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Post by JustJohn or JJ on Mar 8, 2022 5:49:06 GMT -7
December 1944 – The Ardennes, The Battle of the Bulge – The 106th Infantry Division landed in France some ninety days after D-Day. The division, which consisted of the 422nd, 423rd, and 424th Regiments, began an arduous journey by truck across France and Belgium. The winter of 1944 was brutal – it was cold and wet. The 106th Division reached the Schnee Eifel area in eastern Belgium near the German border by December 10, 1944, and took up their positions, with the 422nd Regiment taking up a forward position. On December 16, 1944, the 422nd was attacked by the Germans as part of their counter offensive, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Regiment was quickly cut off and surrounded. In the afternoon of December 19, 1944, Colonel Deacheneaux, Commander of the 422nd Regiment, decided to surrender. Parts of the Regiment, including Headquarters Company, in which Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds served, were captured by the Germans later that day.
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Post by pieter on Mar 8, 2022 15:07:05 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Mar 8, 2022 15:09:44 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Mar 8, 2022 15:12:27 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Mar 8, 2022 15:15:27 GMT -7
John,
I visited the Museum in Bastogne, one of the most impressive war museums I have seen. Very professional, it made a lasting impression on me. There was a long and graphic black and white movie about the Battle of the Bulge. Very impressive. This was one of the most heaviest battles on the Western front with a bitter cold, the circumstances were often Eastern front like in the sense of extreme cold, heavy battles and heavy losses.
Cheers, Pieter
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Post by pieter on Mar 8, 2022 15:31:52 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Mar 8, 2022 15:41:08 GMT -7
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