tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1719121078415435903..comments2024-03-29T07:51:11.714-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Into The Siegfried LineOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59920475538456674352021-01-30T09:12:43.804-08:002021-01-30T09:12:43.804-08:00I passed through some elements of the Westwall nea...I passed through some elements of the Westwall near Monschau in December of 1998, myself and two other sergeants took a day trip down to the Ardennes battlefield. The 17th of December 1998 was far more pleasant than the 17th of December 1944, bot as regards weather and circumstances. It was clear and sunny, cold but not too bad - and no one was shooting at us!<br /><br />Eight .50 cals will do some serious damage!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82102454415763112292021-01-30T01:55:46.454-08:002021-01-30T01:55:46.454-08:00When I was stationed there in the early 70s, I wou...When I was stationed there in the early 70s, I would take a 45 minute local train ride to Saarbrucken, where I could see remnants of the Siegfried Line. Mostly tank traps. <br /><br />You mention the Jabos frequently Sarge - just saw a YouTube video of a squadron on a mission in Sicily. Each of the 8 .50 caliber machine guns shot 106 rounds a minute. That was some serious firepower. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70952340264237872552021-01-29T19:59:38.278-08:002021-01-29T19:59:38.278-08:00🤔🤔OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89106284429672168812021-01-29T19:33:55.653-08:002021-01-29T19:33:55.653-08:00Somebody stabbed Stewie!!
Somebody stabbed Stewie!!<br />STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78825746261116769662021-01-29T13:50:00.646-08:002021-01-29T13:50:00.646-08:00Same here!Same here!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78400045289339316702021-01-29T13:36:57.138-08:002021-01-29T13:36:57.138-08:00Man, that gray, wet, northern European cold is bad...Man, that gray, wet, northern European cold is bad; hell yes, I'd be keeping anything made of wool.<br />The WWII bazooka wasn't exactly a bunker-buster but having it along might just prove crucial.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70276062595942347332021-01-29T11:55:43.565-08:002021-01-29T11:55:43.565-08:00Nothing like a cold concrete shell to suck the war...Nothing like a cold concrete shell to suck the warmth out of a body!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61022067618185809922021-01-29T11:55:04.183-08:002021-01-29T11:55:04.183-08:00Thanks JB.Thanks JB.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63871082475635603512021-01-29T11:54:44.094-08:002021-01-29T11:54:44.094-08:00I'm hanging on by my fingernails, but I'm ...I'm hanging on by my fingernails, but I'm hanging on!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72538982542084538612021-01-29T11:54:16.534-08:002021-01-29T11:54:16.534-08:00Ugh, rain.Ugh, rain.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44693148262551141852021-01-29T10:02:04.675-08:002021-01-29T10:02:04.675-08:00These days...that is a hard thing to do. You writ...These days...that is a hard thing to do. You write superbly.Coffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72456807691374267782021-01-29T09:26:40.209-08:002021-01-29T09:26:40.209-08:00It's almost like looking at the counter roster...It's almost like looking at the counter roster of a Squad Leader game. This side has... and that side has... and the scenario objectives are...<br /><br />Very well done. Absolutely engrossing. Very glad to live in Florida. Brrrr...<br /><br />I like the touch of keeping the ratty greatcoat. Something, even ratty, is better than nothing, and concrete bunkers, unheated, are COLD! Soul-sapping cold. Sure, they are out of the wind, but if left unheated they are giant people-freezers. And you can't lean against the walls or sit or lie on the floor as the concrete will suck the body's heat right out. Hopefully those poor frozen bastiges have at least rounds of logs to sit on, maybe even cots. <br /><br />And, that's one of the things I've always admired about the Germans. Their capability to make anything seem homey and relatively comfortable. We do it too, but their slap-dash carpentry seems so much more organized than ours.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56189081683642499652021-01-29T09:21:26.682-08:002021-01-29T09:21:26.682-08:00It could be worse. It could be raining...It could be worse. It could be raining...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39874188985974315852021-01-29T08:48:27.218-08:002021-01-29T08:48:27.218-08:00You know, if you dropped the story right here, it ...You know, if you dropped the story right here, it would still be a great one.<br />As the actors say, "Always leave them wanting more."<br /><br />Dittos the kudos on footnotes, especially soldier slang.<br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85607162817129962742021-01-29T08:45:48.153-08:002021-01-29T08:45:48.153-08:00To understand the war, you have to look at both si...To understand the war, you have to look at both sides.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80300504018961425402021-01-29T08:25:17.981-08:002021-01-29T08:25:17.981-08:00My father's family, none of them now living, t...My father's family, none of them now living, thanks you for telling the story of the WWII German soldierboronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780356895910449471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17829502321501349862021-01-29T07:12:45.492-08:002021-01-29T07:12:45.492-08:00Well, if you're out in the open, you have to w...Well, if you're out in the open, you have to worry about getting hit by an 88!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90215543309797028492021-01-29T07:12:12.966-08:002021-01-29T07:12:12.966-08:00It's the only thing keeping me sane.It's the only thing keeping me sane.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35074329832283400282021-01-29T07:11:43.685-08:002021-01-29T07:11:43.685-08:00Against an enemy behind steel-reinforced concrete!...Against an enemy behind steel-reinforced concrete!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34740953142075452722021-01-29T07:10:48.755-08:002021-01-29T07:10:48.755-08:00On such things does the fate of men depend.On such things does the fate of men depend.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40073896044009527462021-01-29T05:26:23.946-08:002021-01-29T05:26:23.946-08:00Building tension again - is that the music from Ja...Building tension again - is that the music from Jaws I hear? I'd prefer to stay out of the forests in Europe, nothing good ever happens in them it seems ... What are the odds Sauer won't get his padded coat back??Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17537626124261828822021-01-29T05:20:29.007-08:002021-01-29T05:20:29.007-08:00Thanks for continuing to write Sarge. In an unset...Thanks for continuing to write Sarge. In an unsettled world, I now have this rock of stability to pin my mornings to.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45568015535764960452021-01-29T04:58:00.105-08:002021-01-29T04:58:00.105-08:00I like the footnotes, they really shed light at ti...I like the footnotes, they really shed light at times. I am fluent in Texican, and passable in Southern, I get around in Spanish out of necessity, but it's thin and weak. German is right out. Although I know a sh--kopf when I see one...<br /><br />Preparing to go light in a snowy forest. Man oh man...STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74708332716840865842021-01-29T04:44:13.109-08:002021-01-29T04:44:13.109-08:00Yanks have mobility and big guns while the Krauts ...Yanks have mobility and big guns while the Krauts have fortified bunkers and MGs, who has better morale? AND Lady Luck?Nylon12noreply@blogger.com