The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Battle of the Crater (7/30/1864) - Aug. 19th, 2004

www.civilwarmuster.org ^ | Mark Engi

[Tax-chick]

Birthdays: 2335 William T Riker, Valdez Alaska

I'll need to get this on my calendar so I don't miss sending a gift!

[Tax-chick]

My parents say Petersburg is a good park for bicycling.

[SAMWolf]

1944 Polish 1st Division occupies Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), Normandy

In May 1944 the First Polish Armoured Division was ready for combat. On 8th August, on reaching Normandy, the unit commenced combat operations east of Caen. This was when General Maczek said to his men, "And remember one thing, a Polish soldier fights for the freedom of many countries, but dies only for Poland."

In the days to come Polish soldiers were to play an important part in the Battle of Falaise, which the Allies won. Field-Marshal Montgomery described this battle saying that the Germans were forced as if into a bottle,and the Polish division was the cork used to close it up.

During the fighting, at times very heavy and costing severe losses, Maczek’ss oldiers managed to control the area of Chambois and Mont Ormel,thereby preventing the eastward retreat of a substantial German force.

In the course of this struggle, which lasted until 21st August, the First polish Armoured Division took over 5 thousand prisoners, destroyed 55 tanks, and over 200 other vehicles

[Tax-chick]

I can't think about 19th Century sanitation without feeling ill. Even the most wealthy people lived in unbelievable filth, especially in the cities, with everything being coal-burning. Yikes!

[SAMWolf]

Morning Mud.

Isn't "rap song" a contridiction in terms?

[Samwise]

I'm sure it is--if the bike is air conditioned. :^)

I darn near sweated to death the summer we went. Oh wait, women don't sweat, we glisten.

[Tax-chick]

I guess they went in the fall.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the link LH.

Any particular reason some events aren't popular among reenactors?

[SAMWolf]

Morning samwise.

I sent an "expert" to help out.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Feather.

[Valin]

Reason #471,834 why I like living now. I can remember as a small lad having to keep the furnace stoked with coal. (Talk about your good times.)

[SAMWolf]

The saddest was row after row of unmarked graves.

Snippy and I felt the same way at the mass graves at Shiloh.

[Samwise]

LOL. I'll let you know if my PC starts spinning around in the air.

[Tax-chick]

My former boss, not usually a mystically-inclined lady, said she couldn't get out of the car at Gettysburg because there were just too many dead people there.

[SAMWolf]

Like your tagline today. :-)

[Tax-chick]

Dirt. Lots and lots of dirt!

[SAMWolf]

Remember looking for "clinkers"?

[Tax-chick]

Thanks - it just suggested itself in the most obvious way :-).

[SAMWolf]

I'll let you know if my PC starts spinning around in the air.

LOL! IF it does, RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies. Flag-o-gram.

040813-N-3725R-066 Naval Station Norfolk (Aug. 13, 2004) - A line handler waits on the pier for the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55). Leyte Gulf is returning after a deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Greg Roberts (RELEASED)