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[T206driver]

As the commanding General said to the German's at the possibility of surender at the battle of the buldge, "NUTS".

 

[Kingairrick]

That was General Sink at the battle for Bastogne, not the bulge. HBO history 101. (I had to look it up)

 

[Hemispheres]

I must have failed American history 101, The fighting in Bastogne was part of the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944. I believe the Army officers name was McCauliffe. Please set me straight if I am remiss.

 

[Kingairrick]

The seige at Bastogne was a couple of months before the battle of the bulge, according to "Band of Brothers."

 

[WillFlyFoCookie]

The encirclement of Bastogne was during the "Battle of the Bulge." It was most definitely not an unrelated event at a different time. The surprise German counter-offensive occured in late December and caught the Allied generals completely off guard. The 101st Airborne Division was ordered forward, while most everbody else retreated, and held Bastogne against a surperior German force until Patton's Third Army broke through.

Anyway, Band of Brothers is a great HBO miniseries but the book describes more of the historical context of things.