The battle didn't take place in France.
> The battle didn’t take place in France. <
Right. It took place in Belgium and Luxembourg. Kinda makes you wonder if the author has any idea about the subject.
Huh? It shook American confidence to the core.
You have to wonder about somebody who doesn't know where the battle took place or the effect it had on the GI's and America.
My mother in law was a girl at the time and remembers Christmas 1944 was a gloomy time. All anyone could think about was those GI's trapped in Bastogne.
After the Battle was over and Germany suffered a defeat it could not recover from things looked better. However, the Allies were basically where they had been on December 1, 1944. Meanwhile, Russia had driven almost to the gates of Berlin.
It was launched through the densely-forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg towards the end of the war in Europe.
My Dad, who was a Combat Engineer Platoon Sgt in 101st Infantry, 26th Yankee Division, 3rd Army Corps w/ Patton, was there. He passed in August 2018, at 96.
He was shot by a German sniper while dragging 2 of his platoon out of a bloody, snow-covered field, after a machine gun ambush. He has the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medals, and 4 Campaign Medals w/ Patton, all over France, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
Please try to be “accurate”, for the sake of our brave Troops.