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'In the dark winter months of December 1944, the German army laid siege to the
provincial Belgian town of Bastogne — defending the town were American
paratroopers from the famed 101st Airborne Division, my old unit. They were
surrounded.
On December 22, two German officers approached the American perimeter and
demanded to speak with the U.S. commanding officer.
Their mission was to hand a two-page typed letter offering favorable terms to
the Americans if U.S. forces surrendered. "After all," the letter read, "the
only possibility to save the encircled U.S.A troops from total annihilation is
the honorable surrender of the encircled town."
At the time, the 101st Airborne was led by Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe.
When he was handed the German's demand letter, he skimmed it, and then asked
his aides, "They want to surrender?"
They told him, "No sir, they want us to surrender."
At which point, Gen. McAuliffe composed a one-word reply to the Germans:
"Nuts!"'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
