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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2011, 06:27:12 PM »
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2011, 07:13:18 PM »
My dad is a Battle of the Bulge vet and he is still kicking.Thanks for the link.
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2011, 07:17:49 PM »
Thanks for sharing!  my Grandfather was in Pattons 3rd army and he came up as reinforcements during the battle. Sadly he passed away last month...
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2011, 08:03:55 PM »
Never in a million years would I ever had put you down as a Daily Mail reader Changeup  :D
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2011, 09:01:46 PM »
Never in a million years would I ever had put you down as a Daily Mail reader Changeup  :D

hehe, I was searching for something with my son and came across it...you assumption is correct! :salute
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2011, 11:03:50 PM »
Never before seen....vivid color....

Well not seen since "LIFE's Picture History of World War II" was published in 1950  :)

OK so they got a little carried away with the story.  Great photos anyway :)



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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2011, 12:32:36 AM »
Never before seen....vivid color....

Well not seen since "LIFE's Picture History of World War II" was published in 1950  :)

OK so they got a little carried away with the story.  Great photos anyway :)

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Ahh, crap!  I thought I found something Corky!!!  You've seen all the pics already

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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2011, 01:31:15 PM »
Ahh, crap!  I thought I found something Corky!!!  You've seen all the pics already

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And it was posted in the O'Club on Saturday.  Nice fail!   :rock
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2011, 04:15:48 PM »
And it was posted in the O'Club on Saturday.  Nice fail!   :rock
Oh well....no good deed goes unpunished...
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2011, 05:16:58 PM »
I had not seen them ..First I have ever seen in color .
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2011, 06:37:16 PM »
WOW! Nice find  :salute
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2011, 06:58:59 PM »
  What Tank please?
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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2011, 06:24:21 AM »
Widewing from O club thread

The first photo has an incorrect caption stating that the tank depicted is an M4 Sherman. It is an M36 Jackson... 90mm gun.

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Re: New Battle of the Bulge Pictures...
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2011, 09:42:42 AM »

So this is where AH got the idea that trees can stop and hold up a tank.

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