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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 16, 2008 15:36:42 GMT -5
John David Robison Lt. Col. Adjutant to G-2 SHAEF 15 Dec 1944
Dear Diary
I woke up at O dark thirty and rousted my driver who apparently had made something of a night of it. It took him several nudges and minutes to remember what was up and who I was. I told him to grab his stuff and meet me and my aid at the mess hall. The mess hall was a hodge podge arrangement in a town meeting hall in the resort town of SPA. It was well equipped but we were too early for anything beyond coffee and some biscuits left over from the day before. We left before dawn and headed out to the 99th Infantry Divisions HQs outside of Elsenborn. We drove through the morning hours in a light drizzle. There were three of us in a Dodge "Beep" Command Car. I asked to ride up front rather than sit in the back row by myself. I wanted to get a sense for the terrain and perhaps once daylight hit take a picture or two. The Beep has four cut away doors and a canvas convertible top. The rear seat is practically limousine like in leg room but this accomodates a fold down map table making the vehicle ideal as a command vehicle. There are extra radios and this one even has a siren. There is a rank panel on the front bumper to let God and everyone know how important the passenger is but this seldom exhibits signage below Brigadier. The canvas doors include plastic windows but in the morning haze and low ground fog you couldn't see anything anyway. My Aid rode in back and within minutes of leaving he was sound asleep. From SPA we drove East to Francorchamps and drove through before anything there was stirring. Then we turned South to the Town of Stavelot which was nestled in steep hills and a narrow road. There were row upon row of Jerry cans stacked up on both sides of the road outside of town. The pallets were easily 20 cans deep and 20 cans long and stacked three high for a good 3 /4 of a mile. I had never seen so much fuel so carelessly stacked up like that. There were camo nets over the top but any kind of casual recon by the Germans by air would have easily spotted it as a critical supply dump. One would have thought a better location could have been chosen and greater efforts to conceal it attempted. We then turned North East to the Medical Hospital at Malmedy. The route was anything but direct. It seemed at every road junction we had two choices that would take us to our destination. Neither of them a direct line and both seemingly taking us off course. I'm glad the driver knew the area. The Hospital at Malmedy was little more than an Aid Station. There were a few severe cough cases and mild pneumonia along with a group of sad sacks I'd place one step above mallingerers. The doctors hadn't treated a wound case in 10 days. The most severe injury was a badly broken wrist that happened in a Jeep accident. What little shelling the Germans did in this area was inaccurate and more nuisance than hazard. We had a nice breakfast with the doctors who were up, I took a few notes and we headed out toward Elsenborn. To get there we again had two choices North and then East or briefly Southeast and again Northeast through Waimes. I chose the later as I had heard Waimes was quaint and by that time there should be enough light for a picture. With the Fog and ground haze perhaps I could get something interesting. No such luck. The weather was bitter and depressing. The heater in the back of the Beep was working but the one up front was spotty at best. Tech five Larson (My aid) got the best deal out of the seating arrangements on this trip! I could see him drooling on the leather seat and reminded myself to sit on the passenger side whenever I rode back there. At least he wasn't snoring. In Italy the leather seats in these BEEPS were prime candidates for raids by the Italians who would steal anything and cut sections of the leather out for shoes. This wasn't the case in Northern Europe so Beeps still featured the nice leather seats without shelter half covers hiding the tears. It was obvious my driver, an able bodied private from Witchita was gradually shaking off the residue of a hangover. I said nothing and he tried valiantly to appear clear headed and chipper.
Once up at Elsenborn we met with the Division Liason Officer and he arranged for us to go the front and meet Major General Walter Lauer who led the brand new 99th Infantry Division. They arrived on the 9th of November and were defending a sector spread out from Hofen in the North to Lanzerath in the South. Because it was such a broad area (19 Mile Front) he had all three Regiments on line with no Regimental Reserve as would usually be done. He explained that he had a deliberate gap with the III/395th Battalion hung out on it's own in Hofen so a Gap could be created for Major General Walter Robertsons 2nd Infantry Division to attack the German West Wall at Waldersheid. For that planned assault he had the 99th Field Artillery as support which was great comfort to him as he felt extremely vulnerable in the circumstances he was given. He confided that the Germans could easily infiltrate a Regiment and maybe even a Division through his porous lines. He had all the roads covered but the forests and foot trails were relatively unguarded. He asked me about rumors and reports about a German buildup but of course I couldn't extend the reassurances of our knowledge regarding ULTRA. He had managed to get a few prisoners who were well equipped and from assorted units. They were armed with the excellent MP44 machine gun rifle and sported new boots and snappy camouflage uniforms. He passed this information up the ladder but had been admonished as being an alarmist. I simply commented that it was always best to be safe rather than sorry and to remain vigillant. He struck me as a very competent commander with a very capable staff.
