M3 Halftrack Walkaround - Stavelot - Tiger II 222 Story - GoPro
Originally published on September 4, 2015
M3 Halftrack Walkaround - Stavelot - Tiger II 222 Story.
This monument was placed here to remember the battle for Stavelot, it was placed on the spot were the first American halftrack was knocked out by the German attack.
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Murdered civilians carried from building to common grave in Stavelot, Belgium. HD Stock Footage
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Murdered civilians carried from building to common grave in Stavelot, Belgium.
Burial of victims killed when Germans tossed hand grenades into basements in Stavelot, Belgium where civilians were taking shelter. Murdered civilians in wooden coffins carried and placed in common grave. Bodies of women and children in grave. Military medical personnel notes down the counting of victim. Frozen corpses of men, women, and children are carried from building to the common grave. Priest conducts services at the grave. Location: Stavelot Belgium. Date: December 30, 1944.
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Battle for Stavelot
small battle during the battle of Stavelot, december 1944
Waffen-SS and Fallschirmjager troops in action
(18 Dec 1944) 111 ADC 2949 Waffen-SS and Fallschirmjager troops in action on 18th December 1944, the third day of Hitler's Ardennes offensive on 6. SS Panzer Armee's front on the northern shoulder of the Bulge:
Shots laid on for the camera showing SS-Grenadiers from Kampfgruppe Hansen (I/SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment-1), wearing mottle camouflage uniforms, and thick winter greatcoats, advancing past burning and disabled M3 half-tracks, M8 armoured cars, jeeps, M5 Stuart light tanks and 3-inch anti-tank guns from Task Force Mayes (14th US Cavalry Group) on the road between Recht and Poteau near St Vith, sharing captured American cigarettes with men from 3. Fallschirmjager Division - a Jagdpanzer IV self-propelled gun armed with the long 7.5cm L/70 cannon is seen by-passing the wrecked US column and heading across-country.
10:13:14
Shots showing two Panzer 38 (t) 15cm sIG 33 self-propelled guns from SS-Pz.-Gren.-Regt.-1 bombarding US positions from a field outside Recht and two young radio operators reporting the results of the bombardment to the NCO in charge of the two guns.
10:13:52
Shots at the Kaiserbaracke road junction on the N23 road between St Vith and Malmedy showing old German road signs pointing to Malmedy and St Vith, a Steyr troop-carrier turning right towards Recht, a massive Konigstiger (King Tiger) from SS-Schwerer-Panzer-Regiment-501 rolling up at the crossroads carrying paratroopers from 3. Fallschirmjager Division en route to Stavelot in the Ambleve valley. a Sd Kfz 251 half-track APC turning right for Recht, two junior officers from SS-Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung-1 strolling past several Sd Kfz 250 half-track recce, cars and conferring over a map on the bonnet of their Schwimmwagen amphibious recce. car, enjoying captured cigars with their driver, the heavily-armed paratroopers on the Konigstiger relaxing, smoking cigarettes
10:16:00
Shots showing SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Knittel, CO of Kampfgruppe Knittel (SS-Pz.-Aufkl.-Abt.-1), conferring over a map with SS-Obersturmfuhrer Goltz, commander of his HQ company, in the hamlet of La Vaulx-Richard outside Stavelot, Waffen-SS troops riding in a Steyr truck and a VW Kubelwagen passing mobile 3.7cm flak detachments on 8t semi-tracks and an over-run American 3-inch anti-tank gun near a chapel at Merlscheid near Losheim.
10:16:41
Shots for the benefit of the Deutsche Wochenschau film editor showing young Waffen-SS grenadiers wearing thick winter coats advancing past the wrecked and abandoned Task Force Mayes column between Recht and Poteau and shots of M3 half-tracks on fire.
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Tiger II 213 Königstiger - La Gleize, Belgium - GoPro 60fps.
Originally published on june 5, 2015
Tiger II Königstiger 213 at the December 44 Museum, La Gleize, Belgium.
