Lotta American brass in that pic. I see at least 3 2 stars and a 3 star. I would imagine their cadre of xo's and lieutenants accompanied them?
75th anniversary of D-Day...
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I've missed more than a month...was relying on NBC...LOL.You missed a month somewhere.
Document for February 23rd:
Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, 02/23/1945
On February 23, 1945, during the battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines raised a flag atop Mount Suribachi. It was taken down, and a second flag was raised. Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured this second flag-raising. Now part of U.S. Navy records, it is one of the most famous war photographs in U.S. history.
Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, 02/23/1945
Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, 02/23/1945 (NWDNS-80-G-413988; National Archives Identifier: 520748); General Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1943 - 1958; General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1804 - 1958; Record Group 80; National Archives.
Not only those drawbacks, but you'd be more exposed than even in an M10's open turret. That's an understatement about being careful where you deployed...
I was told that my dad complained that Patton was the worst "offender" when it came to cannibalizing AAA outfits to infantry.
Agreed. I think this platform was similar to the American TD concept in that the vehicle was merely a way to get the cannon around the battlefield.
Imagine begin the engineer told to dig a Nashorn a hull -down position. That is a good bit of digging, compared to a StuG-III.
Interesting. I would have thought that this was an army-wide policy, or in the language of the profession, the Theater Army. There is one guy who sets army administrative policy for all army forces in a theater. This cannabilization of one branch to fill another would strike me as a theater army policy. If you balance the pressing need for more infantrymen and the value of air defense artillery (largely superfluous since the Luftwaffe was not much of a threat), this would be a relatively easy decision. The U.S. Army had lots and lots of AAA, but had taken a lot of infantry casualties, so more infantry was the greater need.
LOL! I've been translating "Nashorn" literally in my mine to "nose horn." I just realized it meant "rhinoceros"...
March 26, 1945: On the western front, US 3rd Army expands bridgeheads across the Rhine, forces more crossings, and prepares for further assaults, capturing Darmstadt and reaching Main, allowing the linking up with US Seventh Army near Worms. On the banks of the Rhine River the British Royal Corps of Engineers complete the construction of a Class 9 bridge "Waterloo Bridge" just after midnight and a Class 15 bridge "Lambeth Bridge" at 8:30 AM. Meanwhile the construction of an even larger Class 40 bridge "London Bridge" continues and is completed by midnight. British 2nd Army continues attacking around Rees, Isselburg, Millingen, and Ringenberg and US 9th Army attacks around Gahlen as it pushes eastward. US 1st Army makes rapid progress from Remagen sector. Following intensive preparatory bombardment, US 7th Army assaults across the Rhine before dawn around Hamm, Rhein Durkheim, Worms, and Mannheim.
General George Patton dispatches the 300-strong Task Force Baum to liberate prisoner of war camp OFLAG XIII-B near Hammelburg, Germany, where his son-in-law John Waters is imprisoned. 32 men are killed and about 200 are captured as the mission results in a complete failure. It becomes another controversy in Patton's military career, in which he is accused of risking 300 lives to save a family member.
Above Germany, US 8th Air Force attacks Zeitz with 12 bombers, Plauen with 269 bombers, and targets of opportunity with 49 bombers. US 15th Air Force attacks rail yards. RAF Bomber Command sends 86 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight.
To the east, 19th Army of Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front continues assaulting Gotenhafen (Gdynia), 40th Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front captures Banska Bystrica, and 26th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Devecser.
Nazi German official Martin Bormann called for German citizens to become "Werewolf" guerillas.
Pictured: German prisoners file across the Rhine as American supply trucks move forward toward the front. March 26, 1945.; German prisoners captured at Friedrichsfeld march through a town in Germany after the crossing of the Rhine River by the U.S. 9th Army on March 26, 1945.; A trooper from the U.S. 17th Airborne Division stands on a British tank on the morning of March 26, 1945 and shares a smoke with a Tommy.; Situation map from March 26, 1945.