From his headquarters we inspected the troops postioned outside Rocherath, Krinkelt and Murringen These were held by the Battalions of the 393rd & 394th Regiments. Spirits seemed high in spite of the dreary weather and the typical GI seemed quite oblivious to the precarious defensive positions they held. Their positions were well placed and provided adequate overhead cover and personalized comfort for the inhabitants. If you can consider sleeping on the ground in a dirt bunker comfortable. I'd seen worse but better them than me! If the Germans attacked here with any numbers at all they wouldn't stand a chance. It was a great opportunity for light training and the troops were getting lots of practice at patrolling since that was the only way you could maintain cohesion between the spread out companies and battalions. The Infantry Regiments were still equipped with towed AT guns but at least they had been upgraded to the 76MM guns which were quickly replacing the 57mm towed guns that failed miserably in North Africa. The German tanks always seemed to stay one generation ahead of our Anti tank capability and for Infantrymen unfortunatly the best defense against tanks is to change road signs and hide. There are rumors of German super tanks even larger than the Panther MkV and the Formidable Tiger. Hard to imagine. Fortunately it's poor tank country and if they did penetrate the Division front, God help them trying to find their way through the maze of road nets and thick forests to decent roads. The Division also had an attached dedicated battalion of Tanks but these 54 medium tanks were scattered every which way and in no way represented a viable cohesive unit. The Tank destroyer element (The 804th) was likewise broken up piece meal and positioned as what could be best described as individual reserves. This unit was equipped with the new M-18 Hellcat that replaced the M10 Gun carriage. The Hellcat is small and incredibly quick. It uses the Christie Road wheel designed by an American but widely copied by the Russians and later the Germans. It's small and well suited to the small roads in Belgium but lightly armored. They often have additional circle stars painted all over them as the drivers fear they look too much like the Krauts tanks. Most are dug into fixed positions as roadblocks at key junctions. So much for the advantage of mobility!
Line unit Jeeps and trucks here barely resemble the vehicles one sees in the rear. They have welded bracketry for extra storage and a wire cutting bar attached to the front bumper. . They are ladened with every imaginal piece of stowage and gear and under all the packs and canvas you can barely make out the shape of the Jeep or truck. For this area and the typical Infantyman the Jeep has been a true blessing. A mule on wheels.
As I drove back to SPA. Thoughts of Marlenes USO show kept me from worrying too much about General Lauers predicament. If the Green US troopers of the 99th couldn't stop a Kraut thrust the terrain surely would. It's a good thing the Germans don't know how vulnerable this area is and in any event they thankfully don't have anything close to the units needed to conduct an outright offensive. I rode in back with the good heater and quickly went to sleep.
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Post by sir veilance on Dec 17, 2008 21:54:46 GMT -5
I hate to follow such a great peace of writing with something as mundane as a question about the event...but........are mesh goggles allowed as eye protection at Battlesim events? (Long Winter in particular)
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Post by Jager.Drü on Dec 17, 2008 22:58:11 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 18, 2008 1:11:09 GMT -5
John David Robison Lt. Col. SHAEF Adjutant to G-2 16, December 1944 SPA, Belgium
Dear Diary,
Not much time to write. A great deal of confusion and mixed reports. We awoke to what sounded like an incredible thunder and lightening storm. Early indications were the front lines received a massive Artillery strike all up and down the front. (At least a 40 mile front) Many phone lines down and sporatic and confused reports received. Impossible to believe the Germans possess this kind of fire power and positioned it undetected. I overheard a radio transmission from the 2nd Division HQ saying the Krauts bounced the lights from hundreds of search lights off the low hanging clouds to create artificial moon light. Front line Regimental positions on Elsenborn Ridge were isolated and in some cases possibly overun. One comment heard was "if the Germans only posses horse drawn artillery they're killing the horses and working them overtime."