Filmed with the GoPro Hero+ Black at 60fps 1080.
This Tiger with Fahrgestell number 280273, was made in the Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany in 1944.
213 was used as a command tank by SS-Obersturmführer Helmut Dollinger, during the final battles around La Gleize, on December 16. 213 and another Tiger 221 and a PzKw IV were defending the Werimont Farm high ground on the outskirts of La Gleize.
Dollinger in his 213 and SS-Untersturm-führer Georg Hantusch in his 221 opened up on around 15 US tanks coming from Roanne but scored no hit. The American tanks fired back and blew off the front third of Dollingers tank's gun.
After the war the Americans were helping to remove all the abandoned military equipment. Madame Jenny Geenen-Dewez bought the tank in July 1945 from the American troops that where clearing the village. Price: a bottle of Cognac
The imposing Tiger was moved into the main square of La Gleize and later restored by using part of an original Panther barrel welded to the remaining part of the Tiger barrel, and a Panther muzzle brake from one of Skorzeny's disguised tanks left near Malmedy.
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Dec 1944 - Kampfgruppe Peiper making its way to Stavelot.
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Camouflaged military vehicle set up as a road block and military police directs traffic in Manhay, Belgium.
Activities of military police and soldiers in Manhay, Belgium. Camouflaged half-track, motor carriages, M-4 tanks set up by 3rd armored division as roadblocks. 36th infantry regiment soldier concealed by tree near road. Military police and soldier with 45 caliber submachine gun directs traffic. Signs Erezee, Stavelot and two other designations and their distances. Busy intersection in town of Manhay with directional signs. Location: Belgium. Date: December 23, 1944.
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COH2-Ardennes Assault-Mission Stavelot-Supply Lines.
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The Mission-Supply Lines.
Stavelot contains a pair of fuel storage depots which were captured by the Sixth Panzer Army when they took the town in the early days of the offensive. We must reclaim the depots before they manage to syphon out the resources and distribute them amongst there forces.
The Germans are reliant on that fuel to help defend the areas they gained during the breakout. Denying it will increase our chances of taking the territory back.
Company of Heroes 2- Ardennes Assault
Harrowing new chapter in the critically acclaimed series. Continuing the story in World War II, this exciting campaign places you in the heart of the battle, once described by Churchill as “...undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the War”. This pivotal conflict is known to many as ‘The Battle of the Bulge.’
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945)
A major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. Hitler planned the offensive with the primary goal to recapture the important harbour of Antwerp.The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. United States forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred the highest casualties for any operation during the war. The battle also severely depleted Germany's war-making resources.
The battle was known by different names. The Germans referred to it as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (Operation Watch on the Rhine), while the French named it the Bataille des Ardennes (Battle of the Ardennes). The Allies called it the Ardennes Counteroffensive. The phrase Battle of the Bulge was coined by contemporary press to describe the way the Allied front line bulged inward on wartime news maps and became the best known name for the battle.
The German offensive was supported by several subordinate operations known as Unternehmen Bodenplatte, Greif, and Währung. As well as stopping Allied transport over the channel to the harbor of Antwerp, these operations were intended to split the British and American Allied line in half, so the Germans could then proceed to encircle and destroy four Allied armies, forcing the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis Powers' favor. Once that was accomplished, Hitler could fully concentrate on the eastern theatre of war.
Near-complete surprise was achieved by a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with Allied offensive plans, and poor aerial reconnaissance. The Germans attacked a weakly defended section of the Allied line, taking advantage of heavily overcast weather conditions, which grounded the Allies' overwhelmingly superior air forces. Fierce resistance on the northern shoulder of the offensive around Elsenborn Ridge and in the south around Bastogne blocked German access to key roads to the northwest and west that they counted on for success; columns that were supposed to advance along parallel routes found themselves on the same roads. This and terrain that favored the defenders threw the German advance behind schedule and allowed the Allies to reinforce the thinly placed troops. Improved weather conditions permitted air attacks on German forces and supply lines, which sealed the failure of the offensive. In the wake of the defeat, many experienced German units were left severely depleted of men and equipment, as survivors retreated to the defenses of the Siegfried Line.
