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Old 10-10-2008, 12:44 AM
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Default War as I knew it by G.S Patton

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Originally Posted by Adm.Lee
Close. The 106th Infantry Division (green division) was surrounded, but north of the German corps that went for Bastogne. The 28th ID (veteran division, but full of replacements after the Hurtgen Forest debacle) was the next division south, and it got hammered hard trying to hold that corps back. One of the combat-commands of the 9th Armored Division was assisting there. Another of the 9th's CCs, and then one from the 10th AD, assisted the 101st Airborne Division to hold while surrounded at Bastogne.

The Malmedy Massacre was an artillery observation battery in a road convoy that blundered into the SS armor driving forward.

/nitpick

I recently read this book -and it is excellent .Patton ,of course is a fascinating fellow -but the incidents ,facts and anecdotes are just great .After reading how many times he got lost infront of his lines etc no wonder he wore 2 handguns at all times.

He does also mention some african -american quartermaster units that fought well in the Bastogne -not that they get any mention elsewhere.
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