German Besiegers Saw 241 U.S. Planes Resupply Bastogne – Realized The 101st Would Never Surrender
Автор: WW2 Tales
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Discover the untold story of December 23, 1944, when German forces besieging Bastogne witnessed 241 American C-47 transport planes break through heavy flak to deliver over 1,000 tons of supplies to the surrounded 101st Airborne Division, transforming Wehrmacht veterans' understanding of American industrial might during the Battle of the Bulge. This meticulously researched 15,000-word historical account draws from primary sources, including post-war interrogations of German commanders like Generalmajor Heinz Kokott and the 26th Volksgrenadier Division's war diaries, to reveal how the massive aerial resupply operation psychologically shattered German forces who realized they were fighting not just an army but an entire industrial civilization capable of supplying surrounded troops by air more efficiently than Germany could supply advancing forces by road. Through documented testimonies and official military records, explore how the sight of colored parachutes carrying ammunition, medical supplies, food, and even whole blood for transfusions demonstrated to German soldiers that the Third Reich's defeat was inevitable, making Bastogne not just a tactical victory but a devastating display of the Arsenal of Democracy that proved the 101st Airborne would never need to surrender because America would never let them fail.
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