About 610,000 American forces were involved in the battle,and 89,000 were injured,including 19,000 killed.It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II.
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Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert dies after 160mph crash at Grand Prix
Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert has died after a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix, FIA officials have confirmed. The 22-year-old was killed after colliding with US racer Juan Manuel Correa and Giuliano Alesi at about 160mph on Lap 2 at the the Spa-Francorchamps race track in Stavelot. Motorsport’s governing body the FIA said in a statement that the Frenchman was taken to the medical centre following the crash. But Hubert, who drove for the British-owned Arden team, died at 6.35pm local time. Both Hubert’s and Correa’s cars were severed in two following the crash, with Correa’s car flipped upside down. Correa, 20, who races for the Sauber Junior team, was rushed to Liege hospital and is in a stable condition, the FIA added.
While 19-year-old rookie Alesi, the son of former F1 Ferrari driver Jean Alesi, was checked and declared fit at the on-site medical center. Hubert had scored two wins this season in Monaco and France and was eighth in the championship standings. The racing community quickly expressed its sadness at the accident. McLaren addressed its ‘heartfelt condolences to Anthoine’s family and loved ones, his colleagues at the Arden team, and the entire F2 community.’ Five-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, who earlier had qualified third on the same track, wrote on Instagram: ‘This is devastating. God rest your soul Anthoine. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family today.’
Hubert’s car sustained a huge impact after being hit by Correa’s car at the exit of a corner early into the race. The race was stopped and cancelled within a few minutes of the crash when officials realised the severity of the injuries. FIA says it is investigating the incident. French F1 driver Jules Bianchi died in July 2015, after a head-on collision with a track-side crane at the Japanese GP at Suzuka in October 2014.
Kaiserbaracke Crossroads, Tiger 222. Battle of the Bulge HD Stock Footage
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Kaiserbaracke Crossroads, Tiger 222. Battle of the Bulge
Sdkfz 138/1 Grille of 1 SS Pz Div support attack towards Poteau road junction near St Vith on December 18th 1944. Fall of shot is adjusted by artillery radio crew. Cuts to road junction at Kaiserbaracke, Sdkfz 250 half tracks pass road sign, VW166 stops at sign before moving off. German PK photographer adjusts sign, removing 202 Ord Depot sign. Stoewer 1500a passes camera towing 12cm mortar, VW166 slows in front of camera. Tiger 222, carrying Fallschirmjager of FJR9 passes camera, followed by motorcyclist. Two officers stop to talk on road as other Sdkfz 251 half track passes. Cuts to two officers walking right to left past camera in front of stationary Sdkfz 250. A crew member stands in rear looking on. Cut to close of of VW166 Schwimwagen, driver smoking cigar, officer looks at map.Cut to Tiger 222 stopped outside Ligneuville. Paratroopers on rear deck share cigarettes with motorcyclist. They are armed with K98, MP44, British Sten gun, MG42. Cut to Gustav Knittel looking at map, they look around as US aircraft fly overhead. Cut to Sdkfz 7 with 2cm gun on road, Kubelwagen passes destroyed US 76mm AT gun. Location: Saint Vith Belgium. Date: December 18, 1944.
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[WWII - 1940, German Invasion Of Low Countries, Operation Gelb]
05:37:28 LS Partially destroyed bridge. German trucks w/ soldiers past on road; along country lane w/ rubber rafts. Assault & shock troops in rafts cross River Meuse w/ ladders. Mechanized German infantry & bicycle contingents thru town, cross River Meuse over bridge. Soldiers pinned down under fire. Infantry fords / wades canal or stream; along ridge. CU young soldier. Explosions. Move along dike. German infantry mortar crew fire.
