101st Airborne Museum featuring Helen Patton
The Hiring America team recently traveled to Belgium and met with the granddaughter of one of America's greatest generals, George S. Patton, who fought in the 3rd deadliest campaign in U.S. history, The battle of The Bulge. Here's a recap of our experience.
WW2 Battle of Bulge's commemoration in Bastogne
Credit: Pascal Demeuldre | Date Taken: 12/10/2016
Parade in the city street, wreath laying on General Georges Patton memorial and General Anthony McAulifte, and throwing nuts from balcony of the city hallf Participants of ceremony : U.S. Army Garrison Benelux delegation, Belgian soldiers of 1st Artillery Bastogne's regiment, General Curtis M. Scaparrotti (Supreme Commander Allied Europe), Ms. Denise Bauer (Ambassador of U.S. America in Belgium), Benoit Lutgen (Mayor of Bastogne), and WW2 American veteran Everett G. Andrew, Robert Izumi, Vince Speranza during the 72th anniversary of World War2 Battle of Bulge, in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec 10, 2016. Nuts: Answer of General Anthony McAulifte to the German demand for surrender after the encirclement of American troops.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldre)
2004 Bastogne
Graham and I visited the Ardennes in the summer of 2004. Bastogne was the site of the heroic defense by surrounded paratroopers from the 101st. They held out against the German onslaught until elements of Patton's 3rd Armored Division arrived from the south to break the noose.
WWII75: Bastogne remembers with parade BASTOGNE, BELGIUM 12.14.2019
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The city of Bastogne recently held the commemoration of the Siege of Bastogne parade, part of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge commemoration on December 12th, 2019. The 101st Airborne Division participated in the parade that included hanging wreaths at the General George S. Patton Memorial and The General Anthony McAuliffe memorial and concluded with the Jet de Noix (throwing of the nuts) from the balcony of the Town Hall by city representatives and government officials. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Andrew Wash, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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WWII BATTLEGROUND Patton's 3rd Army Attacks the Rhine 1945, 480p
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George Smith Patton, The Tank Museum, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, Europe
George Smith Patton, Jr. (November 11, 1885 -- December 21, 1945) was a United States Army general, best known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, and later the Third United States Army, in the European Theater of World War II.
Born in 1885 to a privileged family with an extensive military background, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute, and later the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He participated in the 1912 Olympic Modern Pentathlon, and was instrumental in designing the M1913 Patton Saber. Patton first saw combat during the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916, taking part in America's first military action using motor vehicles. He later joined the newly formed United States Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces and saw action in World War I, first commanding the U.S. tank school in France before being wounded near the end of the war. In the interwar period, Patton remained a central figure in the development of armored warfare doctrine in the U.S. Army, serving on numerous staff positions throughout the country. Rising through the ranks, he commanded the U.S. 2nd Armored Division at the time of the U.S. entry into World War II. Patton led U.S. troops into the Mediterranean theater with an invasion of Casablanca during Operation Torch in 1942, where he later established himself as an effective commander through his rapid rehabilitation of the demoralized U.S. II Corps. He commanded the Seventh Army during the Invasion of Sicily, where he was the first allied commander to reach Messina. There he was embroiled in controversy after he slapped two shell-shocked soldiers under his command, and was temporarily removed from battlefield command for other duties such as participating in Operation Fortitude's disinformation campaign for Operation Overlord. Patton returned to command the Third Army following the invasion of Normandy in 1944, where he led a highly successful, rapid armored drive across France. He led the relief of beleaguered U.S. troops at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and advanced his army into Nazi Germany by the end of the war. After the war, Patton became the military governor of Bavaria, but he was relieved of this post because of his statements on denazification. He commanded the Fifteenth United States Army for slightly more than two months. Patton died following an automobile accident in Europe on December 21, 1945. Patton's colorful image, hard-driving personality and success as a commander were at times overshadowed by his controversial public statements regarding the Soviet Union which were out of accord with American foreign policy. But his philosophy of leading from the front and his ability to inspire his troops with vulgarity-ridden speeches, such as a famous address to the Third Army, attracted favorable attention. His strong emphasis on rapid and aggressive offensive action proved effective. While Allied leaders held sharply differing opinions on Patton, he was regarded highly by his opponents in the German High Command. A popular, award-winning biographical film released in 1970 helped transform Patton into an American folk hero. Following the invasion of Poland and the outbreak of World War II in Europe in 1939, the U.S. military entered a period of mobilization, and Patton sought to build up the power of U.S. armored forces. During maneuvers the Third United States Army conducted in 1940, Patton served as an umpire, where he met Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. and the two formulated recommendations to develop an armored force. Chaffee was named commander of this force, and created the U.S. 1st Armored Division and U.S. 2nd Armored Division as well as the first combined arms doctrine. He named Patton commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, 2nd Armored Division. The division was one of few organized as a heavy formation with a large number of tanks, and Patton was in charge of its training. Patton was promoted to brigadier general on October 2, made acting division commander in November, and on April 4, 1941 was promoted again to major general and made division commander of the 2nd Armored Division. As Chaffee stepped down from command of the U.S. I Armored Corps, Patton became the most prominent figure in U.S. armor doctrine, staging a high-profile mass exercise driving 1,000 tanks and vehicles from Columbus, Georgia, to Panama City, Florida, and back in December 1940, and again with his entire division of 1,300 vehicles the next month. Patton earned a pilot's license and during these maneuvers he observed the movements of his vehicles from the air to find ways to deploy them effectively in combat.