Unclear as to their intent. Hopefully just a spoiling diversion to delay Pattons Third Army from continuing their operations in the Saar. Things are tense and rumors are flying all around. Some reports of large numbers of tanks but this seems unlikely. Due to poor weather and low hanging clouds we are unable to get spotter planes up to get direct reports.
I forwarded an initial report to SHAEF such as it was and they seemed to doubt the validity of it. They had received other dispatches but apparently doubt us all. I have been ordered to remain and find out what I can. I am leaving in 30 minutes to head back up to the front.
Very disconcerting and confused.
Marlene had a cold and only sang a few songs but did a great job of mingling with the troops and was wonderful. Was hoping to get an actual introduction but was not so lucky. She wore trousers and a flight jacket and sheepskin hat. She looked adorable.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 20, 2008 16:07:43 GMT -5
19 Dec 1944 John David Robison Lt. Col. Adjutant to S-3 SHAEF US Army
Dear Diary,
A few quick notes. Things are extremely hectic and confused.
I tried driving back up to the front and got as far as Francorchamps. Once there we were advised there were marauding German Armored columes all throughout the area between Elsenborn and SPA and as far south as Bastogne and beyond. We heard the distant rumble of artillery and my driver said he could hear tank traffic although I did not. This is impossible to believe but first hand accounts confirm that an enormous German offensive has been initiated between the US VII and XIII Corp Areas and even down through the V Corp areas. These reports have absolutely been confirmed. A German Colume apparently skirted Malmedy wiping out defenders there. I hope the hospital and personnel we recently met managed to evacuate in time. Unconfirmed reports are circulating about SS units shooting anyone who surrenders. Sporatic reports from the 2nd ID and especially the 99th indicate they have been partially overun or by passed. I just visited their lines a few days ago and worry about the men I just met.
To the South the enemy advance seems to be progressing rapidly with reports of massive numbers of German tanks and armored vehicles. Some of the tanks are apparently a new type classification and an even larger variant of the MkV Panther. There have been confirmed reports of at least three distinct German Armored Divisions and seven Infantry Divisions although an offensive of this scale has to be even larger. (Those are just units positively identified.) Several units believed to have been on the Eastern front are involved. SHAEF is guessing Two complete PANZER Armies are involved perhaps more!
I returned to SPA and was told there was a possibility it was surrounded. My orders are to return to SHAEF HQs by Piper Cub but the weather prevents any flights. The Corp headquarters has been busy burning documents and all personnel have been ordered into defensive positions. The weather has gotten colder and snow and sleet continues to fall. I'm not sure if that is good or bad. It must be slowing down the Germans but it also is preventing us from facilitating rapid reinforcements and using our air power. The 82nd Airborne has been ordered to reinforce the rear as has the 101st Airborne Division. The 82nd was ordered to Werbomont. I am guessing they will be ordered into St Vith or Vielsalm (If they haven't been already) to defend those key road junctions and the 101st was sent to Houffalize or Bastogne. Lt. General Hodges (the 1st Army commander) requested all available reinforcements. The 99th fortunately had available elements of the 2nd and 1st ID who were there for future offensive operations but the 28th ID and 106th Infantry were on their own and as best as can be determined have been wiped out. CCB of the 9th Armored Division was rushed to St Vith. with the entire 7th Armored to follow. The CCB of the 10th has been ordered to Bastogne and reported huge tank tracks had crossed the main roads to the West indicating the Germans had by passed it with large armored units. Patton has been ordered to halt his attacks into the Saar and send at least his 2nd Armored North and maybe the entire 3rd Army. That will probably take weeks and may be too late to have any impact. Eisenhower I understand was calm and positive at a conference earlier today. Bradley far less so.
The Germans have definitely pulled off a tremendous surprise. Lets hope my predictions about the poor and confusing road networks prove providential. I can now hear the rumble of artillery here in SPA and it is apparently not Allied guns.
