Documentary- Battle of St. Vith

[connie]

This 28 minute military documentary is listed under Books, Documentaries, and Movies in the Research section of this board.
106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=books&thread=572&page=1

But since it has a lot of actual footage, for those wanting to get a mental picture of wartime conditions, apparel, etc. I thought it would be good to have a link to that posting here.

Have you seen this one, Floyd? Do the visual images have the feel of anything you experienced?

[floydragsdale]

Hi Connie:

I just now viewed the film. This account was probably assembled from various film clips. I have seen much of it in past years. Particularly the one with Gen. Bruce Clark & the German General.

I well remember the snow covered trees in the Ardennes Forest and I'll never forget the artillery barrage on the morning of 12/16/1944. Trees in the Ardennes Forest were shattered as though they were toothpicks. As I recall, the shelling lasted for two hours before it let up. However, it was intermittent the entire day.

As the German foot soldiers approached our foxholes we could hear their officers shouting orders to them. One group of German Soldiers (a squad perhaps) became pinned down by our gunfire & they surrendered before long.

One of them spoke fluent english & he said to us, "You will not stay on this hill; you will be overwhelmed by our Army. I heard him speak those words. How true they turned out to be.

Every winter, here in the midwest, I think of those cold, snowy days in Belgium and I'm thankful for a warm house and a warm bed.

Floyd

[connie]

Floyd,

I didn't realize your unit had taken prisoners (on the 16th?). Were they escorted to the rear for interrogation?

Connie

[floydragsdale]

Hello Connie:

Yes, as always, the German P.W.s were taken to the rear for interrogation.

Floyd