Most Interesting WW2 Battle

Stalingrad, Bulge, or Normandy. My Grandfather's brother was a German that fought in Stalingrad, and was killed. He had a wife and kids.

 

Kursk, Stalingrad Berlin, Bulge, and Monte Cassino are my top choices.

 

If I had to pick one Normandy But Montezuma was an other.

 

For me, that has to be Stalingrad. Maybe the most unhuman battles among others during WWII.

Second for me is Normandy.

 

We are still mixing battles with campaigns, and operations.

 

To me it would be the Battle of the Buldge,

probably the only massive battle that was based on its success entirely onto capturing the enemies supplies in order to continue or better to say to get on its way at all.

Totally crazy

Regards
Kruska

 

"BulDge" :lol: :lol: Its "BULGE"

Sorry Andy, I just HAD to get you back on that spelling error for one of mine you kindly corrected me on. :razz: ;-))

oh and for me, the ONLY Battle fought in WWII was "Stalingrad." Were there any others? :-D Just kidding-and before the rotten tomatoes start flying my way :razz:

 

Zig Zag Pass at Luzon. Green U.S. Army regiments against well dug in and concealed Japanese Marines. A bitter day and night slugfest that lasted for 15 days and haunted many soldiers for the rest of their lifes. I remember some stories my great uncle would tell when I was a kid and how he seemed to be very tormented at times. It drove me to learn more about the action there and try to understand what happened to him along with the rest of the guys during the battle. I guess it is interesting because of the great respect I had for him.

 

Any battle in Italy.....

 

Boozie... Luzon was a brutal battle. My uncle was with the 11h AB, 187 Glidder Infantry Regiment and was deeply affected with a head wound and other wounds that didn't heal. Just a big ole country boy from Missouri that saw things he never wanted to see.

 

Speaking of which, while I was shopping at WM this afternoon, I met a soldier from the 36th ID. It was reactivated about 3 years ago according to this person and is activated asa National Guard unit. I told HER about Greg Wiley and she said she had heard his name mentioned a few times. I told her it was probably because he was highly decortated and saw some serious action during the Rapido River Crossings adn I also informed her that he had also been one of Roosevelts honor guards.

 

Okay wise guy ..

The Ardennenoffensive then

Regards
Kruska

 

Hello Carl,

Always good to hear from you.

The 36th was reactivated with great pride. This keeps the famous 141st Regiment alive. The motto of the Regiment is " Remember The Alamo " !!! From The Alamo to Iraq, they've seen alot !!

BTW, from what I read....Those horns been hooking em over there. Just a great bunch of soldiers !!!

 

I know the pride you must feel Steve. I wish the '45 actions on Luzon drew a little more attention from modern military historians.

 

Darn CHERMINS always make things much harder than they need be by using those long words that nobody can pronounce :lol: :lol:

Heh heh, replace guy with???? ;-))

 

Hi Steve, same here and its is always good to hear from you. Also, give my regards to Millie and her Daughter. They sure have seen more than their fair share, same goes for the "Rock of the Marne" (aka) the Blue and White Devils) gents too. Great motto at that ;-)) Gave ya my reps for it ;-))

 

Boozie,

Thanks for your comments about my uncle. I once read that Manilla was the second worst destroyed city after Warsaw. Is it a fact.....? I'm not sure. I think of Stalingrad and Berlin and wonder.

You bring up a good a good point about the fierce hand to hand battle that few know much about.

Best Regards

 

1. Stalingrad: there was such incredibly nasty urban fighting going on and then the Soviets hit the Italian/Hungarian/Romanian flanks and encircled the German Sixth Army cutting them off. This battle is fascinating, both fighting in the open expanses and house-to-house fighting in the city. I would love to visit Stalingrad some day if I get the chance.

2. Operation Market Garden: The largest airborne operation and a bold plan that did not work, nevertheless still interesting battle. Cornelius Ryan describes the battle in great detail in a Bridge Too Far.

3. Guadalcanal: a big departure from the European theater but this is part of the reason why WW2 is so interesting: there were so many countries and cultures involved in fighting on the land, air and sea in different geographical locations and the personal stories of the participants in the war are more fascinating than any fictional stories I have ever read.