unclassified those damned engineers at the bulge david j. ulbrich, ph.d. engineer historian
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Unclassified THOSE DAMNED ENGINEERS AT THE BULGE David J. Ulbrich, Ph.D. Engineer Historian. US Army Engineer units 1111 th EN CBT GP northern shoulder 291 st ECB 51 st ECB 299 th ECB 44 th ECB – Wiltz 35 th ECB – Bastogne 158 th ECB – Bastogne 81 st ECB – St. Vith - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THOSE DAMNED ENGINEERS AT THE BULGE
David J. Ulbrich, Ph.D. Engineer Historian
US Army Engineer units1111th EN CBT GP
northern shoulder291st ECB51st ECB
299th ECB 44th ECB – Wiltz35th ECB – Bastogne158th ECB – Bastogne81st ECB – St. VithSeveral other battalions
as division assets
LTC DAVID PERGRINCDR, 291st Engineer Combat Battalion
LTC JOACHIM PEIPER CDR, Waffen SS Kampfgruppe
Initial German Advances
16-19 Dec 44
(painting of 28th Infantry Division)
Engineers &Counter-mobility
Trois Pont
Situation at Habiemont18 December
LTC Joachim Peiper…
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“could only sit helplessly, pound his knee and swear, ‘The damned engineers! The damned engineers!’”
American counter-
attack26 Dec 44-15 Jan 45
Engineers & mobility
Engineers of the 307th used bulldozer to push an abandoned German vehicle from snow-covered forest road.
Contact info:Dr. David Ulbrich 573-563-6365 [email protected]
Engineer History OfficeHoge Hall room 043