My uncle was there ! He fought in Africa and beyond he told me about going to the battle of the bulge he was decorated with 4 bronze stars and a silver star. He told his war stories so well that when the production Band of Brothers came out I felt as I already seen it. I understand he was not with that regiment so much of what he did was tied in with what the others did. Pattons men fought so dam much !
why is it so hard to get video from the LIbrary of Congress ? I need to dig up some material for my documentary and critical past is the only source I have found. It burns me to the bone when I see documentaries that cover Sicily like a foot note. On the Book note, Bitter Victory Carlo D'este. And I found an italian Author from my villagio who wrote about the war from the Sicilian perspective. I also found some books that are out of print for 40 years that are Italian with good pictures .
There is a mistake here. It should be the US 7th Army that Lieutenant General George S. Patton Junior commanded for the invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. The US 5th Army was under Lt General Mark W. Clark's command at that time and only came into action for Operation Avalanche in Sept 1943 at the invasion of Salerno, Italian mainland.
It took the Allies 38 days to conquer Sicity Considering they had numerircal superiority and qualitative superiority over the Germans and Italians they should have won in 2 weeks. Some Itaian units fought very hard and achieved some local successes against the Allies. Patton did not do so well.
@jdewitt77 thats because Patton was part bulldog i think. him and montgomery were such rivals that had it not been for the Allied Forces they themselves would've butted heads. Patton was hell bent on capturing Sicily himself and so was Montgomery in that he didn't look to strategic advantage until his part in the Battle of the Bulge. reason why they called him Old Blood and Guts, our blood his guts. he was a brilliant soldier but terrible tactician who relied on brute force not strategy.
@legendarytoyou Monty and Patton were not rivals, Monty was superior to Patton and Monty was the man who defeated Rommel and won Africa. Monty was the Allied supreme commander on the ground.
My uncle was there ! He fought in Africa and beyond he told me about going to the battle of the bulge he was decorated with 4 bronze stars and a silver star. He told his war stories so well that when the production Band of Brothers came out I felt as I already seen it. I understand he was not with that regiment so much of what he did was tied in with what the others did. Pattons men fought so dam much !
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why is it so hard to get video from the LIbrary of Congress ? I need to dig up some material for my documentary and critical past is the only source I have found. It burns me to the bone when I see documentaries that cover Sicily like a foot note. On the Book note, Bitter Victory Carlo D'este. And I found an italian Author from my villagio who wrote about the war from the Sicilian perspective. I also found some books that are out of print for 40 years that are Italian with good pictures .
real3tron3 3 months ago
Recommended reading: The Battle for Sicily by Sam Mitcham jr.
Rohilla313 3 months ago
Gela? Why there is nothing there exepth a beach. George S Patton.
TheIcelandicPatriot 6 months ago
George S. Patton is a roman .
Chansulus 11 months ago
There is a mistake here. It should be the US 7th Army that Lieutenant General George S. Patton Junior commanded for the invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. The US 5th Army was under Lt General Mark W. Clark's command at that time and only came into action for Operation Avalanche in Sept 1943 at the invasion of Salerno, Italian mainland.
MrHarlee2006 1 year ago
@MrHarlee2006 its weaponology, so there are many mistakes.
1993heavenshallburn 11 months ago
It took the Allies 38 days to conquer Sicity Considering they had numerircal superiority and qualitative superiority over the Germans and Italians they should have won in 2 weeks. Some Itaian units fought very hard and achieved some local successes against the Allies. Patton did not do so well.
jdewitt77 1 year ago
@jdewitt77 thats because Patton was part bulldog i think. him and montgomery were such rivals that had it not been for the Allied Forces they themselves would've butted heads. Patton was hell bent on capturing Sicily himself and so was Montgomery in that he didn't look to strategic advantage until his part in the Battle of the Bulge. reason why they called him Old Blood and Guts, our blood his guts. he was a brilliant soldier but terrible tactician who relied on brute force not strategy.
legendarytoyou 6 months ago
@legendarytoyou Monty and Patton were not rivals, Monty was superior to Patton and Monty was the man who defeated Rommel and won Africa. Monty was the Allied supreme commander on the ground.
martynrobin121 4 months ago
Seventh Army not Fifth Army
TheSteffen1223 1 year ago
@TheSteffen1223
You're right. Gen. Mark commanded the Fifth army in the invasion of italy along with the British Eighth army under Montgomery.
jayseah32 1 year ago
mitchums / stauphenberg's book on this is awesome ! highly recommend it.
Patton was CIC 7th Monty was CIC 8th against smiling Albert Keselring / Alfredo Guzzoni
real3tron3 1 year ago
@real3tron3 Yeah, I liked the Mitcham/Stauffenberg book too. In fact I haven't read a better book on this campaign.
Rohilla313 3 months ago
i thoughtpatton comanded the american 7th army
gtxhemi1 1 year ago
@gtxhemi1 He did. In sicily he did. he did a heck of a job too.
1223steffen 1 year ago
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MrHarlee2006 1 year ago