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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:41:25 GMT -5
Here are some of the photos from the event arranged into a little narrative. Hope you enjoy. For the participants, I will be emailing these and many more when I get the chance. So let's get started: "I'm telling you boys, I was here in '18 and I've been here since June. If this sector were any more quiet, it would be the Public Library." Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:43:59 GMT -5
A senior officer helps a jittery recruit load his magazines. Lucky thing the Germans are unlikely to attack here. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:45:23 GMT -5
"It's a dandy rifle, son, but I reckon I like my ought-three better." Attachments:
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 25, 2014 0:46:32 GMT -5
Cute. I think I just found my Avatar picture!
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:48:05 GMT -5
The snow makes Johnny wonder if the Christmas tree is up yet back home in Michigan, and if Ma and Aunt Edna have the presents wrapped. The snow makes Johann wonder if his apartment building is still up back home in Berlin, and if his wife and children are alive. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:50:32 GMT -5
While a US sentry goes about his routine, German forces mass for the attack. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:52:29 GMT -5
Combined Heer and SS forces begin a withering attack on American lines.
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:53:50 GMT -5
American forces assume defensive positions and respond in kind.
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:55:55 GMT -5
Every crossroad is fiercely contested. Attachments:
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 25, 2014 0:56:05 GMT -5
Great pictures!
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:57:52 GMT -5
German troopers drive on American positions, while GIs fight bravely to delay the overwhelming advance. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 0:59:59 GMT -5
Under heavy fire, a German Sanitäter helps a wounded Kamerad. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:01:35 GMT -5
American soldiers pause behind cover while figuring out how to hold off the German onslaught. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:03:07 GMT -5
The fog of war... a German Landser in the thick of combat. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:04:20 GMT -5
An SS-Mann, flush with success, savors victory. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:07:39 GMT -5
Combat rations... a GI grabs some Spam and beef stew, while a weary Falschirmjäger enjoys his Eintopf and Knäckebrot. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:09:54 GMT -5
The American commander wonders when this weather will clear so he can get a little air cover. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:11:05 GMT -5
A GI tests his weapon in snowy conditions. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:12:41 GMT -5
Opposing patrols march into combat. The tide will soon turn for the Germans. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:14:53 GMT -5
A German Landser can see the steeples of Dinant in the distance. This is as close as he'll ever get. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:16:23 GMT -5
German troops make contact with advancing American forces. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:19:35 GMT -5
Two GI's are pinned down by German fire in close combat. Little does the Kraut know that they have a couple little presents for him. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:22:07 GMT -5
Heavy fighting during the American counterassault. An American advances through difficult terrain, while a German peers cautiously from his defensive position. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:24:41 GMT -5
German troops cling tenaciously to their positions, but are no match for the advancing US Army.
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:29:50 GMT -5
A weary Feldgrau in full retreat. Victory, which once seemed so close, has slipped away once more. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:31:41 GMT -5
American troops on a "mopping up" patrol. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:32:40 GMT -5
A captured German is disarmed and searched. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:33:36 GMT -5
"The only good Kraut is a dead Kraut." Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:34:43 GMT -5
German prisoners await transport to the rear. For them, the war is over. Attachments:
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Post by insterburger on Jan 25, 2014 1:38:06 GMT -5
And that's it... except to give an extremely grateful THANK YOU to our very own "Ernie Pyle" for taking such fabulous combat photographs. A few in this series were taken by me, but most were taken by him. It's pretty easy to tell which are which: If the shot is good, I took it. If the shot is great, he took it! Attachments:
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