#Bulge

[1 of 9] KILL SHOTSo let's step back from Bastogne a bit here. Let's zoom out from the tactical to the operational. [2 of 9]On this day 76 years ago,
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[1 of 7]December 23rd, 1944. Battle of the Bulge, Day 7.Early morning, the 82nd Airborne Division digs in along the front lines in the Ardennes' northern sector. A tank destroyer
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S/Sgt Stanton H Mesenbrink (shown on the right) was a Pathfinder with the 508th's 2nd Battalion team, which was led on D-Day by 2nd Lt Lloyd L Polette. I came
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Looks like a Battle of the Bulge fest on twitter today--so thought I would chip in with my two cents. The way we discuss the battle is everything that is
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KING OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE: A THREAD IN 11 TWEETSFew campaigns have exemplified the versatility, courage, & aggressiveness of the American artillery as well as the Battle of
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1 of 11:DECEMBER 20, 1944BATTLE OF THE BULGE, DAY 5At this point, the reserve forces (the 82nd and the 101st and the headquarters of the XVIII Airborne) are in sector
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A KING ENTERS BASTOGNEThe Battle of the Bulge Continues[1 of 12] [2 of 12]Benedict Arnold's thrust at Saratoga. The defeat of Pickett's Charge. The first 48 hours of the American
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[1 of 10]The Battle of the Bulge continues. It's Day 14Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.https://twitter.com/18airbornecorps/status/1344026053736615937?s=20 [2 of 10]Ike was already mad at Monty. On the AM of
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Officially termed Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein, the Ardennes Offensive or Battle of the Bulge, was the last major German campaign on the Western Front during WW2.1/ By this stage in
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1 of 9:Back to our continuing Twitter reenactment of the Battle of the BulgeIf you haven’t been following along, you’ll need to at least read this thread.https://twitter.com/18airbornecorps/status/1342913096566902786?s=20 2 of 9:Here
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1 of 8: 76 years ago today, Hitler's battered forces, perilously short of men, weapons, and food, launched a final desperate gasp. The German command was losing control of its
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1 OF XVIII: THE DAMNED ENGINEERSDECEMBER 18, 1944, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, DAY 3#BoTBThe desperate German gamble was working. 2 of XVIII: For months he doubted this would work. Now,
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THE WERETH 11: A THREAD IN 10 TWEETSA tragically under-examined tragedy of the Battle of the Bulge is that of the all-black 333rd Field Artillery Battalion. 2 of 10: In
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[1 of 25]By Jan 13, 1945, the Allies entered the final (and most historically overlooked) phase of the Battle of the Bulge [2 of 25] By midday 75 years ago,
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1) A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! In 1944, Fritz Vincken was a 12 year-old German boy who lived with his mother Elisabeth in a small cottage in the Ardennes Forest. 2)
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[1 of 15]New Year's Day, 1945: THE HANGOVERThe Battle of the Bulge continues.... [2 of 15]On the morning of January 1, 1945, Hitler launches Operation Bodenplatte (Baseplate), an aerial assault
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