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Post by maccrage on Dec 21, 2008 16:45:03 GMT -5
Great narrative, 2nd Bat. Really helps set the mood. I've been getting set by watching all my WW2 movies. Even, God help me, Battle of the Bulge.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 21, 2008 20:42:57 GMT -5
I watched Battleground again last night and was reminded why I believe this to be the best WW2 film ever made.
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Post by rangerwarren on Dec 24, 2008 18:15:56 GMT -5
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Post by click on Dec 25, 2008 14:21:53 GMT -5
Great pics Warren! Click
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Post by tinydata on Dec 25, 2008 15:14:06 GMT -5
reminds me of the German officer on horseback in BOB
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Post by Adler69 on Dec 25, 2008 18:37:32 GMT -5
25, Dezember 1944. Meine liebste Frau, Hoffen Sie, dass alles gut zu Hause ist. haben moma und Papa sich gutes um Ihnen und den Kindern kümmert? Senden Sie dann meine Liebe von mir. Es ist ein harter Winter für uns, wir ist gewesen im konstanten Kontakt mit den Amerikanischen soldaten, sie ist die guten Kämpfer gewesen, fast so gut, wie wir sind, mit Glück und Gott auf unserer Seite, die wir werden, drückte sie zurück zu dem Meer in keiner Zeit. Kümmern Sie sich um den Kindern und wissen Sie, dass ich Sie und sie immer liebe und ich Haupt bin, sobald es möglich ist. Ihr liebster Ehemann.
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Post by toboggan on Dec 25, 2008 18:42:50 GMT -5
im not reallllll good with german, but i got most of it lol
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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 26, 2008 15:58:49 GMT -5
21 December 1944 John David Robison Lt. Col. Adjutant to G-3 SHAEF Somewhere in Belgium
Dear Diary,
It is now 5 days into the German offensive. There is still much confusion and debate about exactly what has happened. This much is known. The Germans with a minimum of three Panzer Armies have penetrated the Allied lines along a 30 mile front. They have overrun or by-passed numerous US Infantry Regiments posted along the Schnee Eiffel Plateau and Elsenborn Ridge. They have taken huge number of prisoners and several Regiments have broken into small, five to ten men groups and avoided capture by filtering their way back to newly established friendly lines. The Offensive has created a huge bulge in the US frontier and the penetration has gone as deep as CINEY. (Almost to the Meuse River.)
Reports have come in of SS units shooting captives and civilians in large numbers. It’s obviously not universal as German Propaganda newsreels show huge numbers of US POWs. Usually I accept these rumors of wholesale shooting of captives as deliberate propaganda to encourage harder fighting but in this case several massacre sites have been uncovered including a mass execution of US prisoners in Baugnez just outside Malmedy. (Several hundred bodies noted so far) They were an artillery unit on a road movement that inadvertently ran into a German armored column. According to survivors they were lined up in a snowy field and machine gunned.
The Offensive seems to be running out of initiative. Countless small units of US soldiers lead by company grade officers or NCOs apparently operating on their own initiative set up delaying positions at key road junctions and bridges and blunted massive assaults by Kraut Infantry and Armor. Though involving tens of thousands of men. (It will doubtlessly be the largest battle of the war) it really is a battle of hundreds of company sized units fighting for small sections of territory.
The 82nd and supporting units have created a giant “goose-egg”, defensive position around St Vith while the 101st with supporting units is surrounded in Bastogne. Both are providing a stubborn defense at critical locations. Reinforcements continue to poor in and the 3rd Army under Patton successfully halted their offensive to the South and swung 180 degree and commenced counter attack operations within three days with Bastogne as their center point. Patton insists they will break the siege by Christmas although roads are icey and just road marching his elements there without oppositions would be an impressive feat.
