History: Iwo Jima Photo Show

A very good photo show from Iwo Jima, here...

WARNING: Graphic.

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AEROSPACE: History Apollo 8, 40 years ago today

Frank Borman:
“From the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth.”

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OSINT: History, Bastonge

Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe, Division Artillery Commander of the 101st Airborne Division

"The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Our near Ortheuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Hompre-Sibret-Tillet. Libramont is in German hands. There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A. troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted beginning with the presentation of this note. If this proposal should be rejected one German Artillery Corps and six heavy A. A. Battalions are ready to annihilate the U.S.A. troops in and near Bastogne. The order for firing will be given immediately after this two hours' term. All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the well known American humanity.

The German Commander. "


To the German Commander:

Nuts!

The American Commander.

OSINT: HISTORY; December 16, The day the Battle of the Bulge began

It began at dawn on Dec. 16, 1944,
64 years ago today, with rapid assaults through the Ardennes forest, as the Germans blitzed one last time, hoping to split the Allied armies and take Antwerp. As Guderian reportedly liked to say, “Man schlägt jemanden mit der Faust und nicht mit gespreizten Fingern.” You punch with the fist and not with the fingers spread.

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