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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(59,834 posts) Fri Dec 22, 2023, 06:42 AM Dec 2023

Last edited Fri Dec 22, 2023, 07:14 AM - Edit history (1)

Battle of the Bulge, this week 1944--General McAuliffe's Christmas message to his soldiers:

22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander

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22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP

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1. There has been some speculation that the "Nuts" reply was actually something else, and that it was cleaned up