General Patton's Grave in Luxembourg
Grave of US Gen. George Patton and surrounding US Military Cemetery in Luxembourg
347th Regiment, 87th Division, 3rd Army Enters St. Hubert, Belgium (January 12, 1945)
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Amazing trip to Belgium and Luxembourg Military Memorials
I had a great time in Belgium and Luxembourg, I saw a lot of different war memorials, as well as a Sherman tank.
In the video you'll see memorials from Brussels, Ophain, Bastogne, Braine- l'Alleud For Belgium
From Luxembourg, at the end of the video, it is from a town called Diekrich.
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BATTLE OF THE BULGE WORLD WAR II 101st AIRBORNE BASTOGNE LT. CLAIRE HESS 27294
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“Bastogne Presenting Lt. Clair Hess” is a short, black-and-white film about Bastogne, made by the Army-Navy Screen Magazine in early 1945. It is introduced by Lt. Clair Hess of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Co F, 2nd Battalion, 101st Airborne. (On June 6, 1944, Lt. Hess jumped from a plane over Normandy, France. Within minutes, he was on the ground, wounded by machine-gun fire. His injured leg forced him to lie under his parachute for three days, during which a German soldier came so close Hess could feel the soldier's breath.) Hess is shown seated in a theater smoking a cigarette as he introduces the auction that took place in Belgium starting in December 1944. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe (acting division commander of the 101st Airborne Division) is shown at mark 01:11, as Hess explains the division was responsible for the defense of Bastogne leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. As Hess recounts the action, we see snow-covered scenes of the battle and the frozen bodies of soldiers killed in action. At mark 04:30, Hess tells of one of the most famous events in WW2 history. On December 22, 1944, German emissaries asked for the American surrender, to which General McAuliffe answered tersely, “Nuts!” (Hess explains that it was “just GI American for ‘Go to hell!’”) A few days later the skies cleared, allowing Allied air forces to retaliate and to drop much needed food, medicine, and weaponry to ground troops. On Christmas Eve, the Americans allowed the Germans to get as close as possible before opening fire. “You could hear them hollering, ‘Comrade!’ Begging for mercy. Asking for a break. Oh sure. We gave ‘em a break,” says Hess as the film shows the dead, frozen bodies of Nazi soldiers in the mud and muck. “The German supermen. They didn’t know what the hell had happened.”
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Parade in the city streets, wreath laying on General Georges Patton memorial and General Anthony McAulifte, and throwing nuts from balcony of the city hall
Participants of ceremony : U.S. Army Garrison Benelux delegation, Belgian soldiers of 1st Artillery Bastogne's regiment, Col. Sean H. Kuester (Commander,U.S. Army Garrison Benelux), Mr. Ronald Gidwitz (Ambassador of U.S. America in Belgium), Benoit Lutgen (Mayor of Bastogne), and WW2 American veteran Ken Butler, George Welling, Robert Izumi, Vince Speranza, George Weers, George Michiels and Alexandre Massart both assigned to 101st Airsborne and Battalion of Chasseurs (hunter) Ardennais during the 74th anniversary of World War2 Battle of Bulge, in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec 15, 2018.
Nuts: Answer of General Anthony McAulifte to the German demand for surrender after the encirclement of American troops.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldre)
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2010 Patton Tour - Luxembourg American Cemetary
2010 In The Footsteps Of Patton - Stephen Ambrose tour with our host and guide, Kevin Hymel.
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. is buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg alongside other wartime casualties of the Third Army, per his request to be buried with my men.
