I thought this was interesting. I don't believe I ever saw a GOOD picture of an M3 knife/M6 scabbard in actual WWII combat zone. ChipS
Original WW2 Paratrooper Photo Taken in Bastogne of General McAuliffe Staff | eBay
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I thought this was interesting. I don't believe I ever saw a GOOD picture of an M3 knife/M6 scabbard in actual WWII combat zone. ChipS
Original WW2 Paratrooper Photo Taken in Bastogne of General McAuliffe Staff | eBay
Another good picture of an M3 with an M6 scabbard is on the cover of June Rifleman Mag.
Regards.....Frank
Staff officers always have the best gear, and check out the pressed shirt on the brigadier! Surrounded by the German army, and his aides still manage to get the ironing done. That's a tale you'll never read about from Bastogne.
...the poor bastards. LOL
That's because BG McCauliffe was an Artillery Officer.Just sayin'....Quote:
"Artillery lends diginity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl".
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The Manuever Commanders were away at a meeting when BG McCauliffe (Division Artillery Commander) became the de facto Division Commander at Bastogne. His famous quote was in response to the German demand for his surrender. He replied "Nuts".
Red Leg!
Al
I've always heard his actual reply was "Balls"
I seen a copy of the letter on display in the Rotunda of the "Abrams Building" (I.G. Farber Building) in Frankfurt Germany when I was assigned to V Corps Artillery. It said "Nuts".
Al
That same picture is in the 101st conference room at Ft Campbell. One of the staff Officers is the G3 of the Division Harry WO Kinnard who had said nuts to the German courrier. McAuliffe then said write that down and the Germans didn't understand the remark. MG Maxwell Taylor was the CG and was in the Pentagon at decision briefings at the time. Taylor went on to be the Chairman of the JCS and Kinnard was the father of the Air Mobile doctrine still used in the Army today. He retired as a LTG. Possibly it is him carrying the fancy bayonet....He was a Battalion Commander in the 101st as well as the Division G3. General Taylor was born and raised in Keytesville, Missouri just down the road from my farm. I retired from the the Army in 1985 after a lack luster career as the Deputy G4 of the 101st. Regards, Rick.