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To: oldvirginian

Trivia?

Who was the Battalion Commander, who was also his own Tank Commander, who drove the first tank through the German lines to relieve the 101st at Bastogne?


21 posted on 08/15/2017 6:44:45 AM PDT by Strac6 ("Mrs. Strac, Pilatus, and Sig Sauer: All the fun things in my life are Swiss!")
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To: Strac6

Creighton Abrams.


22 posted on 08/15/2017 6:47:49 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Strac6

“Who was the Battalion Commander, who was also his own Tank Commander, who drove the first tank through the German lines to relieve the 101st at Bastogne?”

Would that be Lt Charles Boggess, commander of the jumbo Sherman “King Cobra”?

Yes, I had to look it up!
Very interesting story.
The King Cobra now resides in the National Museum of the US Army near Fort Belvoir.

New addition to my bucket list!


31 posted on 08/15/2017 10:16:46 AM PDT by oldvirginian (I must've made a wrong turn at Albuquerque!)
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