The weather is an enormous challenge for both sides as temperatures remain well below freezing. Most men are ill equipped for the record lows experienced throughout the area. Men have taken to leaving their laces loose on their double buckle boots to compensate for the inevitable swelling their feet experience. Trench foot cases are rampant as are pneumonia and general exposure. Soldiers are kept on the line unless their temperature exceeds 102! Spare socks are worn inside the soldier’s shirts and boots are often seen wrapped with strips of wool blankets and the lower sections of the mens overcoats which are often cut off to further differentiate the silhouette of a German great coat. Some German units apparently have attempted to infiltrate deep into the US rear by impersonating GIs. They have full US uniforms and in many cases speak fluent English. They have captured US vehicles and in some cases have camouflaged their own tanks to look like US tanks. A couple German Panther Mk Vs where painted OD and tin was added to the turret to make them look like our M10 tank destroyers. White stars were painted on them. It is rumored that at least one group of spys is an assassination team sent to kill Eisenhower. Many are passing as MPs and have caused great confusion by misdirecting units and capturing bridges. Everyone is jumpy around units of men they don’t know. My Dodge Command Car has been halted numerous times and every man on board questioned about Hollywood stars and college teams. My normally talkative driver seems speechless when a carbine is pointed at his chest and the men get mad when I attempt to answer the question for him. We’ve had more than a few tense encounters. Truthfully I think the guys stopping us like holding a gun to a strange Lt Colonel. One dead giveaway for the imposters is they load up a Jeep with at least four passengers and drive around overloaded by US standards. We seldom have more than two fellas’ in a Jeep and the officers never ride in the back. The imposters almost always have been caught with the senior ranking man in the back seat as they would do in a staff car or Kublewagon.
There is talk of trying these infiltrators as spys and having them shot. There is also talk of having some US deserters tried and shot. This has been talked about since we entered the war but I have a bizarre feeling this time something will come of it. Desperate times call for desperate measures and these are definitely desperate times. I have finally been free to leave SPA and have enjoyed meeting the men and interviewing them. Sprits are amazingly good but this is going to prove to be a long, long, winter!
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Post by ersatzjack2 on Dec 27, 2008 15:25:26 GMT -5
Great write up of the campaign 2nd Batt. I am enjoying it.
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Post by Ersatzjack on Dec 30, 2008 0:40:22 GMT -5
Diary entry – 29 Dec 44 Gefreiter Otto Verkaufer, 8th Regiment, 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division
Today we still move towards the sound of the fighting. I lead a half squad now and know the fighting ahead will be another chance to tempt fate and lose my life for the fatherland. I would feel better if Franz were with me for this coming action but he is malingering again back at an aid station in the rear. This time he complains of some cuts and scrapes he picked up last month in the Ravelsberg area in the Hurtgen Forest campaign. A near miss from an American grenade and now he will use that injury to avoid combat. Well, he deserves to rest to be honest and will probably get a medal for his trouble but I miss him. He might be right after all and with success in this coming campaign we might yet see victory or at least force a negotiated settlement with the Americans and Brits so that we can focus on defending against the Bolsheviks. So far progress reports filtering down have shown promise. Our troops have met with some initial success and the Americans were taken by surprise utterly which once again shows that the German planning and leadership is a notch above the still green and untested American opponents. We also have the advantage of some new equipment and the weather has played a part and been favorable to our cause. The American air power has been unable to help stall our offensive. If we manage this well we’ll split the Allied forces and then anything can happen when their supplies are overrun, supplies that we need. I travel to the front with tested comrades from a series of recent campaigns and though we have taken a beating and are not at full strength I believe our reduced numbers might help us since we have all fought together before and know each other’s strengths. Garrick, Wolfgang, Alban and myself, Otto will represent the Heer well in the coming struggle. We’ve been told that our job will be to protect the northern flank around Monschau and so for that purpose we will be attached to the 5th Panzer Armee. Currently we are driving towards Rocherath. I find it ironic that I am being driven to battle in an American made Ford V3000. This truck was one of our captured Belgian trucks from the lowlands campaign and is miraculously still with our unit having always chosen the correct time to be away for depot repair. It is a lucky truck. I hope its luck holds out. I believe we will be up against the American 29th or 30th Infantry and might expect to see some Luftwaffe and SS support near our positions. That will be good since for this offensive there have been rumors that those unit types are receiving the best equipment. There might be surplus equipment that we can acquire to help our cause. Lately I have felt that my time might be running out and it has been hard to sleep even when tired and my hands are shaking when I look sometimes and I can’t make them stop. But if we are successful in this endeavor I might have some leave and then a few weeks of rest and relaxation will be all I need to see this through. I saw something today that gives me hope for victory. It was the largest tank I had ever seen and it was a German tank. The secret weapons that we’ve heard about are not imagined and I think no Allied weapon will be able to hurt what I saw. It was a behemoth that while slow appeared unstoppable. I believe it is the newest Tiger tank variant. If our 101st Panzer Battalion receives these we too will be unstoppable. For now however we have tank destroyers that are capable if not unstoppable. My hands again. This time I think it is the cold. I have good cold weather gear but I could use some food. Hot food. I think in a short time we arrive and I’ll arrange for food and sleeping arrangements. Rest well Franz, I will record for you this missed opportunity.
