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The Big Red One in the Battle for Aachen
With Gregory Fontenot
Part of our Battle of Aachen series
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And our Battles for Netherlands, Belgium and Germany series
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Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
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The battle for the city of Aachen and the greater Siegfried line was fought in late September and October. The US 1st Infantry Division had fought from Normandy through to Germany but the progression towards the city itself was slow. In today's show Gregory Fontenot will discuss the Division's operations.
Buy the book:
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UK amazon.co.uk/No-Sacrifice-Too-Great-Experience/dp/0826222846
Gregory Fontenot is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army. He is currently a consultant on threat emulation for Army experimentation and a working historian. He was lead author of On Point: The US Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom published by CGSC Press and is the author of The 1st Infantry Division and the US Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991, winner of the 2017 Army Historical Foundation award for Unit History, as well as Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge.
Gregory's previous appearance on WW2TV
From Omaha to the Caumont Gap: The 1st Infantry Division in June 1944
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The Big Red One in the Battle for Aachen
With Gregory Fontenot
Part of our Battle of Aachen series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lA8jsUPclS-2jakJlDdp_Hk&si=N3_Ely5lITmVFkNU
And our Battles for Netherlands, Belgium and Germany series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCs7F6ZxKBimNSN382UzD4F&si=9togXA0IZdKsDBE5
Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCyOAGNszPdUOkA43dfSldX&si=bfIRjfLj4XKUcXds
The battle for the city of Aachen and the greater Siegfried line was fought in late September and October. The US 1st Infantry Division had fought from Normandy through to Germany but the progression towards the city itself was slow. In today's show Gregory Fontenot will discuss the Division's operations.
Buy the book:
USA bookshop.org/a/21029/9780826222848
UK amazon.co.uk/No-Sacrifice-Too-Great-Experience/dp/0826222846
Gregory Fontenot is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army. He is currently a consultant on threat emulation for Army experimentation and a working historian. He was lead author of On Point: The US Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom published by CGSC Press and is the author of The 1st Infantry Division and the US Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991, winner of the 2017 Army Historical Foundation award for Unit History, as well as Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge.
Gregory's previous appearance on WW2TV
From Omaha to the Caumont Gap: The 1st Infantry Division in June 1944
youtube.com/live/z7-0YCW4cxQ
You can become a YouTube Member and support us here youtube.com/channel/UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA
You can become a Patron here patreon.com/WW2TV
Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps!
Social Media links -
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WW2TV Merchandise ww2tv.creator-spring.com
WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission.
UK - uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV
USA - bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV
Patreon Brigadiers: Susan Yu, David Keahey and Tom Mullen
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