General George Patton dispatches the 300-strong Task Force Baum to liberate prisoner of war camp OFLAG XIII-B near Hammelburg, Germany, where his son-in-law John Waters is imprisoned. 32 men are killed and about 200 are captured as the mission results in a complete failure. It becomes another controversy in Patton's military career, in which he is accused of risking 300 lives to save a family member.
Above Germany, US 8th Air Force attacks Zeitz with 12 bombers, Plauen with 269 bombers, and targets of opportunity with 49 bombers. US 15th Air Force attacks rail yards. RAF Bomber Command sends 86 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight.
To the east, 19th Army of Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front continues assaulting Gotenhafen (Gdynia), 40th Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front captures Banska Bystrica, and 26th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Devecser.
Nazi German official Martin Bormann called for German citizens to become "Werewolf" guerillas.
Pictured: German prisoners file across the Rhine as American supply trucks move forward toward the front. March 26, 1945.; German prisoners captured at Friedrichsfeld march through a town in Germany after the crossing of the Rhine River by the U.S. 9th Army on March 26, 1945.; A trooper from the U.S. 17th Airborne Division stands on a British tank on the morning of March 26, 1945 and shares a smoke with a Tommy.; Situation map from March 26, 1945.
March 26, 1945:
On Iwo Jima, 300-man Japanese force launch a final counterattack in the vicinity of Airfield No. 2. Army pilots, Seabees and Marines of the 5th Pioneer Battalion and 28th Marines fight the Japanese force for up to 90 minutes, suffering heavy casualties (53 killed, 120 wounded). Two Marines from the 36th Depot Company later receive the Bronze Star and 1st Lieutenant Harry Martin of the 5th Pioneer Battalion becomes the last Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the battle. Although still a matter of speculation because of conflicting accounts from surviving Japanese veterans, it is speculated that General Kuribayashi leads this final assault, which unlike the loud banzai charge of previous battles, is characterized as a silent attack. If proven true, General Kuribayashi would be the highest ranking Japanese officer to have personally led an attack during World War II. Additionally, this would also be Kuribayashi's final act, a departure from the normal practice of the commanding Japanese officers committing seppuku behind the lines while the rest perished in the banzai charge, as happened during the battles of Saipan and Okinawa. The island was officially declared secure at 9:00 on March 26, 1945.
First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin’s platoon was attacked by the concentrated Japanese force. He immediately organized a firing line among the men in the foxholes closest to his own, and temporarily stopped the headlong rush of the enemy. Several of his men were lying wounded in positions overrun by the enemy and the lieutenant was determined to rescue them. In the action which followed, he was severely wounded twice but continued to resist the enemy until he fell mortally wounded by a grenade. He is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, here is his citation:
“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Platoon Leader attached to Company C, Fifth Pioneer Battalion, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 26 March 1945. With his sector of the Fifth Pioneer Battalion bivouac area penetrated by a concentrated enemy attack launched a few minutes before dawn, First Lieutenant Martin instantly organized a firing line with the Marines nearest his foxhole and succeeded, in checking momentarily the headlong rush of the Japanese. Determined to rescue several of his men trapped in positions overrun by the enemy, he defied intense hostile fire to work his way through the Japanese to the surrounded Marines. Although sustaining two severe wounds, he blasted the Japanese who attempted to intercept him, located his beleaguered men and directed them to their own lines. When four of the infiltrating enemy took possession of an abandoned machine-gun pit and subjected his sector to a barrage of hand grenades, First Lieutenant Martin alone and armed only with a pistol, boldly charged the hostile position and killed all its occupants. Realizing that his remaining comrades could not repulse another organized attack, he called to his men to follow and then charged into the midst of the strong enemy force, firing his weapon and scattering them until he fell, mortally wounded by a grenade. By his outstanding valor, indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious determination in the face of overwhelming odds, First Lieutenant Martin permanently disrupted a coordinated Japanese attack and prevented a greater loss of life in his own and adjacent platoons and his inspiring leadership and unswerving devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in service of his country.â€Â
First Lieutenant Martin was buried in the 5th Division Cemetery at Iwo Jima. At the request of his mother, his remains were returned to Ohio in 1948 for private burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
Iwo Jima was the only battle by the US Marine Corps in which the American casualties exceeded the Japanese, although Japanese combat deaths numbered three times the number of American deaths. Of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner, some of whom were captured because they had been knocked unconscious or otherwise disabled. The majority of the remainder were killed in action, although it has been estimated that as many as 3,000 continued to resist within the various cave systems for many days afterwards, eventually succumbing to their injuries or surrendering weeks later. The last of these holdouts on the island, two of Lieutenant Toshihiko Ohno's men, Yamakage Kufuku and Matsudo Linsoki, lasted four years without being caught and finally surrendered on January 6, 1949.
