Hello and welcome to another World War II podcast. This episode is being released on the 15th of December, the eve of the Battle of the Bulge.

It was the 16th of December, 1944, that Hitler launched Operation Watch on the Rhine,

the last great offensive in the West. Joining me today is Walter Zatageni, author of the 110th Hull the Ardennes.

The 110th infantry regiment were part of the 28th division, which bore the brunt of the German offensive in those first few days.

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The Battle of the Bulge has always held a fascination for me.

I have very clear memories of cold wintery afternoons watching the 1965 film on the TV.

So Walter, let's get started with 110th. It's an infantry regiment and I guess they must have shipped to Europe in 43.

Yes, they, well, I wrote in a book about a couple of the stops that they made along the way.

They were in Camp Livingston and other places. They organized for

our deployment at Fort Indientown Gap in Pennsylvania, which is not too far from

where I live right now. It was a loose ragtag organization, if you will, because at that time they were still building the US Army.

They were still fighting and training with wooden rifles.

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