When we think about American GIs in the European theater of World War II, much of our image comes from the Battle of the Bulge. Named so because of the distinctive "bulge" shape of the front lines, this is where so many American men laid down their lives on fields of frozen mud in France.
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"AND" - The ruling Families / Politicians / Elites / Corrupt Bastards , were snug as a bug cozied up to a nice warm fire as they spewed lies and propaganda , "Stoking the Flames of WAR". Meanwhile - networking to manipulate and game the stock market , finagle wartime defense contract's , and giggle there ass off to there banker friends "Investment Firm" to lavish themselves - "Yet Again" , at a later time ( post V-Day ) when there ship comes in . . . "God Help Us" - The LORD GOD !
All told, the battle was six weeks of fierce winter fighting in the forests of the Ardennes region of France. The nearly ceaseless combat took place between December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, in the bitter, freezing cold. Old Man Winter took 15,000 with trench foot, pneumonia, and frostbite.
Winston Churchill called it the most important American battle of the war. It was certainly the costliest – when all was said and done, over 100,000 American souls were left in the ground in France.
I used to know a guy went thru that whole deal.glad he died before he saw this shitstorm.
Death is a release....
My grandfather Charlie Tinsley died 3 days into battle, and never got to see his new born son. That war took more than just my grandfather, it literally destroyed my dad's and my grandmother's future.