From what I'm reading / seeing now, it seems the US Army had 5 gallon "Jerry cans" built in the millions, and put gas directly into the 5 gallon cans for transport and storage in-theater.Ĭan't see flinging jerry cans at enemy tanks. 17K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 3:42 2 Videos 62 Photos Drama History War A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II. Near the end an officer states that a German unit was within five miles of the Meuse River. He then had the rank of Oberst (Colonel). Meinrad von Lauchert, was the commander of the German 2nd Panzer Division during the real Battle of the Bulge. Which I find odd, 'cause didn't the American National Gu. The American tanks were clearly M24 Chaffees. I am trying to figure out what type of tank they used to portray the King Tigers. I've built (kit-bashed) 50 gallon barrels for my 6mm forces, putting them in stacks for fuel depots (useful objectives for a game) and putting them in the backs of trucks for supply vehicles.īut my most recent readings indicate to me that the US Army might not have used 50 gal barrels during WW2. Helpful 66 1 The film's senior military advisor, Brig. TCM (Turner Classic Movies) was playing Henry Fonda's 'Battle of the Bulge' last night. Leo Barron Author Of Patton at the Battle of the Bulge: How the Generals Tanks. delegation was in Europe on December 16 to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of one of the dramatic and climatic battles of World War II: the Battle of the Bulgean. The final battle scene, where the Americans are rolling barrels of gas down the hill towards the German tanks, has been seared into my memory for my whole life. 11 authors created a book list connected to the Battle of the Bulge. So … in my recent readings I have come upon a question which is at least a little bit related to this thread.ĭid the US Army transport and store fuel in 50 gallon drums during WW2?
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