05:39:08 German Engineers Assault Party of 17 men cross Canal; enter forefield of outside fortification No. 4 of Fort Eben Emael.
05:39:38 Aerial diagram of Fort Eben Emael.
05:39:47 German Engineers mount concrete cupola of fortification No. 4, places heavy TNT charge w/ time fuse in ventilation slot of giant pillbox. LS explosion. Smoke clears & Belgium soldier w/ white surrender flag in front of entrance of Fort Eben Emael.
05:40:55 Belgium prisoners of war walk to rear.
05:41:07 Animation, Albert Canal & others of Holland.
05:41:24 German shock troops on ground, forward & in rubber boats across River Rhine (?) near collapsed bridge. German heavy tanks fire across river, explosions on other side. Tanks along road, across bridge; troops & trucks along dirt road.
05:42:25 Animation, map of parachute troops attack.
05:42:38 Tall bridge, troops holding, sign: Autocar Station. Scenes of German combat contingents on the move, thru damaged roof of house. Tank, trucks across Moerdijk Bridge, steel bridge, convoy of troops along cobblestone road towards heavy smoke. Tanks parked along city sidewalk, street empty. Two soldiers along road surrendering.
05:43:27 City of Rotterdam Dutch Military Commander & one Dutch soldier carry white flag w/ one German Parlamentair past camera & across undamaged Moerdijk Bridge. Surrender vehicle w/ other cars.
05:43:54 Armistice negotiators arrive. Interior: Dutch officers seated at table w/ Colonel Gen. Von Bock Dutch soldiers led to rear as POWs.
05:44:27 Aerial illustration map of Holland w/ white flag, tilt down to Belgium countryside.
05:44:52 CU tank tracks; light, medium & heavy German tanks advance across countryside; in fields. Pan shot, German Panzer formations assembled in attack groups in their concentration areas behind the lines. Crews resting, eating, digging slit trenches. Geman officers. Field communications set in operation.
05:45:59 Officer w/ binoculars on tank, mortar crew. Zero hour & tanks, motorcycles & mechanized infantry w/ personnel carriers move out.
05:46:31 Street fighting in Belgium towns and villages. Burning allied tank.
May40 Germany’s Operation Gelb; Nazis; Holland; WW2;
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U.S. ARMY BATTLE OF THE BULGE DOCUMENTARY TIGERS ON THE LOOSE PART 1 80804
This episode of the Big Picture (a TV show produced by the Army Pictorial Center) TIGERS ON THE LOOSE is narrated by Lorne Green, features live WWII footage and interviews with commanders of the infamous 10th Armored “Tiger” Division (:28). It opens with the troops practicing their tank skills at Fort Benning (:38-:57) as the division was activated July 15th, 1942. Major General Paul Newgarden, its first commander (:58), died in a plane crash July 14, 1944. Captain John Drew Devereaux (1:18-2:13) praises the Major’s instilled sense of pride. His successor was Lieutenant General William HH Morris, Jr. (2:17). The division sailed from New York on September 14, 1944 (2:36-2:54). Adolf Hitler (2:56-3:18) and his leaders lay out the last major German offensive campaign: “Operation Watch on the Rhine”, commonly known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” On September 22, 1944, the 10th Armored Division arrived at Cherbourg, France (3:20), under General George S Patton’s (3:33-3:53) Third Army. Colonel Thomas Chamberlain (3:58) commandeered the 11th Tank Battalion. Orders are received in a graveyard in Chalons-sur-Marne (4:09) before moving the M3 Half-tracks (4:37-5:05) on Halloween night to relive the 90th Division at Mars-la-Tour (5:17-5:55). Brigadier General William Lynn Roberts (5:57) was the Combat Command Commander of the CCB 10th Armored Division. Colonel Curtis Leland Hankins (6:08) was a Battalion Commander in that battle. An exchange of fire power is shown (6:18-6:58). Colonel James O’Hara (7:02) commanded the 54th Armored Infantry Battalion. A tank explodes (7:51), not deterring the troops (7:53-8:10), as told by Sergeant John Winter (8:15). The 10th participates in the capture of Metz (8:36-9:12). A soldier fires a bazooka (9:17). The successful mission shows captured soldiers (9:44) and destroyed German tanks (9:51) but did have wounded (9:55-10:05).