Pictured: US 4th Marine Division cemetery on Iwo Jima, Japan, March 1945.
On Iwo Jima, 300-man Japanese force launch a final counterattack in the vicinity of Airfield No. 2. Army pilots, Seabees and Marines of the 5th Pioneer Battalion and 28th Marines fight the Japanese force for up to 90 minutes, suffering heavy casualties (53 killed, 120 wounded). Two Marines from the 36th Depot Company later receive the Bronze Star and 1st Lieutenant Harry Martin of the 5th Pioneer Battalion becomes the last Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the battle. Although still a matter of speculation because of conflicting accounts from surviving Japanese veterans, it is speculated that General Kuribayashi leads this final assault, which unlike the loud banzai charge of previous battles, is characterized as a silent attack. If proven true, General Kuribayashi would be the highest ranking Japanese officer to have personally led an attack during World War II. Additionally, this would also be Kuribayashi's final act, a departure from the normal practice of the commanding Japanese officers committing seppuku behind the lines while the rest perished in the banzai charge, as happened during the battles of Saipan and Okinawa. The island was officially declared secure at 9:00 on March 26, 1945.
First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin’s platoon was attacked by the concentrated Japanese force. He immediately organized a firing line among the men in the foxholes closest to his own, and temporarily stopped the headlong rush of the enemy. Several of his men were lying wounded in positions overrun by the enemy and the lieutenant was determined to rescue them. In the action which followed, he was severely wounded twice but continued to resist the enemy until he fell mortally wounded by a grenade. He is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, here is his citation:
“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Platoon Leader attached to Company C, Fifth Pioneer Battalion, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 26 March 1945. With his sector of the Fifth Pioneer Battalion bivouac area penetrated by a concentrated enemy attack launched a few minutes before dawn, First Lieutenant Martin instantly organized a firing line with the Marines nearest his foxhole and succeeded, in checking momentarily the headlong rush of the Japanese. Determined to rescue several of his men trapped in positions overrun by the enemy, he defied intense hostile fire to work his way through the Japanese to the surrounded Marines. Although sustaining two severe wounds, he blasted the Japanese who attempted to intercept him, located his beleaguered men and directed them to their own lines. When four of the infiltrating enemy took possession of an abandoned machine-gun pit and subjected his sector to a barrage of hand grenades, First Lieutenant Martin alone and armed only with a pistol, boldly charged the hostile position and killed all its occupants. Realizing that his remaining comrades could not repulse another organized attack, he called to his men to follow and then charged into the midst of the strong enemy force, firing his weapon and scattering them until he fell, mortally wounded by a grenade. By his outstanding valor, indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious determination in the face of overwhelming odds, First Lieutenant Martin permanently disrupted a coordinated Japanese attack and prevented a greater loss of life in his own and adjacent platoons and his inspiring leadership and unswerving devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in service of his country.â€Â
First Lieutenant Martin was buried in the 5th Division Cemetery at Iwo Jima. At the request of his mother, his remains were returned to Ohio in 1948 for private burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
Iwo Jima was the only battle by the US Marine Corps in which the American casualties exceeded the Japanese, although Japanese combat deaths numbered three times the number of American deaths. Of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner, some of whom were captured because they had been knocked unconscious or otherwise disabled. The majority of the remainder were killed in action, although it has been estimated that as many as 3,000 continued to resist within the various cave systems for many days afterwards, eventually succumbing to their injuries or surrendering weeks later. The last of these holdouts on the island, two of Lieutenant Toshihiko Ohno's men, Yamakage Kufuku and Matsudo Linsoki, lasted four years without being caught and finally surrendered on January 6, 1949.
