Britain's Battle of the Bulge...
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:18 pm
...and it's nothing to do with expanding waistlines. According to Mark Felton, 55,000 British troops also fought in the 'Bulge', and helped stop the 5th Panzer Army from crossing the Meuse.
Without diminishing the bravery of, and sacrifice made by, the 600,000 US troops in this- their greatest battle of WW2, Mark points out that the British role was largely left out of the record 'for political reasons'.
Here's a pic of troops from the 51st Highland Division (Montgomery's 21st Army Group) meeting US soldiers, in La Roche, a town just recaptured by the Highland Division. Click on the still to ENLARGE it!'
In saying 'their greatest battle of WW2', it's all too easy to forget Okinawa and Iwo Jima.
As usual, Mark's research is spot on, and the video includes seldom seen clips of events. This came out last year, and I overlooked it for some reason. Do check it out!. My Dad's unit was in the 21st Army groups, and thus clips like these now have a special significance for me.
Without diminishing the bravery of, and sacrifice made by, the 600,000 US troops in this- their greatest battle of WW2, Mark points out that the British role was largely left out of the record 'for political reasons'.
Here's a pic of troops from the 51st Highland Division (Montgomery's 21st Army Group) meeting US soldiers, in La Roche, a town just recaptured by the Highland Division. Click on the still to ENLARGE it!'
In saying 'their greatest battle of WW2', it's all too easy to forget Okinawa and Iwo Jima.
As usual, Mark's research is spot on, and the video includes seldom seen clips of events. This came out last year, and I overlooked it for some reason. Do check it out!. My Dad's unit was in the 21st Army groups, and thus clips like these now have a special significance for me.