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From Wikipedia:
"The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, on the Western Front, towards the end of World War II, in the European theatre. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. American forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties of any operation during the war. The battle also severely depleted Germany's armoured forces on the Western Front, and they were largely unable to replace them. German personnel and later, Luftwaffe aircraft (in the concluding stages of the engagement), also sustained heavy losses."
According to the World War II Database…http://ww2db.com
"The final tally of military casualties [of the Battle of the Bulge] was stunning. The Allies suffered 76,890 casualties (with 8,607 Americans killed) and lost 733 tanks; the German forces suffered an estimated 68,000 casualties with 12,000 killed, and lost about the same number of tanks. Among the Americans, about 10% of the total casualties were in the 106th Division, while the 28th Division suffered dearly as well. While the total losses were roughly equal on each side, the Germans had lost a greater percentage of the available men and equipment than the Allies. The men and equipment lost were nearly impossible for Germany to replace at this stage of the war."
Obviously, my new fdc is purely, 100%, absolutely, unequivocally philatelic! Doesn’t bother me a bit. It will make a useful and attractive collateral item in a web page or possibly an exhibit about Pvt. Luster Main, an American soldier who was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp. Here’s the German lettersheet that he posted to his parents on January 12, 1945, and it is absolutely, unequivocally, 100% non-philatelic. (I have about 30 letters that Luster sent to his parents prior to his capture).
Luster’s parents did not receive his letter until March 23, the same day they received official notification that he was a POW. In his letter, Luster assures his parents that he is being treated well, although he is always hungry. He survived the war.
Bob Ingraham
* Parkinlot Stamps and Collectibles is owned and operated by Stamporama member Bob Parkins.
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A mailing from Parkinlot Stamps and Collectibles* arrived yesterday. It included this fdc, commemorating the 1944 Battle of the Bulge between American and German forces:
From Wikipedia:
"The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, on the Western Front, towards the end of World War II, in the European theatre. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. American forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties of any operation during the war. The battle also severely depleted Germany's armoured forces on the Western Front, and they were largely unable to replace them. German personnel and later, Luftwaffe aircraft (in the concluding stages of the engagement), also sustained heavy losses."
According to the World War II Database…http://ww2db.com
"The final tally of military casualties [of the Battle of the Bulge] was stunning. The Allies suffered 76,890 casualties (with 8,607 Americans killed) and lost 733 tanks; the German forces suffered an estimated 68,000 casualties with 12,000 killed, and lost about the same number of tanks. Among the Americans, about 10% of the total casualties were in the 106th Division, while the 28th Division suffered dearly as well. While the total losses were roughly equal on each side, the Germans had lost a greater percentage of the available men and equipment than the Allies. The men and equipment lost were nearly impossible for Germany to replace at this stage of the war."
Obviously, my new fdc is purely, 100%, absolutely, unequivocally philatelic! Doesn’t bother me a bit. It will make a useful and attractive collateral item in a web page or possibly an exhibit about Pvt. Luster Main, an American soldier who was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp. Here’s the German lettersheet that he posted to his parents on January 12, 1945, and it is absolutely, unequivocally, 100% non-philatelic. (I have about 30 letters that Luster sent to his parents prior to his capture).
Luster’s parents did not receive his letter until March 23, the same day they received official notification that he was a POW. In his letter, Luster assures his parents that he is being treated well, although he is always hungry. He survived the war.
Bob Ingraham
* Parkinlot Stamps and Collectibles is owned and operated by Stamporama member Bob Parkins.
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