Pictured: US 4th Marine Division cemetery on Iwo Jima, Japan, March 1945.
That is going to end up being a costly policy mistake.
Even announcing the policy unintentionally caused the deaths of thousands of Germans, because the Allies then had to prepare for that contingency.
Bormann was one of the most stupid of a stupid group of the top Nazis. Even the most stupid can seize power, though...
March 27, 1945: It’s Tuesday - today marks 42 weeks (294 days) since the D-Day Invasion at Normandy and the beginning of the liberation of Europe.
On the western front, British 21st Army Group units advance along the line of the River Lippe, attacking around Isselburg, Mechelen, Raesfeld, Erle, and Dorste. US 9th Army begins to penetrate south into the Ruhr industrial area, capturing Gahlen, Besten, Kirchhellen, Schmachtendorf, Wehofen, Sterkrade Holten, and Orsoy. Patton’s US 3rd Army has now crossed the Main both west of Frankfurt, where Wiesbaden is attacked, and to the east. 3rd Army continues expanding the bridgehead, attacking around Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Hanau, and Aschaffenburg, overrunning nearly twenty towns. US 1st Army continues advancing rapidly toward Siegen, Marburg, and Giessen and US 7th Army begins pushing across the Rhine.
Technical Sergeant Clinton M. Hedrick, serving in Company I, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division, repeatedly charges through heavy fire to attack German positions, then he follows a group of German soldiers as they retreat into a castle. When the Germans indicate that they wish to surrender, Hedrick and four other men enter the castle, only to be fired upon by a German self-propelled gun. Hedrick is fatally wounded, but successfully covers the withdrawal of his men. For these actions, he is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later, on October 19, 1945. Here is his citation:
“He displayed extraordinary heroism and gallantry in action on 27-March 28, 1945, in Germany. Following an airborne landing near Wesel, his unit was assigned as the assault platoon for the assault on Lembeck. Three times the landing elements were pinned down by intense automatic weapons fire from strongly defended positions. Each time, T/Sgt. Hedrick fearlessly charged through heavy fire, shooting his automatic rifle from his hip. His courageous action so inspired his men that they reduced the enemy positions in rapid succession. When 6 of the enemy attempted a surprise, flanking movement, he quickly turned and killed the entire party with a burst of fire. Later, the enemy withdrew across a moat into Lembeck Castle. T/Sgt. Hedrick, with utter disregard for his own safety, plunged across the drawbridge alone in pursuit. When a German soldier, with hands upraised, declared the garrison wished to surrender, he entered the castle yard with 4 of his men to accept the capitulation. The group moved through a sally port, and was met by fire from a German self-propelled gun. Although mortally wounded, T/Sgt. Hedrick fired at the enemy gun and covered the withdrawal of his comrades. He died while being evacuated after the castle was taken. His great personal courage and heroic leadership contributed in large measure to the speedy capture of Lembeck and provided an inspiring example to his comrades.â€Â
Hedrick, age 26 at his death, was buried in North Fork Memorial Cemetery, Riverton, West Virginia
Over Germany, RAF Bomber Command sends 276 aircraft to attack Paderborn during the day, 150 aircraft to attack Hamm during the day, 115 aircraft to attack Farge during the day, and 82 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight.
On the eastern front, in Poland, the 2nd Shock Army and 19th Army of Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front have penetrated to the final German defense lines at both Gdynia and Danzig. The wreck of Kriegsmarine battlecruiser Gneisenau is sunk at Gotenhafen (Gdynia) as a block-ship as the evacuation concludes. A German 9th Army counterattack against the 8th Guards Army of Soviet 1st Belorussian Front around Kustrin barely gets out of the city before it is stopped, and Soviet 1st Belorussian Front captures Strehlen and Rybnik. Soviet 3rd Belorussian Front destroys the remnants of German 4th Army along the coast. In Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the 2nd and 3rd Ukraine Fronts continue their attacks. The heaviest fighting is along the line of the Raba River where 6th SS Panzer Army suffers heavy casualties in counter-attacks.
