Posted on Jul 12, 2016
Military history fanatics: Is there a battle that you find yourself obsessively studying?
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Mine are Agincourt and Alesia though I could easily get sucked up into any number. Sieges though much more difficult and arduous usually don't get the credit they deserve or am I wrong?
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MSG (Join to see) - Battle of Belleau Wood (WWI). C'mon... Any battle in which the enemy bestows a nickname upon you AND and it sticks for the next 100 years! The Germans were undefeated in Europe... until the Marines showed up!
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
I was not in the Battle for Belleau Woods just a few years before my time. But did learn it was a tremendous victory in France and the Army chafed with the publicity won by the Marine Brigade. I also think it may be the reason that the Army kept the Marines out of Europe in WWII..
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LtCol Mac McCarty
Sgt Tom Cunnally - It was where the Germans were introduced to aimed killing rifle at 1,000 yards, as opposed to the European concept of unit aiming points out at 200-300 yards.
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Over the decades I have gone back to studying Kursk in 1943 and Gettysburg 1863 which were not sieges but turned the course of their respective wars MSG (Join to see).
Many sieges have gotten tremendous credit:
(1) the US civil war had many sieges of southern ports primarily like Port Hudson [siege ended today in 1863] and Vicksburg on the Mississippi and Petersburg, Virginia certainly gained credit.
(2) The siege of Leningrad by Army Group North and the relief efforts including USA lend-lease vehicles transporting supplies across the ice-covered lake.
(3) The siege of China and the over the hump relief efforts cost nearly "1,000 men and 600 Air Transport Command (ATC) planes were lost over the hump by the end of China-Burma-India Theater (CBI) operations. In addition, China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) lost 38 planes and 88 airmen."
COL Mikel J. Burroughs COL Jean (John) F. B. LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT 1stSgt Eugene Harless MSG Brad Sand SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSFC William Farrell SSG Leo Bell SSgt Robert Marx SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SrA Christopher Wright SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) PO2 Ed C.
Many sieges have gotten tremendous credit:
(1) the US civil war had many sieges of southern ports primarily like Port Hudson [siege ended today in 1863] and Vicksburg on the Mississippi and Petersburg, Virginia certainly gained credit.
(2) The siege of Leningrad by Army Group North and the relief efforts including USA lend-lease vehicles transporting supplies across the ice-covered lake.
(3) The siege of China and the over the hump relief efforts cost nearly "1,000 men and 600 Air Transport Command (ATC) planes were lost over the hump by the end of China-Burma-India Theater (CBI) operations. In addition, China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) lost 38 planes and 88 airmen."
COL Mikel J. Burroughs COL Jean (John) F. B. LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT 1stSgt Eugene Harless MSG Brad Sand SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSFC William Farrell SSG Leo Bell SSgt Robert Marx SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SrA Christopher Wright SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) PO2 Ed C.
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LTC Stephen F.
SSgt Robert Marx - I have several books on the Army Group Central tank battle at Kursk as well my friend and fellow historian.
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LTC Stephen F.
SPC Patrick Chandler - Stalingrad is officially listed as a battle (July 17, 1942-Feb. 2, 1943) by the Russians and the Germans. The Germans tried to cut off Stalingrad but were unsuccessful. While von Paulus' 6th Army was encircled by Marshal Zhukov's forces, I would not consider it a siege.
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MAJ Rene De La Rosa
I was just in Vicksburg, MS over the weekend. It would be best to see this with either a golf cart or hoofing it; so much is missed in the car and the air conditioning. Absolutely wonderful place to visit.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
CPT (Join to see) - The Marines have a group "The Frozen Chosin" & I think they all get together once a year in southern California .
http://homeofheroes.com/brotherhood/chosin.html
http://homeofheroes.com/brotherhood/chosin.html
The Brotherhood of the Frozen Chosin
The Story of the First Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir in Korea
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LTC John Mohor
Don't forget the Army contribution ther too. Ever hear of TF Faith? No credit taken away from the Marines just don't want to forget the other service that was across the Reservoir at the start of the Chinese attack.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
LTC John Mohor - Yes I did & he died from his wounds while guarding the roadway to Hagaru.on December 1, 1950.
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