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Battle of the Bulge
Fought from December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1945 the Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive of World War 2. The German forces forced a bulge in the Allied lines before it was beaten back.
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Theodore J. Sklarski fought in the Battle of the Bulge?
Information on Theodore J. Sklarski at battle of the bulge
As a result of the battle of the bulge the germans were able to?
Slow the allied invasion of germany summited by Douglas Fowler
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What does CO and WD mean on military discharge papers?
The discharge papers will list the awards a soldier earned and will include references to the General Order that issued the medal. Usually the Victory Medal is referenced by GO 33 WD 45.
This refers to General Order (GO) that was the 33rd one issued in 1945 by the War Department(WD).
I think the "CO" you read is actually "GO".
The Headquarters of each unit would number their General Orders (what civilians might refer to as Memos). So the 369 Infantry Regiment could issue the 15th order for the year 1944. This GO would be identified as: GO 15 369IR 44.
Why should Americans remember the battle of Lexington and Concord?
because it was the turning point in the war and they won both of the battles
Which battles was the M1 Garand used in during World War 2?
If the Americans were fighting in the battle the M1 Garand was there also. In the pacific and European theatre they were used in every battle America was in in the second world war.
While the above is generally true regarding the European theatre, but at the outbreak of the war, there were several units which still had not fielded the Garand yet, particularly in the Marine Corps. The first battles in the Pacific saw units armed primarily with the Springfield M1903, rather than the Garand.
How were the German spies detected in the Battle of the Bulge?
they were challenged by asking such questions as: what team did Babe Ruth play for.
Most English speaking German spies did not know American sports and players.....
I do not have an answer but a story about my uncle, who was a German squad leader during "Operation Greif":
Since his squad consisted of 50% American born Germans, asking about sports would work on only half of his men.
However, his squad blew it's cover because of this:
His 4-men squad drove around in only one captured Jeep.
Why is this suspicious?
Reason: The US army manned it's Jeeps with max. three men. Four would have used two Jeeps with the second one as backup and because they had sufficient supplies.
Germans at that stage of the war were suffering of severe gasoline shortages so they usually used as few vehicles as necessary to do the job.
My uncle survived the war as POW but some of his comrades were executed after capture by American GI's.
Why was the German defeat at the battle of the bulge so costly?
The Germans had taken so many tanks and other armored vehicles from other zones of battle, which were ultimately lost in the Battle of the Bulge. There was no hope of ever replacing these vehicles and manpower that was lost. They could have been used in a fighting retreat that would have cost many more Allied lives and additional months of battle.
The 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron was assigned the the US Ninth Army after it arrived in France, November 26, 1944.
What was the role of 980th artillery in battle of the bulge?
The 980th Artillery Battalion was a 155MM howitzer battalion. The howitzers were towed behind trucks until the battalion went into battery to fire. During the Bulge, it was part of the US VII Corps. VII Corps was commanded by J. Lawton "Lightening Joe" Collins, who was one of the best American Corps commanders of the war. Collins went on to follow Eisenhower and Omar Bradley as Chief of Staff of the US Army, the Army's top general, a position he held from 1949-53, during the Korean War.
The 980th Artillery was one of hundreds of "independent" or "separate" battalions created by the Army for WWII. These battalions were "independent" because they were not an organic part of any larger formation. There were independent battalions of many types - tank, tank destroyer, engineer, signals, all anti-aircraft battalions were independent, and there were a very great many independent artillery battalions, of various calibers. One of the largest US field artillery pieces of the war was the 8 inch gun, and all 8 inch battalions were independent. The next largest was the 155MM howitzer.
Every US infantry division had as part of its structure four artillery battalions - three of 105MM and one of 155MM. The independent artillery battalions were to provide additional firepower. The idea was that independent battalions could be moved around as needed, to supplement the divisions.
All independent battalions were assigned to HQs higher than the division level - to a corps or a field army. Because of this they were sometimes called "corps troops" or "army troops". Every corps had a lot of these independent artillery battalions, collectively called the "corps artillery".
