Operation Nordwind was the last big German offensive in the West in January 1945. In one infamous engagement, a pair of German SS Panther tanks created havoc in a US-occupied town, with terrible consequences for one American tank regiment.
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Poster Comment:
I knew an old guy who was a cannoneer for Patton. He told me he never missed a fire mission. He captured a German Major and the company commander took credit for it. He got frost bite on his toes during he Battle of the Bulge but could not prove it happened in the service so he couldn't collect.
He also told me he would walk into the French bar room with a pistol and say, "Line up" in French and he would rob them all.
Then I knew a guy that travelled in Europe. He said France was the only place they tried to cheat him. I wonder why?