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2004-12-17 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2004-12-17 1:01:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Steve, would it be too much to ask you to post the text, or portions, of the article?

Posted by Red Lief 2004-12-17 2:26:41 AM|| 2004-12-17 2:26:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Red Lief - You can get a temporary login here - just paste the URL into the box and let it look up a login for you. Sometimes it takes more than one to get in, but it will get you there. Save it for next time to run into one of these jerk sites, heh.

Hat Tip to tipper who shared this with us quite awhile back...

Posted by .com 2004-12-17 4:10:46 AM|| 2004-12-17 4:10:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I've heard that General McAuliffe's response to the Germans request for surrender wasn't actually "Nuts". His response was supposedly much more profane, and it was cleaned up for propaganda use.
Anyone out there have any info on that?

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-12-17 8:23:40 AM|| 2004-12-17 8:23:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I should have mentioned that any info other than what the article describes.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-12-17 8:26:26 AM|| 2004-12-17 8:26:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 According to a book I have titled "The Battle of the Bulge" what he actually said was, "The Germans want us to surrender? Aw, nuts." Then he said he didn't know what to say to them and someone in the room said, "Why don't you tell them what you just said. Nuts." This version was supposedly recounted by an aide who was in the in the room.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2004-12-17 9:12:39 AM|| 2004-12-17 9:12:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Go Screaming Eagles!

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-12-17 9:32:20 AM|| 2004-12-17 9:32:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Use of profanity, while not unknown, was far less common among members of that generation. Declining to use such language was seen as a matter of self control and discipline, qualities no longeer in vogue thanks to the baby boomers.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-12-17 9:32:49 AM|| 2004-12-17 9:32:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I heard a fantastic radio interview last night with a lieutenant in the Combat Engineers battallion at the Battle of the Bulge. Prior to the actual fighting, the CE's were in the Belgian forest near the Luxembourg border, cutting down trees and running them through the sawmill. The wood was being sent to Paris for whichever reason. At any rate, the Army was running three shifts, and the Belgians were horrified! that the Americans were working so hard, operating the mill 24 hours a day. Mon Dieu! they said, shaking their heads...

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-17 9:59:54 AM|| 2004-12-17 9:59:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks for posting the full article. Great read.

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-17 9:42:09 PM|| 2004-12-17 9:42:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 This is how the Battle of the Bulge would be reported today: http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/004711.html#004711

Posted by SC88 2004-12-17 10:02:18 PM|| 2004-12-17 10:02:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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