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February 22nd, 2003, 06:59 PM
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Originally posted by Martin Bull:
42 on active service, plus one at Ashley Walk ranges.
40 of those were aimed at targets, 2 were jettisoned. All were dropped by 617 squadron, and the targets were ; -
Bielefeld viaduct ( 14/3/45 ) 1 bomb
Arnsberg viaduct ( 15/3/45 ) 1 bomb
Arnsberg viaduct ( 19/3/45 ) 6 bombs
Arbergen bridge ( 21/3/45 ) 2 bombs
Nienburg bridge ( 22/3/45 ) 5 bombs
Bremen bridge ( 23/3/45 ) 5 bombs + 1 jettison
Farge U-Boat shelter ( 27/3/45 ) 12 bombs + 1 jettison
Finkenwerder U-boat shelter ( 9/4/45 ) 2 bombs
Heligoland batteries ( 19/4/45 ) 6 bombs.
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Hmmm Martin 
I was hoping for a little more detail 
Well done [img]smile.gif[/img]
Your turn
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February 22nd, 2003, 08:58 PM
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Well..I'm sure I've got the pilot's names and aircraft serials here, somewhere... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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February 22nd, 2003, 09:25 PM
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A 'Bulge' question : -
One of the greatest disasters for the US Forces at the beginning of the Ardennes offensive was the loss, on December 17th 1944, of the Schnee Eifel and the mass surrender to the 18th VolksGrenadier Divn.
Who was the American officer 'on the spot' whom most historians concur mishandled the situation ?
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February 22nd, 2003, 10:53 PM
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Mark Andrew Devine, Jr
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The 106th Infantry Division, when they caught the brunt of the German Offensive on 16 December 1944:
Had been on the Continent only 15 days.
Had been in place in a "quiet" sector for orientation.
Had the youngest troops (average age - 22) of any American Division on line.
Had been in their new positions only five days.
Had no prior warning that the Germans were going to attack.
Occupied a front line that covered over three times the normal distance.
http://www.grunts.net/army/106thid.html
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February 23rd, 2003, 07:09 AM
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Good try, Kai - but not quite !
Col. Mark Devine commanded the 14th Cavalry Group and was based at Manderfeld..but another officer was actually on the Schnee Eifel and was responsible for the loss of that key defensive position.......
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February 23rd, 2003, 09:42 AM
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All I know is that the surrender freed up more German units to join the 62nd Volksgrenadier in the attack on St Vith.
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February 23rd, 2003, 11:04 AM
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Reading about this - there´s quite a lot of mix ups, actually.
But I´ll go for Lt. Col. Joseph F. Puett.
"Apparently General Jones intended that the battalion should turn north to Andler and push aside the enemy along the Auw-Andler-Schönberg road. Puett, however, got on the wrong road and turned south---leaving the northern approach to Schönberg open. "
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February 23rd, 2003, 03:04 PM
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Nearly there - Alan Jones (Sr) was connected with the action in question, but the man I'm after was actually on the Schnee Eifel and comes in for particular criticism on a tactical level in several books ( especially those by Trevor N Dupuy )....
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February 23rd, 2003, 08:24 PM
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This rotund thread is closed and continued here:
WWII Quiz Part IV
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