In Italy, US 5th Army occupies Salvaro without opposition while US 12th Air Force aircraft are grounded by poor weather conditions. The Kriegsmarine corvette UJ-205 (ex Italian) is sunk by Allied aircraft at Venice.
In Britain, the last German V2 rocket lands southeast of London at Orpington. The V2 campaign has killed over 2,700 British civilians and injured 6,500. In addition to the 1,115 launched at British targets, another 2,050 were aimed at Antwerp, Brussels and Liege in an effort to slow the Allies.
Pictured: Soldiers of the 87th Div., US Third Army, in tanks and jeeps rolling over pontoon bridge across Rhine River during drive on Berlin. Boppard, Germany. March 27, 1945.; M3A1 half-track armored vehicle belonging to the 9th U.S. Armored Division in the streets Engers Germany, March 27, 1945. Note the Ma Deuce heavy machine gun on the half truck.; Men of the American 7th Army pour through a breach in the Siegfried Line defenses, on their way to Karlsruhe, Germany on March 27, 1945, which lies on the road to Stuttgart.; Medal Of Honor recipient Clinton M. Hedrick.; Ruined flats in Limehouse, East London. Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road, following the explosion of the last German V2 rocket to fall on London, March 27, 1945.
On the western front, British 21st Army Group units advance along the line of the River Lippe, attacking around Isselburg, Mechelen, Raesfeld, Erle, and Dorste. US 9th Army begins to penetrate south into the Ruhr industrial area, capturing Gahlen, Besten, Kirchhellen, Schmachtendorf, Wehofen, Sterkrade Holten, and Orsoy. Patton’s US 3rd Army has now crossed the Main both west of Frankfurt, where Wiesbaden is attacked, and to the east. 3rd Army continues expanding the bridgehead, attacking around Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Hanau, and Aschaffenburg, overrunning nearly twenty towns. US 1st Army continues advancing rapidly toward Siegen, Marburg, and Giessen and US 7th Army begins pushing across the Rhine.
Technical Sergeant Clinton M. Hedrick, serving in Company I, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division, repeatedly charges through heavy fire to attack German positions, then he follows a group of German soldiers as they retreat into a castle. When the Germans indicate that they wish to surrender, Hedrick and four other men enter the castle, only to be fired upon by a German self-propelled gun. Hedrick is fatally wounded, but successfully covers the withdrawal of his men. For these actions, he is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later, on October 19, 1945. Here is his citation:
“He displayed extraordinary heroism and gallantry in action on 27-March 28, 1945, in Germany. Following an airborne landing near Wesel, his unit was assigned as the assault platoon for the assault on Lembeck. Three times the landing elements were pinned down by intense automatic weapons fire from strongly defended positions. Each time, T/Sgt. Hedrick fearlessly charged through heavy fire, shooting his automatic rifle from his hip. His courageous action so inspired his men that they reduced the enemy positions in rapid succession. When 6 of the enemy attempted a surprise, flanking movement, he quickly turned and killed the entire party with a burst of fire. Later, the enemy withdrew across a moat into Lembeck Castle. T/Sgt. Hedrick, with utter disregard for his own safety, plunged across the drawbridge alone in pursuit. When a German soldier, with hands upraised, declared the garrison wished to surrender, he entered the castle yard with 4 of his men to accept the capitulation. The group moved through a sally port, and was met by fire from a German self-propelled gun. Although mortally wounded, T/Sgt. Hedrick fired at the enemy gun and covered the withdrawal of his comrades. He died while being evacuated after the castle was taken. His great personal courage and heroic leadership contributed in large measure to the speedy capture of Lembeck and provided an inspiring example to his comrades.â€Â
Hedrick, age 26 at his death, was buried in North Fork Memorial Cemetery, Riverton, West Virginia
Over Germany, RAF Bomber Command sends 276 aircraft to attack Paderborn during the day, 150 aircraft to attack Hamm during the day, 115 aircraft to attack Farge during the day, and 82 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight.
