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Peace and war at Christmastime Arthur I. Cyr More Content Now The Christmas season emphasizes harmony, but includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle in the history of the United States. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi Germany launched an enormous offensive through the quiet, thinly defended Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Adolf Hitler and planners in Berlin achieved total surprise. German forces rapidly gained ground. For Europeans among the Allies, the attack was reminiscent o...

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 1944, file photo, American infantrymen of the 4th Armored Division fire at German troops, in an advance to relieve pressure on surrounded U.S. airborne units, near Bastogne, Belgium. In 2020, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Sterling Publishing, in cooperation with The Associated Press, released an illustrated book called “Victory: World War II In Real Time,” filled with original AP dispatches from the time to mark the o...

2020/12/22 03:19 FILE - In this Dec. 27, 1944, file photo, American infantrymen of the 4th Armored Division fire at German troops, in an advance to relieve pressure on... FILE - In this Dec. 27, 1944, file photo, American infantrymen of the 4th Armored Division fire at German troops, in an advance to relieve pressure on surrounded U.S. airborne units, near Bastogne, Belgium. In 2020, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Sterling Publishi...

The Christmas season emphasizes harmony, but includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle in the history of the United States. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi Germany launched an enormous offensive through the quiet, thinly defended Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Adolf Hitler and planners in Berlin achieved total surprise. German forces rapidly gained ground. For Europeans among the Allies, the attack was reminiscent of the stunning 1940 German drive that overran France and secur...

War and peace at Christmas Posted : 2020-12-17 17:02 By Arthur I. Cyr The Christmas season emphasizes harmony, but includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle in the history of the United States. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi Germany launched an enormous offensive through the quiet, thinly defended Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Adolf Hitler and planners in Berlin achieved total surprise. German forces rapidly gained ground. For Europeans among the Allies, the attack was r...

15 December 1944 was one of the coldest winters Europe had seen in nearly 20 years, one of many factors slowing the Allied armies in their drive across the continent. This temporary pause gave the German army time to complete their planning and preparation for a massive counter attack code named “Wacht am Rhein” or Watch on the Rhine, an operation that that was Hitler’s brainchild. His stated goal was to pierce the thinly held First Army, VIII Corps line between Monschau...

‘The greatest American battle’: The Battle of the Bulge in World War II started 76 years ago Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 In this image provided by the U.S. Army, American soldiers of the 347th U.S. Infantry in heavy winter gear halt their advance to La Roche, Belgium, for a short meal, January 13, 1945. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)ASSOCIATED PRESS Facebook Share The Battle of the Bulge started Dec. 16, 1944, when Hitler’s Nazi Germany launched its last major offensive of the war. ...

USA TODAY The claim: George S. Patton said, Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians. A meme dating to 2015, claiming that World War II Gen. George S. Patton expressed disdain for left-wing Democrats, surfaced on Facebook in the days after the November election. It’s already gotten a one-two fact-check punch from Snopes and PolitiFact. The short answer: There is no evidence that Patton — an innovator in the use of tanks in comba...

JEA: The Daily Mail declared last December that “Mystery over US war hero’s death in hospital 12 days after he was paralyzed in an apparent car accident still fuels conspiracy theory years later.”[1] The funny thing is that by charging others of summoning conspiracy theory, the Daily Mail could not hide the fact that General George Patton was evidently assainated. Listen to this very carefully here: “Seventy- four years ago this month, General George S. Patton was en route to a Sunday...

Cyr column: Peace and war at Christmas Arthur I. Cyr ***** The Christmas season emphasizes harmony, but includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle in the history of the United States. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi Germany launched an enormous offensive through the quiet, thinly defended Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Adolf Hitler and planners in Berlin achieved total surprise. German forces rapidly gained ground. For Europeans among the Allies, the attack was reminiscent of t...