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New Year's Eve in the Battle of the Bulge.
It snows all day. Patton thought the Germans might take advantage of the bad weather and attack when we can't take advantage of our air superiority.
Good news: the boys receive a desperately-needed resupply of boots!
New Year's Eve in the Battle of the Bulge.
It snows all day. Patton thought the Germans might take advantage of the bad weather and attack when we can't take advantage of our air superiority.
Good news: the boys receive a desperately-needed resupply of boots!
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Around this time (~5PM, which was about last light) American observers see German artillery moving forward into new gun pits.
Around this time (~5PM, which was about last light) American observers see German artillery moving forward into new gun pits.
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As a result, some planned New Year's celebrations were cancelled and the boys are placed on high alert.
It was freezing. It was an absolutely miserable New Year.
The American and British boys wait for an attack that never manifests.
As a result, some planned New Year's celebrations were cancelled and the boys are placed on high alert.
It was freezing. It was an absolutely miserable New Year.
The American and British boys wait for an attack that never manifests.
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War correspondent Alex Pickley writes: "Never was the world plagued by such a year less worth remembering." [Alex never met 2020]
War correspondent Alex Pickley writes: "Never was the world plagued by such a year less worth remembering." [Alex never met 2020]
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