Battle of St. Vith - World War II

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[WhiskeyX]

This two part 1965 film begins with the background of events on Hitler's Ardennes offensive December 1944, with focus on 19 December attack on St. Vith and marking the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. The second part continues with the Battle of the Bulge along with highlights of the U.S. Army's 84th Infantry Division fighting the German Army in World War II, including the penetration of the Siegfried Line in November 1944 and the move into Belgium in December 1944. The film is narrated by actor, Robert Taylor.

The Big Picture two episodes produced by the U.S. Army

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[GreyFriar]

Thank you for posting this about the St. Vith ‘Goose Egg.’ The defense of the north shoulder of the Bulge by the 99th, 2nd, 1st Infantry Divisions and the 7th Armored Division is usually lost during the remembering of the Battle of the Bulge to the story of Bastogne.

My father-in-law was in that north shoulder battle in the 78th Inf Div that was launching an attack on the 15th toward the dams just inside the German border. This was an attack from the south toward the dams that all of the failed attacks through the Hurtgen Forest had not reached.

While many people know about the surrender of the ‘green’ 106th Inf Div; few know about the success of the equally green 99th Inf Div in holding the shoulder during the first 48 hours. It was that defense that stopped the main German thrust toward Liege/Antwerp.

[2banana]

Battle of St. Vith was more important than Bastogne...

[Bigg Red]

Thanks for posting this. I know far too little about WWII.

BTW, that narrator has got to be Jack Webb of the 1950s TV series Dragnet.

Merry Christmas!