Thanks Cory. Actually hearing the actual participants of the battle makes it so much more effective. Great video. Looking forward to the rest in the series.
Thanks Cory. That episode does a great job of telling the story via the accounts of veterans involved in it. Sitting here all warm and cosy in England, I cannot really put into words my admiration for all those who fought in the desperate conditions of that winter.
Your work is very high quality. I have no idea why you don't have more subscribers. I like the way you let the people that were there describe things when its available. I also like your personal touches via flashes on the screen that talk about your personal interactions and experiences with the subject.
I remember well, The Big Picture television series in the early 1960’s. It was on CBS on Sunday nights and Walter Cronkite was the host for many episodes. Well put together episode-it’s important for the present and future generations of Americans to hear theses stories. To be able to see and hear an oral history is very important.
Thank you for sharing this great informative video! So glad Gen. Patton's 3rd Army showed up when they did. I believe it was the divine providence of Almighty God!♥️🇺🇸
Ever since I visited the Bastogne area in the late sixties ( I was inspired by John Toland's 1959 book the story of the Bulge or in my native language "Slag in de Ardennen" ) the lack of recognition for the CCB of 10th Armoured always surprised me If they had not played the critical defending role the first day and main part of the second ,there would have been no Bastogne left to defend for the 101 Airborne ( arriving only on the second day late afternoon) as the town already would have been taken by Panzer Lehr. Col.Roberts left Hotel Lebrun shortly after arrival of 101 Airborne and worked together with gen. McAuliffe within a joined HQ in the cellar of the old Belgium barracks ( adding his specific knowledge about the use of armour.to the defense of Bastogne)
Cory I hear you were an officer in the tank corps,so was I as an E6,acting E7.Went to ANOC at Knox for 93 days from Feb to april.While there I drove around with other members of our E7 class and reminisced about old times.Heartbreak and agony hills were still there,their shadows still reminded us of another time,where we were recruits.
Ft. Knox has changed dramatically with the consolidation of the Combat Arms Training Center in Ft. Benning or whatever they call it now. What is really interesting is that the old Armor Museum is now the Patton Leadership Museum, which has a great collection of his memorabalia.
Thank you for the archival footage. It's always beneficial to learn how a name is pronounced by the person wearing that name. Deso-bray not De-soh-bree. I do wonder how often folks mispronounced it and how often he had to spell it out for folks that were writing it down.
Hello there to me this part of the second world war was a cock up because of the high Officer throughts at this time thinking that here was quiet part of the border to Germany. But if you look back in history also the first world war this area was used to attack and break through and at the start of the WW2 the same happened. But the thing is you should never under estimate the enemy
This was great 👍 for me WW2 in terms of history feels closer than ever... but the ppl seem further: away than ever (as they were generally better ppl than our generation..)
Thanks Cory. Actually hearing the actual participants of the battle makes it so much more effective. Great video. Looking forward to the rest in the series.
Thanks Cory. That episode does a great job of telling the story via the accounts of veterans involved in it. Sitting here all warm and cosy in England, I cannot really put into words my admiration for all those who fought in the desperate conditions of that winter.
You are welcome.
Your work is very high quality. I have no idea why you don't have more subscribers. I like the way you let the people that were there describe things when its available. I also like your personal touches via flashes on the screen that talk about your personal interactions and experiences with the subject.
I remember well, The Big Picture television series in the early 1960’s. It was on CBS on Sunday nights and Walter Cronkite was the host for many episodes.
Well put together episode-it’s important for the present and future generations of Americans to hear theses stories. To be able to see and hear an oral history is very important.
Well done! The original source interviews and editing were great and told the story of the CCB, 10AD at Bastogne extremely well.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this great informative video! So glad Gen. Patton's 3rd Army showed up when they did. I believe it was the divine providence of Almighty God!♥️🇺🇸
Ever since I visited the Bastogne area in the late sixties ( I was inspired by John Toland's 1959 book the story of the Bulge or in my native language "Slag in de Ardennen" ) the lack of recognition for the CCB of 10th Armoured always surprised me
If they had not played the critical defending role the first day and main part of the second ,there would have been no Bastogne left to defend for the 101 Airborne ( arriving only on the second day late afternoon) as the town already would have been taken by Panzer Lehr.
Col.Roberts left Hotel Lebrun shortly after arrival of 101 Airborne and worked together with gen. McAuliffe within a joined HQ in the cellar of the old Belgium barracks ( adding his specific knowledge about the use of armour.to the defense of Bastogne)
Cory I hear you were an officer in the tank corps,so was I as an E6,acting E7.Went to ANOC at Knox for 93 days from Feb to april.While there I drove around with other members of our E7 class and reminisced about old times.Heartbreak and agony hills were still there,their shadows still reminded us of another time,where we were recruits.
Ft. Knox has changed dramatically with the consolidation of the Combat Arms Training Center in Ft. Benning or whatever they call it now. What is really interesting is that the old Armor Museum is now the Patton Leadership Museum, which has a great collection of his memorabalia.
@MilitaryHistory317 Thank you so much for that info,SIR.T72 at 2oclock.Identified,load apfsdu,fire! On the way!Target,cease fire.
If I could afford it is love to go there and visit those historic places.
Thank you for the archival footage. It's always beneficial to learn how a name is pronounced by the person wearing that name. Deso-bray not De-soh-bree. I do wonder how often folks mispronounced it and how often he had to spell it out for folks that were writing it down.
My grandpa was there in the snow sleeping in a barn with other men he never came out to fight
I saw many 60ton toboggan at hohenfelds
In one exercise, we were in t-shirts working on the tanks one day, and the next, freezing rain and snow.
Good work
Thank You.
This guy is too cool 7:13 is too cool
Hello there to me this part of the second world war was a cock up because of the high Officer throughts at this time thinking that here was quiet part of the border to Germany.
But if you look back in history also the first world war this area was used to attack and break through and at the start of the WW2 the same happened.
But the thing is you should never under estimate the enemy
It is always a great mistake to think the other side thinks logically.
This was great 👍
for me WW2 in terms of history feels closer than ever... but the ppl seem further: away than ever (as they were generally better ppl than our generation..)
"Big battle", but kinda lightweight when compared to the day to day on the Eastern Front.
Not unlike the air war on the East Front compared to the air war over NW Europe.
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"Hymie" Greene
My dad was there and got his second purple heart, and silver star