tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3029995140126773866..comments2024-03-29T04:38:28.940-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Slow CrawlOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12124980310062638082020-12-24T06:38:59.562-08:002020-12-24T06:38:59.562-08:00Yes it was. Not sure if they're related. Proba...Yes it was. Not sure if they're related. Probably are.<br /><br />Thanks Mark.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17357271036640151552020-12-23T19:21:26.168-08:002020-12-23T19:21:26.168-08:00A great read! I'm finding myself totally immer...A great read! I'm finding myself totally immersed in it.<br />Interesting name coincidence: The Bastogne surrender demand was from a von Luttwitz.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689498490484469791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23349776215783444992020-12-23T05:52:47.313-08:002020-12-23T05:52:47.313-08:00That's okay. KkkkkkkkkkkkkkThat's okay. KkkkkkkkkkkkkkOldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76529828171780516212020-12-22T23:42:03.095-08:002020-12-22T23:42:03.095-08:00Get them while they are hot 😁
Sometimes blogger ...Get them while they are hot 😁<br /><br />Sometimes blogger gives you the option of deleting after you posted but it didn’t this time. <br /><br />I was going to correct it but oh wellWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30886308176347246822020-12-22T21:30:18.226-08:002020-12-22T21:30:18.226-08:00William #2 - I was wondering if there was a sale o...William #2 - I was wondering if there was a sale on the letter k. 😉OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46514011461256210862020-12-22T21:29:04.635-08:002020-12-22T21:29:04.635-08:00William #1 - Schwartz will probably wind up in the...William #1 - Schwartz will probably wind up in the East in a punishment battalion. I remember that mine as well, maiming rather than killing. Nasty but effective.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51299642246916521312020-12-22T20:59:12.030-08:002020-12-22T20:59:12.030-08:00I sure seem to like those "k"s on the ke...I sure seem to like those "k"s on the keyboard ;-)Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45306225641106164782020-12-22T20:58:16.862-08:002020-12-22T20:58:16.862-08:00Good episode as usual, Sarge. The thought occured ...Good episode as usual, Sarge. The thought occured to me lkast night, while readinkg A Higer Call, the account of the encounter of Luftwaffe ace Franz Stiger and the B-17 crew of Ye Olde Pub, that he too did sometinkg so rare, humanizinkg both sides. Like your stories, you get a good idea knowinkg life both in JG-27 and the 379th Bomb Group. <br /><br />Good job. <br /><br />Wonder if the fictional Schwartz. Since the Nazis aren't involved, and the was desperate for men, maybe a punishment battalion? <br /><br />This made me recall something in the book last night with Stiger knowing, if the Nazis found out, his execution. He recalled the execution of a German war widow simply for telling a joke about Hitler. <br /><br />On the M2 land mine, I remember something from the Army. They had this little bitty mine designed not to kill the unlucky recipient but to blow his foot off. The idea being you just took 5 combatants out of the scene rather than simply killing one. The 4 of course were to carry the wounded man to an aid station. <br /><br />Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42854980400277057792020-12-22T19:05:15.567-08:002020-12-22T19:05:15.567-08:00It's good to check on those kinds of things. T...It's good to check on those kinds of things. There are times when my historical periods run together.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20819355060829159362020-12-22T18:40:12.876-08:002020-12-22T18:40:12.876-08:00(Don McCollor)...I stand corrected...(Don McCollor)...I stand corrected...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18764271959132204752020-12-22T18:29:15.567-08:002020-12-22T18:29:15.567-08:00😁😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77010619585640312822020-12-22T18:07:18.741-08:002020-12-22T18:07:18.741-08:00Okay, that's funny. :)Okay, that's funny. :)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87374603309795873822020-12-22T16:57:30.414-08:002020-12-22T16:57:30.414-08:00Don - The term originated in WWII, became popular ...Don - The term originated in WWII, became popular with civilians in the '50s.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75496661275247911492020-12-22T16:56:19.175-08:002020-12-22T16:56:19.175-08:00Tennessee Budd - Fixed that. (I must have been sle...Tennessee Budd - Fixed that. (I must have been sleepy that night.) Thanks! (On both counts!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63412546506555113432020-12-22T16:26:18.229-08:002020-12-22T16:26:18.229-08:00(Don McCollor)...another nit. "stand or bug o...(Don McCollor)...another nit. "stand or bug out". I think "bug out" became popular in the Korean War...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13765798252624487772020-12-22T16:13:27.519-08:002020-12-22T16:13:27.519-08:00Another one, Sarge:
"Orders group in 30 minut...Another one, Sarge:<br />"Orders group in 30 minutes next to my Kübelwagen in 30 minutes."<br />Even knowing how this must end (in the long run), I'm entirely too engrossed in this story. I look forward to getting home in the evening & reading the latest installment (or instalment, if one prefers)!<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71618307591398485972020-12-22T15:04:06.726-08:002020-12-22T15:04:06.726-08:00To the east of the C Company rally point (last map...To the east of the C Company rally point (last map) is the Belgian town of Berg. It's also the point to which Paddock's platoon is withdrawing. There are a few terrain features which have the word "berg" as part of the name. Berg <i>auf Deutsch,</i> means mountain, hill, mount, pile, heap, or tor.<br /><br />This area in Belgium is very German.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49746326158319783662020-12-22T14:57:22.624-08:002020-12-22T14:57:22.624-08:00The first few days were touch and go, after the 6t...The first few days were touch and go, after the 6th Panzerarmee couldn't break through on Elsenborn Ridge, things started to go wrong. The failure to seize Bastogne sealed the fate of the attack, from then on it was doomed to failure.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10757570684769747882020-12-22T14:56:02.276-08:002020-12-22T14:56:02.276-08:00Rick - True for English, aber auf Deutsch things a...Rick - True for English, <i>aber auf Deutsch</i> things are less complicated <i>"Gibt es jemanden in Ihrer Einheit, der Befehle befolgen kann?"</i> - avoids the whole which/who thing altogether.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34670360582559571082020-12-22T14:54:18.221-08:002020-12-22T14:54:18.221-08:00Tom - Fixed it.Tom - Fixed it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68508961291711135762020-12-22T14:51:49.711-08:002020-12-22T14:51:49.711-08:00boron - I changed that.boron - I changed that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84220203198815772452020-12-22T14:50:35.474-08:002020-12-22T14:50:35.474-08:00Tom - I see the 44, couldn't see the 43, that ...Tom - I see the 44, couldn't see the 43, that picture is really fuzzy, I hunted but couldn't find a better (and usable from a legal standpoint) copy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68878103316204057312020-12-22T14:49:28.531-08:002020-12-22T14:49:28.531-08:00STxAR - Especially when they needed to cross the M...STxAR - Especially when they needed to cross the Maas (Meuse) and then drive to Antwerp. Before the weather cleared. It was never a rational plan. Note above, trail arms is a thing, not sure why.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65195935544585806972020-12-22T14:44:50.789-08:002020-12-22T14:44:50.789-08:00Why yes, Jabos we have heard on high, dontcha know...Why yes, Jabos we have heard on high, dontcha know?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56278526510509182302020-12-22T14:44:21.957-08:002020-12-22T14:44:21.957-08:00Do a search on "trail arms," it's a ...Do a search on "trail arms," it's a thing. A military thing. Not sure of the efficacy of holding a weapon that way, but they learned it in training.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com