lesser known battle of WWII

[pontifex]

thanks for the replies but i should have made it more specific.

i need little known land battles fought by US soldiers. there's still a few you guys listed that i need to check out yet, but if you can think of anything more specific to what i'm asking for there, i would appreciate it.

i want to use this for a short story that i'm planning on writing. its going to be mostly sci-fi-ish but it starts out during WWII and i want something factual that i can base it off of but something that not everyone knows about - if that makes sense.

 

[JDrake]

D-Day

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: yamadakun

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Market Garden isn't super well known.

but Band of Brothers made it super well known now.

A Bridge Too Far FTW!

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: rudder
A Bridge Too Far FTW!

Is that a good movie? I've had it sitting next to my VCR for like a few months now; haven't watched it, though.

 

[K1052]

The Winter War is still relatively unknown event to the masses (outside of Finland).

Amazing how well the Finns held off the Soviets with far less men and resources.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Are you aware of this?

yeah, i just watched a movie that came out not that long ago called The Great Raid that was exactly about the stuff mentioned in that article.

i'd have to say that if there's a hollywood movie about it, it can't be that unknown.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: rudder
A Bridge Too Far FTW!

Is that a good movie? I've had it sitting next to my VCR for like a few months now; haven't watched it, though.

It is very good. Good music too, lol.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Are you aware of this?

yeah, i just watched a movie that came out not that long ago called The Great Raid that was exactly about the stuff mentioned in that article.

i'd have to say that if there's a hollywood movie about it, it can't be that unknown.

i dunno, it was a movie that not too many people watched

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
OH! The entire war in Finland. That's very unknown

Weren't the fins the ones with the ski troopers the pwned the russians for a long time?

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: yamadakun

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
How about the Aleutian fighting? Most folks don't the Japanese invaded the Western Alaskan islands.

Learned from the history channel.

Same for me. A lot of the time, the History Channel has some pretty interesting things about military actions from WWII to the present day.

 

[imported_slipperypete]

I've heard the Russian and Germans fought a huge tank battle. Anyone heard of it?

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: slipperypete
I've heard the Russian and Germans fought a huge tank battle. Anyone heard of it?

Kursk?

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: slipperypete
I've heard the Russian and Germans fought a huge tank battle. Anyone heard of it?

Kursk?

Da.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Kevin1211

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
How about the Aleutian fighting? Most folks don't the Japanese invaded the Western Alaskan islands.

yeah there was a doc. about this "invasion" in the History Channel. I didnt even know about this invasion and im a WWII buff

It was done to divert attention from the attack on Pearl harbor.


Ausm

 

[JDMnAR1]

A good book on the Hurtgen Forest.

As was previously mentioned, Metz is relatively obscure. Aachen isn't as unknown, but I don't recall any movies about it off the top of my head

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Market Garden isn't super well known.

Yeah, only through BF1942.

 

[Molondo]

The balkans?

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Market Garden isn't super well known.

Yeah, only through BF1942.

Ummm - are we forgetting A Bridge Too Far?

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: JDMnAR1

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Market Garden isn't super well known.

Yeah, only through BF1942.

Ummm - are we forgetting A Bridge Too Far?

I never said it wasn't in anything (though I didn't know about BF1942). It's just if you ask most anyone what Market Garden was they aren't going to have a damn clue.

 

[FrustratedUser]

It was not BF1942, it was MOHAA.

Sorry about that.

 

[A5]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: JDMnAR1

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Market Garden isn't super well known.

Yeah, only through BF1942.

Ummm - are we forgetting A Bridge Too Far?

I never said it wasn't in anything (though I didn't know about BF1942). It's just if you ask most anyone what Market Garden was they aren't going to have a damn clue.

It was also in one of those Close Combat games (I think it was called A Bridge Too Far actually )

Yep

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: A5

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: JDMnAR1

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Market Garden isn't super well known.

Yeah, only through BF1942.

Ummm - are we forgetting A Bridge Too Far?

I never said it wasn't in anything (though I didn't know about BF1942). It's just if you ask most anyone what Market Garden was they aren't going to have a damn clue.

It was also in one of those Close Combat games (I think it was called A Bridge Too Far actually )

Yep

I LOVE Close Combat II. One of my favorite games ever. Back in the day I played it for hours and hours. That's what got me interested in Market Garden in the first place.

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: cross6
http://upload.redstickconsulting.com/public/pview/33/KlingonGambierBay.jpg

ahahahhahaha

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I never said it wasn't in anything (though I didn't know about BF1942). It's just if you ask most anyone what Market Garden was they aren't going to have a damn clue.

Sure, if you want to talk code words most people are probably going to be clueless unless you put it in context. How many are left that recognize Overlord, Watchtower or Torch as the major engagements that they were?