On December 7, 1944, Hitler (10:08) approves his final plans for what would be known as the Battle of the Bulge, the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the US in WWII (10:22-11:05), from December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945. Thousands of German troops secretly march (11:12) and transport materials via train (11:15-11:44) to just behind the line. They wait for the morning of December 15th to attack (11:45-12:17). Fire fills the sky (12:20-12:53). As a result, the 10th is placed under the 1st Army 8th Corps and jeeps, tanks, and soldiers move over snow (14:08-14:28) towards Bastogne, Belgium. Colonel O’Hara leads (15:21), passing American soldiers on foot (15:34-15:42). The location of the three defending units is shown on a map (16:48), involving about 75 tanks and 2,800 men, as well as the locations of the Germans (17:20) with their 300 tanks and 50,000 men. The Germans move towards Bastogne (17:45-18:15). During the night, the fighting was sporadic (18:51-19:15). In the morning, German tanks arrived, kept at bay by the 10th (21:36-22:14). Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe (22:18) was part of the 101st Airborne Division sent to Bastogne. A simultaneous attack occurred (24:58-25:24). On December 22, the commanding General of the 47th Panzer Corps sent a two-hour surrender ultimatum for the Bastogne garrison (26:17-26:54), to which McAuliffe (27:01) officially replied “NUTS.”
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Living History: Battle of the Bulge (Part 3)
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Seventy years after the end of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sits down with Veterans who were there to listen to their stories. Living History is documentary-style web series where Veterans of different wars and generations discuss their experiences before, during and after war with each other.
The first web series features four American Veterans who fought and lived through World War II and the Battle of the Bulge. They met in November 2014 in the WWII History Room at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Surrounded by personal artifacts, uniforms and military memorabilia, they reminisced about their younger days and the brutality of the Ardennes campaign. Part 2 focuses on what they experienced before the battle broke out.
Living History: Battle of the Bulge was produced with the assistance of The Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, a membership organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the sacrifices involved during the Battle of the Bulge. To learn more about the Battle of the Bulge, its living Veterans and preserving the history and memory of the battle, visit the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge website.
Special thanks to the band Carbon Leaf for use of the song “The War Was in Color” as the opening theme for Living History: Battle of the Bulge. Thanks, also, to Synthesis Production for the use of their footage from the December 2014 reenactment of the battle in Recogne, Belgium.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 -- 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. Hitler planned the offensive with the primary goal to recapture the important harbour of Antwerp. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. United States forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred the highest casualties for any operation during the war. The battle also severely depleted Germany's war-making resources.
The battle was known by different names. The Germans referred to it as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (Operation Watch on the Rhine), while the French named it the Bataille des Ardennes (Battle of the Ardennes). The Allies called it the Ardennes Counteroffensive. The phrase Battle of the Bulge was coined by contemporary press to describe the way the Allied front line bulged inward on wartime news maps and became the best known name for the battle.
