The Battle of the Bulge - Page 2

marcus69x · 06-05-2008, 12:47 PM

really interesting. Is Franek a WW2 vet? Shouldn't he be purple?

Franek · 06-05-2008, 02:57 PM

Marcus.
Nope not yet. But hang in there .I understand that we WW2 vets are duing at the rate of 1000 a day.

marcus69x · 06-05-2008, 03:03 PM

Lol. Nice one Franek. I like your humour mate.

Franek · 06-05-2008, 03:39 PM

Owen;
The pictures of Losheim are exactly as I remember them. We lived like moles under ground. But it worked.
Before I move this thread to your Remagan thread. I want to explain that the Battle iof the Bulge was much bigger than I described above. North of us at Monchau was the 2nd. division. The 99th owes them a lot. South of us was the green 106th. aqt St. Vith.They were destroyed. Then there was Bastogne,Stavelot,The 101, the 82nd and many more. Plus the American engineers. God bless them.This was a very cold winter.The ground was always covered with snow. Trench foot was a big problem. Our regular GI shoes were no match for the weather. Our feet got wet and we suffered gangerine that resulted in removal of toes,and in some cases feet.We were told to wash our feet and wear dry socks. I did. I never had a problem. Later on we werei issued boots with the feet encased in rubber and upper leather. That cured the problem.
The rear line had problems too.The Germans dropped American speaking Germans in American uniforms in our rear. They disrupped traffic and caused other problems until they were caught.
I thought that his should me mentioned bbefore I moved into your thread at Remagan.

On to your Remagan thread

Franek · 06-05-2008, 06:44 PM

http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_7.htm

Owen read the above url. I spoke a lot about the 106th. Read this it will explain a lot.

Franek · 06-05-2008, 07:00 PM

Franek · 06-05-2008, 07:10 PM

CHECKERBOARD

Slipdigit · 06-05-2008, 08:30 PM

Have you been to any reunions or are a member of any associations?

Have you posted your story before?

Franek · 06-05-2008, 09:48 PM

Jeff;
I have been in touch with other buddies that I found in our division paper there were six that I found. But I am the only one left.. I refuse to die.LOL

Slipdigit · 06-05-2008, 10:48 PM

How long have you been active with compuuters?

06-05-2008, 02:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111	Losheim Gap. Marcus. Nope not yet. But hang in there .I understand that we WW2 vets are duing at the rate of 1000 a day.

06-05-2008, 03:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111	Foot note Owen; The pictures of Losheim are exactly as I remember them. We lived like moles under ground. But it worked. Before I move this thread to your Remagan thread. I want to explain that the Battle iof the Bulge was much bigger than I described above. North of us at Monchau was the 2nd. division. The 99th owes them a lot. South of us was the green 106th. aqt St. Vith.They were destroyed. Then there was Bastogne,Stavelot,The 101, the 82nd and many more. Plus the American engineers. God bless them.This was a very cold winter.The ground was always covered with snow. Trench foot was a big problem. Our regular GI shoes were no match for the weather. Our feet got wet and we suffered gangerine that resulted in removal of toes,and in some cases feet.We were told to wash our feet and wear dry socks. I did. I never had a problem. Later on we werei issued boots with the feet encased in rubber and upper leather. That cured the problem. The rear line had problems too.The Germans dropped American speaking Germans in American uniforms in our rear. They disrupped traffic and caused other problems until they were caught. I thought that his should me mentioned bbefore I moved into your thread at Remagan. On to your Remagan thread

06-05-2008, 07:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111	The cross road at Losheimgraben today

06-05-2008, 07:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111	Another good site.It explains it better than I did CHECKERBOARD

06-05-2008, 08:30 PM	#18 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,525	Have you been to any reunions or are a member of any associations? Have you posted your story before? __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

06-05-2008, 12:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
marcus69x Very Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,242	really interesting. Is Franek a WW2 vet? Shouldn't he be purple?

06-05-2008, 03:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
marcus69x Very Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,242	Lol. Nice one Franek. I like your humour mate.

06-05-2008, 06:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111	http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_7.htm Owen read the above url. I spoke a lot about the 106th. Read this it will explain a lot.

06-05-2008, 09:48 PM	#19 (permalink)
Franek WW2 Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111	Jeff; I have been in touch with other buddies that I found in our division paper there were six that I found. But I am the only one left.. I refuse to die.LOL

06-05-2008, 10:48 PM	#20 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,525	How long have you been active with compuuters? __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

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