Siegfried Line Penetrated

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  1. mattgibbs

    mattgibbs Senior Member

    On this date, 3rd December 1944, 61yrs ago, the US 3rd Army penetrated the Seigfried Line!
    Just recalled that when listening to the song about hanging out the washing!
    Regards
    MG
     
  2. Kiwiwriter

    Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member

    (Colonel Gubbins @ Dec 3 2005, 05:09 PM) [post=42570]On this date, 3rd December 1944, 61yrs ago, the US 3rd Army penetrated the Seigfried Line!
    Just recalled that when listening to the song about hanging out the washing!
    Regards
    MG
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    During the Reichswald battle in January 1945, a British sergeant-major hung out some dirty clothing on a captured German pillbox, so he could indeed "hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line."
     
  3. I live on the Seigfried Line, my wife hangs out the washing every week.

    Regards - MF
     
  4. jimbotosome

    jimbotosome Discharged

    (Colonel Gubbins @ Dec 3 2005, 05:09 PM) [post=42570]On this date, 3rd December 1944, 61yrs ago, the US 3rd Army penetrated the Seigfried Line!
    Just recalled that when listening to the song about hanging out the washing!
    Regards
    MG
    [/b]
    Boy, that's quite a memory you have there Colonel!
     

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