my nose.

@tinali9200

11 ай бұрын

@@edgarvalderrama1143 I was talking about the original poster lol…. The dude talking about bastogne from the battle of the bulge in WWII yet mentioning Vietnam in the same sentence. Not only that but you and I have both called him out asking for additional info and zero explanation.

No mention of 10th Armoured ? From many interviews with veterans of Bastogne, that I have seen or read it was the 10th Armored that truly saved the day.

@gredw6733

11 ай бұрын

Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division with assistance from elements of infantry units routed in the initial breakthrough held down the fort until the 101st Airborne arrived to supplement the defense. They all fought together for the remainder of the siege until Patton's 4th Armored Division broke the encirclement.

@timolson9224

4 ай бұрын

My father was in CCB of the 10th Armored.

The Bulge came about after American divisions, caught in the folds of the Seigfreid Line retreated, General Eisenhower committing all of the airborne forces to make a stand. It was a bitter cold day in the middle of January 1945, and the paratroopers, having given their blankets to the wounded, shivered, packed like sardines in the foxhole. There was a canteen cup full of water on a shelf which began to shake. The sky turned as dark as late evening and a deafening roar scared the men. Was it the end of the world? A volcano? It was the U.S. Army Air Corps, with six or seven flights of the 16,000 aircraft committed to the Bulge, flights stacked over flights, telescoping over Model's communications lines, catching the enemy in the open with no antiaircraft or fighter cover. Repeated in two weeks, the enemy was routed, not to advance again. I knew one of the paratroopers in that foxhole.

I served in The Airborne. We absolutely had the entrenching tool.

@Stats2BackIt

6 ай бұрын

My dad still has his he was 4th ID and later 75th Rgt back in the 80s lol

I have many friends whose Fathers and Grandfathers who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. They said that Germans were tough,as usual,and it was the coldest they had ever been. But they atuck it out and then things got easier when the skies cleared and our mighty Air Force destroyed the Germans.

One part of this story missing. The 291st Engineer Battalion. 13 Corp of Engineers blew two bridges that stop the SS Panzer divisions in its track. The air Corp and Patton were able to counter attack. SS officers Piper went into the battle with 7,000 men. Only 800 survived and had to walk back to the German border.

@williamosgood3565

Жыл бұрын

The engineers efforts severely blunted the attack and bought the time needed to stop it. The Germans had their engineers too far back in there ranks to overcome the blown bridges.

@mikesmeets4418

Жыл бұрын

Well, this doc. is called 'The Siege of Bastogne'. The 291st Engineers wasn't part of that story. PEIPER went into battle with about 4800 men, 800 got out of the La Gleize cauldron and walked back to Wanne, BELGIUM.

I was getting so angry hearing how the allied generals didn't think the Ardennes was a place that an assault could happen in 😂. I was like "THIS JUST HAPPENED!!!!" I was happy when they decided to cover this at the end of this documentary

@ChadSimpson-ft7yz

5 ай бұрын

I know maybe arrogance, ignorance, or some combination of the two.

As a native of South Carolina, it is not clear where the 106th Infantry originated. Yes, they trained at Fort Jackson, SC.....but the members of the unit were from many other places. My family has lived in South Carolina since the early and mid-1700's. We take great issue with who is from South Carolina and those who just "passed through" for a short period of time. All in good jest, but not to be ignored.....

General Patton: I am coming to save you all! 101st Airborne: Who is he talking to?

Bastogne was a footnote. The German attack was to punch in, over St Vith, Vielsalm, and then turn half right, and roll to the Meuse and to Antwerp. But, completely ignored by this, the northern shoulder was jammed, and the Germans paid 18 to 1. After that, there was no chance for a breakthrough..

@frankpienkosky5688

Жыл бұрын

...and failure to capture the fuel dumps...which they counted on...

@bigwoody4704

Жыл бұрын

Batogne was the road network in and out of the area that is why Jerry and the GIs went for it. There was a reason German troops facing Bastogne, Gen. Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz, sent emissaries demanding unconditional surrender and McAuliffe refused, answering “Nuts!”, meaning “go to Hell.”Fighting in the Ardennes continued through mid-January 1945, but the successful defense of Bastogne and linkup with elements of the Third Army marked the beginning of the end of the German offensive. The Germans were denied the road network of which Bastogne was the hub and were delayed enough during the initial attack that their plan to reach the Meuse River and retake Antwerp became impossible to execute.Although by dec 26 the siege of Bastogne ended at that point, heavy fighting continued in the area and the Germans made several attempts to cut off the roads into Bastogne and surround the town, but were unsuccessful.

@DonMeaker

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwoody4704 I suggest you take a look at the road network. Compare st Vith to Meuse and Bastogne to Meuse.

@bigwoody4704

Жыл бұрын

I don't have to perhaps you do why were the Jerries and GIs both fighting for it? Nevermind trick question - you obviously have no clue

@DonMeaker

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwoody4704 Bastogne was the south edge of the German advance. Holding it was another of the small US victories that stopped the Germans. The big victory was the Eisenborn ridge, which prevented German advance to Liege.

We have of course been caught with our pants down many times during our history. The saving grace is we rise to the occasion and find a way to come out on top. Many mistakes are made by people not listening and not only did the Allies make their mistakes but the Axis powers did the same. Nothing is set in stone, but the determination of those who were locked in situations like the Bulge. Fortunately we prevailed and it took the last gasp out of the German army. We might not have had the best equipment but we had the best support from the country to out produce the Axis powers. And this was the last Constitutionally declared war that the United States was involved in and it shows that this country was all in for this conflict and was going to see it to a close. The men and women that were involved in this are people we can all be proud of.

@edgarvalderrama1143

11 ай бұрын

My quasi-serious theory is that all things being more or less equal, the side that makes the most serious mistakes loses. I'll admit this is obvious, but don't most analysis favor strategy, tactics, discipline and things like maneuverability, productivity and morale, etc. etc?