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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe

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everyone has been schooled to ne- cent it. Hysteria, born of exces- sive fear, is "encountered only in exceptional-enses."--în battles of this kind it is more than ever necessary that responsiblý scom- manders exhibit the firmaess, the calmness, the optimism that can pierce through the web of con- flicting reports, doubts, and une; was, how-certainty and by tuklag advantage. throughout of every enenty weakness win Ardennes through fa vittory. The Ameri-

can commanders reached, in just.- this fashion.

to

Early in the battle, on Decem- ber 22, I Issued one of the few "Orders of the Day" I wrote dur- ing the war. In it I satıl:

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By rushing out from his red this decision, and then called Field Marshal Montgomery and · guve rcat, Fam

lower

Next

to the South was the US. The German attack had quickly Ninth Army, facing East. Next

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1,to build up an East-West defen- This incident caused mò more sive line against the German asdlatrous and worry than did any sault These two armies ebuld, at similar one of the war. I doubt flist moment, provide no "moblie that Montgomery ever came to

realise reserve whatsoever.

bow deeply resentful some American commanders Waro, There was, however, an avail. believed that he had deliberately ab16 rezerve in Montgomery's belittled them and they. were not Twenty-first Amy Group. It was slow to Volce reciprocal BCorn 'and the British 30 Corps, then out of contempt. However, The accusa- the line and available for duty tions and recriminations" that Now anywhere on our great semicle about the command for a period cular line in the North, any part were directed not at the military of which might be attacked by soundness of the original decision the enemy. Very definitely that but at the interpretations the aalient had become one battle Americans placed upon. Montgo front, with a single reserve which mery's pross conference and the might be called upone news stories out of his -bend

quarters. It was a pity" that such in support either of

the and Canadian armies or of the an incident had to mar the univer American Ninth and First

First Armies.sal satisfaction in final success. the German advances The

depth of

At the same time a portion of on the eighteenth and nineteenthi the British press revived the old

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Developments were closely ex- amined and analysed all during Business Manager W. H. Nolloib'December 17 and 18. By the night of the eighteenth I felt we had sumelent information of tho enemy's strength; intentions, and situation, and of our own, capa- bilities, to lay down a speckle ‚plan for our: counteraction. Оп the early morning of December HK$18.00. 19, accompanied by Air Chief the strength of the German - Strasbourg question H.K.$30.00 Marshal Tedder

and a small

sault and spoke so lightly of the ever, to plague H.K.$72.00 group of staff officers, 1 went to

Verdun, wirere Generals Bradley; task assigned him that I felt it the duration Patton, and Devers hath been necessary to impress upon him battle.

In his own advance.

By the night of the nineteenth, ordered to meet me. As the the need of strength and cohesion conference started, with everyone

at 'headquarters at Versailes, re- around a long table, I remarked:

We discussed the atylenbility of ports showed that the German "The present situation is to be re- attempting to organise a simu attack was making rapid pro- So Rita Hayworth is to

garded as one of opportunity for taneous attack somewhat farthm greas through the centre of the marry her prince. At least,

us and not of disaster. There will to the East, Against the Southern salient and that the spearheads of my door de bois divorced the only theerful faces at this charitat al bar salient ( was fiber attacks confloyed to swing

conference

His aliis conaludesi that futura events the Northwest. The threation" 55" from his present wife.

General Pation Thus ends. presumably, pulsive nature.

Late that evening Mr. Churchill broke out with, "Hell, let's have might indicate the desirability of the attack seemed more and more the chance to turn his

but that for the to Indicate that the Germ plan ble into his worst defeat. Bo 'T the sordid few months' pub the guts to let them go all the auch a move

moment we should, that, was to 'cross

Meuse some call upon every man, "of all the telephoned to ask how the battle ilcity of the romance be

way to Paris. Then we'll really locality merely insure the safety Where West of Liego and from Allies, to rise new to new heights was going. I gave him the out- tween the beautiful Holly-cut 'em off and chew them up." of the shoulder, and confine our therewe.

thought

after courage, of resolution and wood star and the fabulous. Everyone, including Patton, smiled attacks to the sector indicated.

Font- Liego to.

effort, Lot everyone hold before he of the countermeasures Surrounding at this one, but I replied that the

tinue North-Westward to

get him a single thought to destruyendy directed and informed him ly wealthy Indian aristocrat.

of the temporary dom would enemy would never be allowed to The directive issued at Verdua on the main

of com- the enemy on the ground, in the ille remarked that my line From the time when two

him make the British reserve instantly afr, everywhere destroy cross the Meuse.