The field artillery was the most effective combat arm of the WWII Army. The artillery had all its dreams come true on the very eve of the war. They got new weapons - the 155MM and the 105MM, and the magnificent 2 1/2 ton truck to pull them and haul shells. New FM radios for communication with FOs (forward observers), who called in fire missions and adjusted the aim of the gunners. The US pioneered something called "Time on Target", or TOT, where by careful calculation every gun within range of a given target could fire so that ALL their shells arrived on the target in the same instant - very demoralizing to any enemy troops who survived. Captured Germans were deeply envious of the lavish use the US could make of artillery ammunition. And this was with what the US regarded as severe shortages of artillery ammunition, which often caused restrictive quotas to be imposed on how many shells could be fired per day. The US never worked out this supply SNAFU, and half of the US artillery ammunition produced for the war never left the US. Even so the US was always able to soften the enemy up with an effective artillery barrage, as the "Red Legs" blasted their way into Germany. The artillerymen were "Red Legs" because historically the artillery had a red stripe down the side of the uniform pants leg, and red piping and trim on the uniform.
Administratively the 980th Artillery Battalion was a part of the 188th Field Artillery Group, which included the 980th and the 951st and 172nd Artillery as well.
The VII Corps, to which the 188th FA Grp was assigned, was the corps HQ whose troops landed on D-Day on Utah Beach in Normandy. The VII Corps was part of the US First Army throughout the campaigns in France and Germany. The Battle of the Bulge (more formally, the Ardennes Offensive), involved a surprising German attack that fell mainly on the US First Army, with the Germans breaking through the US line in several places and driving between the US First Army and its neighbor to the north, the US Ninth Army. For over a week the American troops had their hands full trying to stabilize the situation and reform their line in front of the Germans. Once the situation was more stable and the Germans began to lose momentum, the US VII Corps attacked into the Bulge from the north to meet other units attacking from the south, to pinch off about half the Bulge, in an effort to trap the Germans in the tip of the Bulge.
You can find a detailed history of the VII corps operations during the Battle of the Bulge at:
http://www.vii-corps.org
What are world war 1and2 picturs worth?
Depends on what the content of the photos are. Some are worth nothing, others are worth a lot of money. Without knowing what the photos are about, it's pretty much impossible to offer a value.
Where did the battle of the bulge happen?
At the Ardennes Forest and all around that region of territory- The battle got it's name from a huge bulge that swept across the forest.
Was Kurt Vonnegut in The Battle of the Bulge?
Kurt Vonnegut was in the Battle of the Bulge. He was fighting against the Germans, until he was captured and imprisoned by the Germans. He was placed with his fellow American prisoners in a warehouse that had been a meat-packing facility and storage locker before the war. This warehouse was marked with "Schlachtlog-funf" or "Slaughterhouse-Five."
How does the Iraq war affect us economy?
The US taxpayer pays for their troops to be there add to this the uncertainty it has caused to the price of oil and you start to pay even more.
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What glider infantry units were involved in the battle of the bulge?
I know that the 439th Troop Carrier Group was involved. My father was one of the glider pilots.
Was the battle of the bulge one battle or more than one battle?
The battle of the bulge was just 1 battle but their was several operations during the battl of the bulge
Was the 863 battalion in the battle of the buldge?
There was the 863rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons), which was among the "corps troops" of the V Corps, US First Army, which was in the Battle of the Bulge. The US Army had, besides its divisions, hundreds of "independent battalions" of various types, which were "independent" because they were not a permanent part of any larger formation. These battalions were assigned to corps HQs (where they were referred to as "corps troops") or field army HQs (where they were referred to as "army troops"). These included artillery of several calibers, signals, combat engineers, tank, tank destroyer battalions, and so on. All AAA battalions were "separate" or "independent" battalions. If you want to search the net include among your search terms "863rd AAA (AW) Bn". I've included a link below, under "Related Links" which is an "Order of Battle" (a list of all units involved) for the Bulge.
If it is reference to WWII - form DD214 discharge papers for example, check out this link for the answer - http://members.aol.com/ItalyWW2/Points.htm