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Post by Jager.Drü on Dec 30, 2008 1:01:54 GMT -5
Meine liebe Frau, 19 Dezember 1944
I've been well, we have been on the move. We have to watch for Ami planes. But your husband is safe and well. We sometimes get our hot rations, we mostly trade with the locals. One eye to the sky and the other in front of you. How is the job in Wolfsburg? I haven't seen a KdF wagen since leaving France. I long for the old days back in training in France. Ah the warm sun not this bitter cold. I was lucky. I at least got issued a parka top. Not the set but at least its something. Thank you again love for the sweater you sent me. It brings much warmth. The unit and I all need socks. If you can get some extras send them to me. We've lost a lot of brothers since Normandy and more in Holland. We should be getting replacements soon. They won't be jump trained hopefully they'll know which way to point their weapon! When we get them, we will all do a quick combat drills. I have to know who I'm leading into battle, right? We have been fighting alongside some SS units. They fight hard, but they lose a lot men. We Fallschimjagers have each other and our training. They have Hitler. We have been hitting the Amis with everything we have. 88s down to old captured French guns. Its hard to keep them all supplied. I’ve been issued the new machine pistol. It shoots very fast with no kick. We also have a Kublewagen. I wonder if your hands touched it at all there at the factory? We have been knocking out tanks left and right. Usually we hit the first and last in the column then pick off the ones in between. I thought the Americans would have learned from the hegdegrows…but they haven’t. Do I bore you with talks of war? I have been riding around on monster tanks. Our tanks are much bigger than theirs but we use a lot more fuel. But we don’t have much. I have seen more than a few tanks left behind after their tanks have been sucked dry. All is not lost. I dream of being home again. How is our puppy? How I miss that silly dog. I will have to trade some cigarettes for more paper I will write again soon.
Ich liebe dich
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Post by Rangerscavalrygirl on Jan 1, 2009 21:15:17 GMT -5
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Post by Young Blood on Jan 5, 2009 18:52:43 GMT -5
bad ass pics, wish we could go, cheers.. -Eddie
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 12, 2009 14:54:53 GMT -5
The Long Winter is this weekend 17-18 January. For those who are unable to attend we'll post pictures and AARs. For those coming it will be great to meet you all. Inspite of a spt of horrible weather the predictions are for very decent weather the days of the event. (For Winter in the NW anyway.) One should still come prepared for miserable and hope for pleasant. I can assure you all it will be far more forgiving than the Winter of 44-45 in Europe.
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Post by Young Blood on Jan 15, 2009 21:52:38 GMT -5
"To my Fellow airborne brothers who will be attending, beat the living sh*t outta those germans and come back decorated like a f***ing christmas tree, see ya'll back home, god bless"
Lt. Eddie L. Saldana Dog Co. 504th PIR 82nd AIRBORNE DIV.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 15, 2009 22:13:44 GMT -5
Jump to Destiny my friend Jump to Destiny. We have some awsome things planned.
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Post by Jager.Drü on Jan 18, 2009 19:40:20 GMT -5
Great Event. Thanks to all the guys who came out of town and the way way out of towners. It was fun slaying Amis with you guys.
It was quite cold this last weekend but it was all worth it when I got a bayonet kill.
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Post by maccrage on Jan 19, 2009 20:34:03 GMT -5
I have to say it was the best game I've ever attended.
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Post by sir veilance on Jan 19, 2009 22:08:12 GMT -5
Just got back to St. Louis from the event. I had a great time!! It was one the best WW2 events I've been to!!
Thanks to Ranger Warren, Hellmutt and everyone who worked so hard to put on such a great event. I want to write a lot more, but it was long flight, after a longer fight and I'm too tired to type!!
More later...........
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