On the eastern front, in Poland, the 2nd Shock Army and 19th Army of Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front have penetrated to the final German defense lines at both Gdynia and Danzig. The wreck of Kriegsmarine battlecruiser Gneisenau is sunk at Gotenhafen (Gdynia) as a block-ship as the evacuation concludes. A German 9th Army counterattack against the 8th Guards Army of Soviet 1st Belorussian Front around Kustrin barely gets out of the city before it is stopped, and Soviet 1st Belorussian Front captures Strehlen and Rybnik. Soviet 3rd Belorussian Front destroys the remnants of German 4th Army along the coast. In Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the 2nd and 3rd Ukraine Fronts continue their attacks. The heaviest fighting is along the line of the Raba River where 6th SS Panzer Army suffers heavy casualties in counter-attacks.
In Italy, US 5th Army occupies Salvaro without opposition while US 12th Air Force aircraft are grounded by poor weather conditions. The Kriegsmarine corvette UJ-205 (ex Italian) is sunk by Allied aircraft at Venice.
In Britain, the last German V2 rocket lands southeast of London at Orpington. The V2 campaign has killed over 2,700 British civilians and injured 6,500. In addition to the 1,115 launched at British targets, another 2,050 were aimed at Antwerp, Brussels and Liege in an effort to slow the Allies.
Pictured: Soldiers of the 87th Div., US Third Army, in tanks and jeeps rolling over pontoon bridge across Rhine River during drive on Berlin. Boppard, Germany. March 27, 1945.; M3A1 half-track armored vehicle belonging to the 9th U.S. Armored Division in the streets Engers Germany, March 27, 1945. Note the Ma Deuce heavy machine gun on the half truck.; Men of the American 7th Army pour through a breach in the Siegfried Line defenses, on their way to Karlsruhe, Germany on March 27, 1945, which lies on the road to Stuttgart.; Medal Of Honor recipient Clinton M. Hedrick.; Ruined flats in Limehouse, East London. Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road, following the explosion of the last German V2 rocket to fall on London, March 27, 1945.
I was surprised at the number of "dragoon's teeth" that were left in Germany when I last visited.
I guess they are a real pain to get rid of and I suppose they do not take up too much space, so the Germans have left them.
Sort of like the sub pens. When they didn't yield to the biggest bombs, the French decided to repurpose them...
One would need to have experienced depression era cotton farms to fully comprehend the impact of the New Deal and the TVA on the lives of the poor of Appalachia. I worked for a short time with the TVA and recall a story of laborers who would come out of the hills and live in tents and culverts at TVA projects. It would be difficult to convince people what this area, particularly Huntsville, looked like and was like in the 1950's. I have always been drawn to FDR and did a couple of term papers on his Presidency and his battle with the Supreme Court as he attempted to put people to work across the country. To me FDR ranks equally to Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln in terms of the challenges he faced while in office and the historical impact of his Presidency.
Well, I started it. It's hard to separate FDR and WWII. Those are my earliest memories. However, this is the no politics board, so I guess it's best to drop his discussion. Maybe a later date and on the other board...
I had a conversation with Niall Barr at King's College London about El Alamein and whether it was necessary. Niall won me over. I said El Alamein was unnecessary, and indeed, every British soldier killed and British tank destroyed was lost for no-good purpose and every km the DAK retreated towards Tunis was a step out of the noose. Niall said Monty knew that the British needed to beat Rommel to restore their self-respect and thus, the victory at El Alamein was worth it. Niall won me over.
I guess FDR was like that. He made Americans believe things were going to be alright.
And with my toes up against the boundary line of politics, I will leave things there.
My mother was born in 1928. She used to tell us FDR was the first president she remembers. Mama was almost 17 when he died. She said it was a really tough day for her family and the whole the country.
I'm sure most here have seen the Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelts. If not it is worth watching.
I'm sure most here have seen the Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelts. If not it is worth watching.
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