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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,853 posts) Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:36 PM Dec 2022

On this day, December 22, 1944, "The German commander received the following reply:"

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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On this day, December 22, 1944, "The German commander received the following reply:" (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP

The American GI who delivered this message to the German officer who was demanding their surrender Aristus Dec 2022 #1

Aristus

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1. The American GI who delivered this message to the German officer who was demanding their surrender

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Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:41 PM

Dec 2022

said:

"In case you don't know what 'nuts' means, it means 'go to hell'."

The German officer saluted and replied "We will kill many Americans. This is war."

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