I am SSGT. Lee Porters oldest daughter, Judy. Thank you and everyone in Belgium, especially Francois Janssen and his father Pascal. I am in awe that the wonderful people of Belgium still honor our "Heros" as their own.
It was a real pleasure to listen to the story of Task Force Hogan during the Battle of the Bulge. This little-known feat of arms deserves to be honored. Thank you for that. On the 09/07/44 the Task Force Hogan , liberated my village Ohey. Thank you to them. We will never forget
I felt cold just looking at the slides. What an amazing accomplishment that the allies could re-equip a whole battalion so quickly …that really supports the idea that you send steel instead of sacrificing trained men. What an amazing accomplishment for them to get out so they could be reequipped.
Great presentation by William, who must be so proud of his father's and his fathers team on how they managed to combat adversity under extreme conditions and circumstances. Homage to all involved.
Great to hear you talk about this here William. Great presentation! It was great to explore the Hurtgen Forest part of Task Force Hogan's history together with you last October.
Another great presentation on this channel - as usual! I always enjoy hearing someone who is knowledgeable about a subject and also has a very personal attachment to it as well!
When a kid (70, now), recall a vet talked about using a quad-mount .50 to, essentially area fire, on a small town where snipers were plaguing U.S. infantry. Not much else said, but, he smiled.
That picture at 43:32 is just incredible. The fellas back at command headquarters in Belgium, looking haggard and perhaps a bit the worse for wear, nonetheless smiling happily as they get a package of new cigarettes and on their way to the first proper meal and hot shower in weeks. And then, I imagine they did what I would do, which is sleep…deeply and for 12 hours. You can feel their relief viscerally, in the photo.
You hear some horror stories about replacements being shoved straight from depots into combat units in Normandy without infantry training. I remember a story of a group of cooks (?) sent I to the line and being slaughtered before they got there. Would all the replacements in that 'quiet sector' at the start of the Bulge have been fully trained by this stage of the war?
Hi Woody. Are there any plans for any content about the East African campaign? There's literally nothing on RUclips about it. The only RUclips historian who even refences it is TIK (I know your feelings about him), and he only mentions it because so many of the main figures who fought there later led Operation Crusader. Since it was the first victorious Allied campaign on land, and one of two or three campaigns (depending on how you count them), that the British Empire won independently before the Americans joined the war, I think it would be worth examining and discussing. Especially since most people have forgetten that it even happened. Thanks.
@WW2TV Thanks for replying. Are there not many historians who study the East African Campaign? Given that so many important figures such as Alan Cunningham, Orde Wingate, and Bill Slim fought there, it would seem an obvious campaign for historians to study to understand why certain decisions were made in future campaigns (I.e. North Africa and Burma).
not reconoited enough by the germans-english speakers should have been used locate fuel allied dumps-then take the big ones with the paratroops in the open stage-fuel was the deciding factor-opening bombardment only lasted 15 minutes in some places. Surprise was not achieved in front of the more experienced us units. There were deaths by cold in some of the volksgrenadier divisions-particularly in the southern sector in front of the rivers.
I am SSGT. Lee Porters oldest daughter, Judy. Thank you and everyone in Belgium, especially Francois Janssen and his father Pascal. I am in awe that the wonderful people of Belgium still honor our "Heros" as their own.
It was a real pleasure to listen to the story of Task Force Hogan during the Battle of the Bulge.
This little-known feat of arms deserves to be honored. Thank you for that.
On the 09/07/44 the Task Force Hogan , liberated my village Ohey.
Thank you to them. We will never forget
I want to thank you for these amazing WW2 stories. Always enjoyable and informative.
I felt cold just looking at the slides. What an amazing accomplishment that the allies could re-equip a whole battalion so quickly …that really supports the idea that you send steel instead of sacrificing trained men. What an amazing accomplishment for them to get out so they could be reequipped.
Struck me how very young Williams father was in command maybe 22 ?
Awsome ! Please bring William back again with more amazing stories like this one.
Great presentation by William, who must be so proud of his father's and his fathers team on how they managed to combat adversity under extreme conditions and circumstances.
Homage to all involved.
Another Great video Paul and a Great job of story telling about Task Force Hogan by William. Enjoyed this!
Great to hear you talk about this here William. Great presentation! It was great to explore the Hurtgen Forest part of Task Force Hogan's history together with you last October.
Another excellent presentation of a small unit action. Well done Woody and William.
Another great presentation on this channel - as usual! I always enjoy hearing someone who is knowledgeable about a subject and also has a very personal attachment to it as well!
A fantastic talk thanks for your efforts to put this together !
Excellent and very personal account. Well done to both. T
Excellent presentation.
Great presentation with a personnel contact.
When a kid (70, now), recall a vet talked about using a quad-mount .50 to, essentially area fire, on a small town where snipers were plaguing U.S. infantry. Not much else said, but, he smiled.
That picture at 43:32 is just incredible. The fellas back at command headquarters in Belgium, looking haggard and perhaps a bit the worse for wear, nonetheless smiling happily as they get a package of new cigarettes and on their way to the first proper meal and hot shower in weeks. And then, I imagine they did what I would do, which is sleep…deeply and for 12 hours. You can feel their relief viscerally, in the photo.
Particularly appreciate your boiling vessel in these winter conditions. Something hot great for concentration and confort.
An other cool personal show!
Another fascinating story
Thank you so much! Really well done.
Excellent episode. Gotta love Hogan's reply, "well general, my feet hurt."
You hear some horror stories about replacements being shoved straight from depots into combat units in Normandy without infantry training. I remember a story of a group of cooks (?) sent I to the line and being slaughtered before they got there. Would all the replacements in that 'quiet sector' at the start of the Bulge have been fully trained by this stage of the war?
Hi Woody. Are there any plans for any content about the East African campaign?
There's literally nothing on RUclips about it.
The only RUclips historian who even refences it is TIK (I know your feelings about him), and he only mentions it because so many of the main figures who fought there later led Operation Crusader.
Since it was the first victorious Allied campaign on land, and one of two or three campaigns (depending on how you count them), that the British Empire won independently before the Americans joined the war, I think it would be worth examining and discussing.
Especially since most people have forgetten that it even happened.
Thanks.
If I could find historians, I would love to tackle the subject
@WW2TV Thanks for replying. Are there not many historians who study the East African Campaign?
Given that so many important figures such as Alan Cunningham, Orde Wingate, and Bill Slim fought there, it would seem an obvious campaign for historians to study to understand why certain decisions were made in future campaigns (I.e. North Africa and Burma).
Is this the guy that was in the prison camp with the secret rooms under the barracks?
No
Are you sure it took two hours of maintenance for every hour of operation of a Sherman ? That doesn't seem right .
We're talking routine checks rather than heavy repairs, but yes the tank crews i knew spent 2 or 3 hours a day on general maintenance
effectively the same gun on the panther and a sherman with a 76
A fair difference in velocity though
Out to lunch😂
not reconoited enough by the germans-english speakers should have been used locate fuel allied dumps-then take the big ones with the paratroops in the open stage-fuel was the deciding factor-opening bombardment only lasted 15 minutes in some places. Surprise was not achieved in front of the more experienced us units. There were deaths by cold in some of the volksgrenadier divisions-particularly in the southern sector in front of the rivers.
Had these Germans in US Army uniforms been a long planned tactic? Must have taken some recruitment and organising.