on December 19 established the

munications of all our forces United in this determination and available for use wherever needed, London Sunday newspapers The situation was carefully re-joutline of the plan for counter North of the breakthrough

with unshakable faith In the denounced their association, viewed and it was gratifying to action on the Southern flank and The Northern flank was obylous-

and said, "I assure you that that

every man present, was not thereafter varied. Wheply the dangerous one

and the cause for which we fight, we will, regardless of previously defined guardians of public morality

forward to British troops will always deem whether commander or staff Patton issued his own attack Rghting continued to mount in in- with God's help, go from clergyman to lecturer

officer, was cool and confident. I order, be, as was customary with tensity. Moreover, .it

our greatest victory. *appeared

an it honour to enter the rama have added their recrimina did not hear any remark that in him, set an impossibly distant ob- likely that the German might at- tions on the pair who, whilodicated hysteria or excessive fear. lective for his forces. However, tempt secondary and supporting three Allied armies and part of

North of the break-through battle as their American friends." The command plan worked and a altuation of this kind there this hurt nothing because both attacks still farther to the North another occupied a great salient, ceptance of its necesally at the there was generally universal ac- unmarried, dared to travel.

In u the the world

and I were concerned in an effort to disperse our forces same are normally two feasible lines of Bradley

a rough semicirele

time. steamers, trains and planes. reaction for the defending forces, only with a methodical advance and accomplish a double envelopextending in

assuming that the high command to the Bastogne area, after which

ment of our entire Northern wing, over 250 miles of front. In the No attacker, to our know-

does not become so frightened as Bradley would determine the The Intelligence Division had extreme North was the Twenty. Unfortunately, after the batte ledge, has openly suggested to order a general retreat along particular moves to follow.

somo evidence that such support first Army Groun facing North- was over a press conference held

ard and Eastward along One is merely they

breaking the the whole front. were

The Colmar pocket hud & deing attacks were planned by the ward thing and the Mans by Montgomery, supplemented

purer of press stories written sixth Christian command- to build up a safe defensive line

reporters attached to the created ment, but the inference has around the general area under at-

wanty frat Army Group, made that morning. Lack, choosing some strong fea-the plans been there, and the only sur- prising thing is that the per- turo, such as a Impression among that Montgomery was to make the stand, The other is French Army could caslly have the of the Bulge," because of the First Army, now facing /South-Americekad moved as the sons criticised have not set for the defender begin attack-have held the line of the Rhine rapid initial progress made by the ward, which remained North of

SILVIOUT of the Amèrleans, I do not out on an orgy of inter- ing as soon as he can assemble from the Swiss border Northward heavy assault against our weakly the penetration.

believe that Montgomery queant hose the to the Sanr region, which would held lines, with a resulting pene- the necessary troops. I chose the national libel actions.

All the troops that could be his words as they sounded, but the second, not only because in the have released all of the American tration into our front that reach- Had all this happened in

strategic sense we were on the Seventh Army for employment ed a maximum depth of some 50spared from the First and Ninth mischief was not lessened thereby. the reign of the good Queen offensive, but because I firmly Northward of that point and so miles.

Army fronta were being dissembled Victoria, one might not have believed that by coming out of been surprised, but for at the Siegfried the enemy had

it has alven us least three decades

a great opportunity been, accepted by Western which we should seize as soon as This was in my mind possible, two people of when I radioci Montgomery on society that

nineteenth, saying: opposite sexes, not married the to each other, might never weakest spot is in direction of

Namur, theless be capable of leaving Nar The general plan is to home on holiday or business plug the holes in the North and Jaunts without the previous launch co-ordinated attack from fy-mentioned ordinance be the South." The following day I was more specifle in another

ose let ing contravened. Even the message to him: "Please most worthy fledglings of have your personal appreciation The North middle class families might of the situation

pos- depart together for their lank with reference to the

sibility of giving up, if necessary, holidays, whether engaged come ground in order to shorten or not, without Suburbia our line and collect a strong re- being scandalised to its back-serve for the purpose of destroy-

Belgium." ing the needy determind that it bone of Maple's furniture..

had antial for our coun- Possibly a film star cannot do as others do, in spite ofter attack to begin on both Blanks

Head-question of a single ground. com- the popular rumour that simultaneously in the North,

quarters at Luxembourg and the mumler Field Marshal Montgo : German

headquarters of the Ninth and mery, bellaved in this as a matter Hollywood is a hotbed of im-where the weight of

of the

First Armies. For this, reason it of principle; he offered to serve morality. But to us it looks attack was falling, we would be

impossible for under Bradley if I would approve. Was Hompletely

as a matter "of more like one of those all on the defensive for some days.

