Article

2023-09-17 Europe

Remembrance: Operation Market Garden 1944

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-17 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 I really can't think up an operation that Monty was head of that wasn't a collosal fuck up.

Posted by Chris 2023-09-17 10:45|| 2023-09-17 10:45|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm rereading "Citizen Soldiers" by the late Stephen Ambrose. He details quite well the hubris, bad planning, and fecklessness of Montgomery that lead to the disaster that was Market Garden. The book is well worth reading.

I also watched "A Bridge Too Far" last night. Early on while the Germans are planning their defense they are trying to decide where to best place their defenses. They were trying to figure out where the next big offensive would come from and who would lead it.

They decide that the next big allied offensive would come from the south and Patton would be in charge.

One of the German generals says it has to be Patton. "Not even Eisenhower is that stupid that he would put Montgomery in charge."

Posted by Too Old To Work 2023-09-17 11:26|| 2023-09-17 11:26|| Front Page Top

#3 There are many examples of great military figures. Monty belongs with the WWI crowd of nabobs.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-09-17 11:29|| 2023-09-17 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Wasn't around the same time frame when patton slapped the soldiers and everyone was butthurt?

Posted by Chris 2023-09-17 11:55|| 2023-09-17 11:55|| Front Page Top

23:59 Boss Gliper9117
23:49 Skidmark
23:48 Skidmark
23:46 Skidmark
23:45 Skidmark
23:42 Skidmark
23:00 trailing wife
22:51 magpie
22:48 trailing wife
20:43 DarthVader
19:48 Choper Hupusing2889
19:16 swksvolFF
19:03 Enver Slager8035
18:14 ACA JOE
17:58 M. Murcek
17:52 Frank G
17:33 Enver Slager8035
17:29 Besoeker
17:20 Enver Slager8035
17:18 trailing wife
17:00 Spomonter Speaking for Boskone8031
16:49 Mullah Richard
16:45 jpal
16:39 Frank G
Merry-Go-Blog