Procession marks 75 years since WWII battle
(14 Dec 2019) Belgian and American military veterans, U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Prime Minister of Belgium Sophie Wilmes were among those who gathered in Bastogne on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge,
At dawn on December 16 1944, more than 200,000 German troops counter-attacked across the front line in Belgium and Luxembourg, smashing into battle-weary US soldiers positioned in terrain as foreign to them as it was familiar to the Germans.
Yet somehow, the Americans blunted the advance and started turning back the enemy for good, setting allied troops on a roll that would see the war in Europe over less than five months later.
The German effort was pushed its limits, but Antwerp remained well out of reach and troops ran out of ammunition, morale and, crucially, fuel.
Even the weather turned against the Germans, as the skies finally cleared, allowing the all-powerful allied air force to pound the enemy.
Nowhere was that tipping point more visible than in the southern Ardennes town of Bastogne, where surrounded US troops fought a rearguard action, despite being cut off for days with little ammunition or food.
When Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne received a December 22 ultimatum to surrender or face total destruction, he offered one of the most famous — and brief — replies in military history: Nuts.
This was commemorated on Saturday as Pelosi and Wilmès joined other dignitaries in throwing nuts from the balcony of the Bastogne Town Hall to the crowd gathered below.
Four days after MCAuliffe rejected the surrender offer, troops from the US Third Army led by US General George S Patton reached Bastogne from the south, ending the siege..
It marked the beginning of the end for the Battle of the Bulge, with the US troops gaining momentum after Christmas.
Bothe sides suffered huge casualties with deaths in the month-long battle - which lasted from 16 December 1955 to 25 January 1945 - estimated in the five digits.
The Americans suffered at least 80,000 casualties including more than 10,000 dead, while up to 12,000 were listed killed, among some 100,000 German casualties.
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General George Smith Patton and the Ghost Army Version 2
LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, 50.5 acres in extent, is situated in a beautiful wooded area. The cemetery was established on December 29, 1944 by the 609th Quartermaster Company of the U.S. Third Army while Allied Forces were stemming the enemy's desperate Ardennes Offensive, one of the critical battles of World War II. The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. General Patton is buried here.
Battle of the Bulge - Northern shoulder December 20-24 - Kampfgruppe Peiper
Hello and welcome to The AceDestroyer! This documentary is all about the final stages in the northern shoulder of the Ardennes offensive. The battle from the 20th till the 24th of December 1944 between Kampfgruppen Peiper, Knittel and Hansen and the American 30th ID, 82nd ABN Division and the 3rd armored Division. I hope you’ll enjoy. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment down below! Cheers!
Info: Le destin des tigers de Peiper, Both museums in La Gleize and Baugnez, Duel in the mist and the wonderful internet.
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Battle of St. Vith | Marking the Beginning of Battle of Bulge | Military
Battle of St. Vith | Marking the Beginning of Battle of Bulge | Military
The Battle of St. Vith was part of the Battle of the Bulge, which began on 16 December 1944, and represented the right flank in the advance of the German center, 5th Panzer-Armee (Armored Army), toward the ultimate objective of Antwerp.
The town of St. Vith, a vital road junction, was close to the boundary between the 5th and Sepp Dietrich’s Sixth Panzer Army, the two strongest units of the attack. St. Vith was also close to the western end of the Losheim Gap, a critical valley through the densely forested ridges of the Ardennes Forest and the axis of the entire German counteroffensive. Opposing this drive were units of the U.S. VIII Corps. These defenders were led by the U.S. 7th Armored Division and included the 424th Infantry (the remaining regiment of the 106th U.S. Infantry Division), elements of the 9th Armored Division's Combat Command B and the 112th Infantry of the U.S. 28th Infantry Division. These units, which operated under the command of Generals Robert W. Hasbrouck (7th Armored) and Alan W. Jones (106th Infantry), successfully resisted the German attacks, thereby significantly slowing the German advance.
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Trip to Bastogne & Luxembourg Feb '12.avi
Family trip to see Battle of the Bulge memorial in Bastogne, Belgium and General Patton's Memorial in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
The Tigers of Bastogne
Some unique and fascinating clips of the 10th Armored Division. Based on the forthcoming book THE TIGERS OF BASTOGNE written by renowned Military Historians Michael Colllins and Martin King published by CASEMATE
Luxembourg City, the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Bastogne and Waterloo
Images collected during a November, 2007 visit to Luxembourg and Belgium.
Regarding the American Cemetery near Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:
These images do a poor job of capturing the impact of seeing over 5,000 thousand American graves so far from home.
Young Privates, Medal of Honor recipients and a General named Patton all at rest as equals.