But on the South

Bradley to give to the attack on it was opposed could sve too instinctive reactions

to the situation by beginning

This kind of battle places maxi- the Southern shoulder the atten-principle and continued, to reject provided much greater strength mixed marriages-or even ward advance at the earliest pos- for Patton's attack. However, the mum strain upon an army in the tion that I desired and at the same the proposition. Even General more likely, in an age of im-sible moment. My immediate to our pocket and as in preat the the famesto nje keep properly in touch with Marshall, on December 30, tele- North who were graphed me on this point, saying: effect Inila poverishment and post-war purpose at the Verdun meeting to our forces in the Rhine plain the last private in the ranks. Its the troops. In

was to make East of the Vorges and it was destructive moral austerity, a malicious envy on the nineteenth

brought to your attention articles of a wealthy young couple arrangements for the beginning consequently unwise and danger- most heavily, of course, upon the Clint upon to meet the heaviest They may or may not have

of the Southern assault,

ons to take from that area all the troops units that are struck by

Confronted by over- To this whole situation only in certain London papers propos who can afford to gad about

It was Bradly responsibility boops that otherwise could have the attack.

ing a Brilleh deputy commander whelming power, and unaward one solution seemed applicable. the world without apparent to outline the exact sectors, been spared.

of the measures that their come This was to place all troopsit our for all your ground forden and Im. responsibilities.

together with other local details Devers was instructed to give mandors have in mind for moving Northern salient under one com-piring that you have undertaken Be that as it may, more

forward salient in his to their support, the soldiers in mander. The only way of achieving too much of a task yourself. "My than one neutral observer have to extend their lett in order area that would permit saving the front lines, suffering all the the necessary unity was to place fooling is this: under no clraum- stances make any concessions of troops and in case of an attack to dangers and riska at actual con- Montgomery temporarily in com-sta will sympathise with Prince to take over a part of Bradley give ground slowly on his North-fact, Inevitably experience con-mand of all the Northern forces any kind whatsoever and Aly's wish recorded yester front and therefore allow him a

dis and direct Bradley to give his full assuming that you had in mind day, that after the marriage greater opportunity for concen-rn flank, even if he had to move fusion, bewilderment, and

The South. such a concession. I just wish you Northern Alsatian plain Wis

attention, to affairs on to be certain or our attitudo: Decause of 'my? "private affairs will be treat-tration, I had to take appropriate completely back to the Vosges courageunt

myfath decisions, including those

of no immediato value to us.

In a different way, the pressure ed with the habitual con- general strength and timing. sideration which is accorded We Arst determined the point was at that time gülle willing to upon higher commanders is equal-ness of the teamwork that we had are doing a grand job, and go on

||withdraw on. Devers front, if ly great. No matter how.conf.d-built up. I had no hesitancy in and give them holl.

solution. Itele- adopting this Devers to the private affairs of

to which we believed

all the

To Be Continued way to the cat they may be of their ultimate people in general."

could stretch his left without ex necessary, posing the Southern flank injudi would not allow the Germans to turn the stiuation into a fav

Eastern edge of the Vosges. But ability to foll the enemy und even phoned Bradley, to inform him of Victoria in Absentia doual Text punt or orcs to re-enter those mountains, and ourable one, there always exists to determine the amount of force this line was definitely laid down the danger, when the chemy has One might not think it Fatton could gather up for as the one that must be held on the initiative, of something going from past records, but we counterattack and the ppt, Defers front.

The history of war is 1- wrong it instances where a

aude plato would not be surprised if the dta

These instructions were of den panit, an unexpected change showing remarkable

ence commaltted, he could con: Fronch Army, since they implied forester circumstance has defeat- sight, or if you like, anti-tinue gradually to crush in the the possibility of retrograde, ed the best-laid plans and brought

-Anne cipation, of future anti-Southern

Southern Anak of the online movement, and this becnie taverne rather than victory.

this was done, the extensive, even the/elity of Strax would he idle and false to pretenil quarians' welfare.

German troops "West of our point bourg might have to be tempor- that the Allied forces, in all Since the first world war,

of altack would be

abandoned. The French echelons, did not suffer strain and because East-West come

eventually relayed worry throughout, the first week of Victorian excrescences

"through" the region | this builders and designers as were

great concern in mill-be equally false to overemphasise timated that Patton could begin tary und governmental circles. the extent and the effect. eyesores, subjects for amuse- ment

a three-division attack by the General Juin, Chief of Staff of bilious distaste.. morning of Decembar 28, possibly the French Army, came to see not over Lice of mental strain; in No responsible individual 'in war The stone structure in Statue, by the twenty-second.

and drged all-out defence of Square which formerly hous-1 issued verbal orders for these Strasbourg. I told him that at battles such as the one initiated the Ar- led one of the thousands of arrangemerton's attack, under to the city's security but would dennes, this tenches a'peak. But

to be undertaken that moment I could not guarani by the German attack metal immortalisations of that Queen Victoria is in the most than the twenty-second and no

was to begin no earlier not give it up unnecessarily. The in a well-trained combat force, Bradley, exeruelating tradition, and late

later than the twenty-third. the news that it was to be was agreed further that when pulled down was hailed on Pation's "forces had reached the almost every side with re- Bastogne area they would con

tinue on, probably in the general lief. As we write, however, direction of Houffalize.

Ample the erection is being cure-air support was promised the in- fully shored prior to being alant flying conditions: should Im removed piece by piece, with Į prove that plenes could take the idea apparently that it he alrit Nobelver, I informed may be re-constructed else where at a later date.

was not wa

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