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'A Royal Tiger in the woods' - Part 4 - Peiper's Ride - Part 3
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Battlefield findings in the Ardennes
This video is about some findings we made in the area near Bastogne, Belgium in May 2014. This is another production from Battlefield Tours. Battlefieldtours.se
The Heroic 551st and the Turning of the Tide at the Battle of the Bulge (1997)
On 21 December the Battalion was reassigned to the 30th Infantry Division reinforcing their positions in and around Stoumont, La Gleize, Francorchamps, Ster and Stavelot, Belgium. The Battalion arrived in Werbomont, Belgium and entered the Battle of the Bulge on 21 December 1944 with a strength of more than 643 officers and enlisted men. They were the initial spearhead in the XVIII Airborne Corps's counter-offensive on the northern shoulder of the Bulge. Their first days in the Battle of the Bulge were, according to paratrooper Don Garrigues, miserable: no sleep, frozen feet, trench foot, knee deep snow, cold food and hallucinations. He had a vivid memory of that Christmas Eve:
The attack had been canceled and we were to move back to an area near Ster. Along with my buddies, I wend into one of the houses. Some troopers from another outfit had managed to get some C rations and had built a fire under a tub of water in the fireplace of one of the buildings. They offered to share with us so I picked one of the cans out of the hot water. Eating the warm food by the fire and thinking of the mission that had been cancelled, I felt that I had been given one of the best Christmas presents ever.[6]
On 26 December, they reported near Basse Bordeax to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. They received a visit from Major General James M. Gavin, commanding officer of the 82nd Airborne Division, who visited their bivouac at Rahier on 27 December. He told the Battalion that it had been chosen to make the initial raid in force against the Germans. He told them they would be the unit who was going to turn the battle around. He stressed that they might take very heavy casualties but that a great deal depended on the outcome. Their task was to would pass through the U.S. Army's forward lines, cross about 4 miles (6.4 km) into German-held territory, and to attack and reduce the German-held village of Noirefontaine. They were then to return to base with prisoners for interrogation.[4]
The evening of the next day they carried out the raid against the Oberst Friederich Kittel's 62nd Volksgrenadier Division in the tiny hamlet of Noirefontaine, taking 18 casualties in the process.[6] They faced Kittel's stubborn troops again. From 3--8 January 1945, they assaulted the small hamlets of Mont de Fosse, St. Jacques, and Dairomont. According to the unit's Presidential Unit Citation, On 4 January, the battalion conducted a rare fixed bayonet attack of machine gun nests that killed 64 Germans.[7] Fighting through the thick woods cost the 551st heavy casualties. On the morning of 7 January, down to only 250 men, they were next charged with taking the village of Rochelinval, Belgium, along the Salm River.[8]
The defending 183rd Volksgrenadier Regiment was backed up by a regiment of 88mm guns and a battalion of 105mm howitzers. Col Joerg had requested preparatory artillery which was not forthcoming. He requested that the attack be delayed, and his request was denied. He thought the attack, down slope by his un-camouflaged men in the daylight across a half-mile expanse of foot-deep snow at a concealed, alert enemy, to be suicidal.[6] Their only cover would be their 81mm mortars. Paratrooper Don Garrigues wrote:
The riflemen charged out of the woods, down the sloping area and across the cleared field. The Germans were fully awake by that time and had taken positions behind a rock fence. They seemed to have a sizable force, including several machine guns and automatic weapons. Several of our riflemen fell from the hail of enemy bullets. I was firing point blank at a German machine gun and our tracers were crossing. Pascal from Company A was lying beside me feeding the ammunition belt into the machine gun. Soon a burst of bullets tore into his arm and shoulder. He yelled, I'm hit! and managed to crawl toward a depressed area behind us while I kept firing. A short time later I felt a jolt like getting hit on the shoulder with a ball bat. At first I thought that was it and then I felt the burning pain and blood. I instinctively yelled Medic! and began crawling and pulling myself toward the depression or ditch behind me. It wasn't long before a medic came to where I was lying and gave me a shot of morphine.[6]
While victorious in capturing Rochelinval and eliminating the last German bridgehead for over 10 miles (16 km) on the Salm River, the unit was virtually decimated, having suffered more than 85% casualties. Relieved on 9 January 1945, of the 643 men who entered the battle on 3 January, only 14 Officers and 96 men remained. Nowhere were casualties higher than in Wood Joerg's 551st Battalion.[5]:xiv[9] Like the 509th Infantry Regiment, the unit's strength had been decimated by battle, and paratrooper replacements were not in the pipeline.
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